Artwork for an Indian Bomber… just did the maiden and feathers on the fairing, and feathers on the hard bags.

In the Flesh & BassAckward Studios Tattoo are excited to announce their move to their new location. Currently located at 25 1st Ave West, the tattoo, piercing, and airbrush studio is moving to a larger, more conveniently located office suite in downtown Dickinson.

The new shop will feature a larger, more welcoming reception area; an expanded retail section; larger tattoo rooms; and a dedicated piercing room. Wicked E’s Tee’s & Sleeves will also be a part of the In the Flesh/BassAckward Studios family. The studio will be more centrally located and will have the added convenience of private parking. The new shop will be located at 225 East Villard, in the west side of the Hedahl’s building.

Joey and Crystal Fahlsing opened In the Flesh Tattoo & Piercing in 2002. In the nine years that they have been in business, they have seen the tattoo industry grow tremendously. Award winning artists Joey and Crystal, with their combined 18 years of tattoo experience, can truly stand behind their shop motto of “If you can think it, we can ink it.” They look forward to many more wonderful years in Dickinson. In the Flesh is also proud to introduce Jena Kasper of Belfield as their full-time piercer. Jena has quickly excelled with piercing, and is striving to become a tattoo artist. She has been a priceless addition to the shop as she also handles reception and keep things running smoothly for everyone.

In 2010, BassAckward Studios joined In the Flesh at the Dickinson location. Artists Kirk and Gretchen Peterson established their custom-art business in 1994, with Kirk winning numerous awards for his airbrush work over the years. In 2004, Kirk began tattooing at Michael Jays Tattoo & Piercing Clinic in Bismarck, where he still tattoos one day a week. “This past year with In the Flesh,” says Peterson, “has been nothing but fantastic. The opportunity to expand is very exciting.” With the availability of more retail space, BassAckward Studios will also be offering unique, custom painted gift items and will also be showcasing more fine art available for purchase.

Wicked E’s Tees & Sleeves specializes in sales of specialty printed garments. Offering a large variety of designs for custom printed shirts that are printed in minutes, Wicked E’s will also have a wide selection of body jewelry, incense, music related items, tins, ashtrays, and other novelty items.

Joey Fahlsing states, “For the past few years, we’ve been keeping an eye out for a larger office. When we first started out, our current space served our needs just fine. But with the boom in clientele, a full time piercer, and the addition of BassAckward Studios to our family, the need for more room to serve our clients has become a necessity. When we looked at the new location, we immediately knew that this space would serve our purposes perfectly.”

At this time, shop hours will remain set at Tuesdays through Saturdays, from noon – 6 p.m. Both In the Flesh and BassAckward Studios will also schedule after-hours appointments when requested.

The new location will be open and ready for business at the beginning of April.

August brought us back to Marmarth, again a raging good time…. no pics of the finished “art fission” this year, because everybody got sidetracked and it didn’t get finished.  Oh well.

September was the Thomas family benefit, see our earlier post on that event….

October brought Kirk back to Michael Jays to fill in for Justin while he was on “paternity leave”…. (congratulations Justin and Anna on that pretty new baby girl! )  Due to popular demand, Kirk has decided to return to Michael Jays every Thursday from now on.

Kirk’s new schedule is as follows:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays at In the Flesh & BassAckward Studios Tattoo in Dickinson… call 701-483-INKS to schedule.

Thursdays at Michael Jays Tattoo & Piercing Clinic in Bismarck…. call 701-222-8282 to schedule.

Fridays and Saturdays, back at In the Flesh & BassAckward Studios Tattoo in Dickinson.

Sundays & Mondays are “the weekend.”

BassAckward Studios is now offering Gift Certificates, however, they are redeemable at our Dickinson location only.  Don’t forget that we also offer a whole lotta other art services besides tattooing; hand drawn portraits make an excellent Christmas gift!

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