Mountain XPress “Best of WNC” Winner in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014
Kimi Leger
Kimi Leger has been tattooing in the Asheville area since 2004. Throughout her career she has become a known, trusted tattooer with a good reputation and large clientele base. She feels honored to create art that literally becomes part of her clients forever. Limited availability. Voted #1 Best Tattoo Artist in Best of WNC in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and #2 in 2015 and 2014.
Mars Luren
Mars has been tattooing since 2008. They work mostly in black and grey, with a focus on organic shapes & subjects; plants, fungi, animals, and humanoids.
Kitty Love
Kitty Love was Asheville's first female tattooer, and is celebrating her 30th year of tattooing in 2021. Stylistically, she uses delicate lines and shading, both color and black & grey. Her design focus is organic color work, especially nature imagery, including accurate botanicals. She offers an experienced approach to cover ups and scar camouflage, including mastectomies and other surgeries, birthmarks, and burns.
Eric Craw
Eric spent most of his childhood drawing, skateboarding and playing guitar. Over time, he collected an Art degree and lifelong experience in many artistic outlets, including tattooing since 2016. Eric’s artistic knowledge is an ever growing tree he uses as motivation for every creative decision he makes. Tattooing has given him the most incredible way of understanding humans and how they connect with art in its many forms.
Eric has a loving wife, two sweet sons and a wild husky dog.
Michelle Durango Lopez
Michelle Durango Lopez is a xicana tattoo artist. At UNCG she studied painting and later went on to work as a designer and muralist. Michelle has been tattooing since 2022. She is currently focusing on black and grey designs, fine line, any sort of flower and plants. Michelle also loves any manga, anime or pop culture character requests. She spends most of her time with her husband and sweet dogs - watching anime and playing Skyrim. Michelle hopes to make a pleasant tattooing experience for all her clients.
Amber-Lynn Stinson
Amber-Lynn Stinson has been doing hair and make up professionally for 13 years and specializes in microblading eyebrows here in Asheville NC. After deciding to expand her career in the beauty industry, she attended High Brow LLC for microblading. Amber-Lynn has the ability to understand the needs of her customers with a true passion to assist them in their beauty goals! She thoroughly enjoys making everyone feel and look their best!
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