Amanda Marie, Mukilteo

About the Artist: Tattoo artist extraordinaire

Amanda Marie lives in Mukilteo and owns a tattoo shop in Edmonds, the first to be located in that city’s downtown. She learned that Edmonds is Washington’s first certified Creative District, so felt it was the perfect place to showcase the art of tattooing. There are so many different beautiful styles of tattoo artwork, but she said her focus is “illustrative blackwork.”

Amanda originally was on track to study medicine, but that all changed when she pursued a tattoo apprenticeship. In 2015, she completed her first tattoo, a jellyfish on her ankle over a few scars from being stung by a jellyfish in Japan. She worked at her dream shop, Seattle’s well-known Slave to the Needle, before deciding to venture out on her own.

“I feel so lucky to spend my days drawing lady faces, animals, and flowers. I am even more grateful that I have amazing clients who choose to wear these drawings on their bodies forever. One of my favorite parts of being a tattoo artist is being able to stumble upon these tattoos in the wild and reconnect with the clients who visited my station in the past.”