Close-up portrait of a young woman with long, straight brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a black top, against a dark background.

Melissa Chrapek 

Hey, I’m Melissa — tattoo artist, lifelong creative, and mama of two. With a background in art, photography, and design, I bring a strong eye for detail and composition to every tattoo.

A tattoo on a person's ankle depicting a butterfly wing with the word 'Mum' written in cursive underneath.
Tattoo of a frog with a pink flower on its head, on an arm.
Tattoo of a witch wearing a hat, holding a wand, with a cape flowing behind, on a person's leg.
Minimalist tattoo of a stylized lotus flower with dotted lines above and below, connected by a swirling line, on a person's forearm.
Tattoo of a bat inside a vase with dripping ink, located on a person's arm.
Black tattoo of Disney's Bat Bambi fawn with bat wings, positioned on a person's chest above the sternum.
A tattoo on a person's arm that reads 'I hope you dance' with the number 14,154 underneath. The tattoo is located on the inner bicep.
A person's ankle with a tattoo of the year '2019' written vertically. The person is wearing a sandal and the background has a wooden and cork surface.
Tattoo on person's waist with cursive script reading "Jennifer's" above a waistband with black text on white background.