I grew up in the St. Cloud area and attended high school in Sartell. After graduation, I went on to earn a degree in Advertising from St. Cloud Technical college where I spent the next 7 years working in the graphic design industry. In 1999 I started my apprenticeship at Jeff's Tattoo under Judy Hunstiger where I worked up until Jeff's passing in July, 2017. After being out of work it became my mission to start my own shop and in less then 3 months, I got it up and running.

Welcome to Purple Pain Tattoo Studio!