About
Mike Stapleton
Mike Stapleton began his career as a shophand at Ed Hardy’s Tattoo City before apprenticing under Dave Bobrick at One Shot Tattoo. Since then, he has tattooed clients around the world, bringing the same dedication to every collaboration.
Trained in the street shop tradition, Mike approaches each tattoo with a singular goal: creating a timeless piece of art, regardless of style. He views tattooing as a collaborative process between artist and client. Every project, whether large or small in scope, is given the same level of care, energy, and enthusiasm. Mike looks forward to bringing your vision to life.
Currently tattooing in New York City by appointment.
Shop
Prints, flash & other goods
Press
Interviews & articles
Female Intern with Danielle Deluty · May 2023
Mike StapletonA long conversation about tattooing, parenthood and energy.
Interview
Welcome into a local New York City tattoo shopA walk through the shop and how the work gets made.
Paintings
& other work
Roll the Dice
if you’re going to try, go all the way. otherwise, don’t even start. if you’re going to try, go all the way. this could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs and maybe your mind. go all the way. it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days. it could mean freezing on a park bench. it could mean jail, it could mean derision, mockery, isolation. isolation is the gift, all the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. and you’ll do it despite rejection and the worst odds and it will be better than anything else you can imagine. if you’re going to try, go all the way. there is no other feeling like that. you will be alone with the gods and the nights will flame with fire. do it, do it, do it. do it. all the way all the way. you will ride life straight to perfect laughter, it’s the only good fight there
Contact
Call, text or write
New York, NYBy appointment
Book
Your next tattoo
Thanks for your interest in getting tattooed. Send over the details below and Mike will get back to you. You can also email stapleton.tattoo@gmail.com or call or text 917-261-2946.