Joshua Chatwin

After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ball State University, I began tattooing early 2010 with the goal of making tattoos that my clients will be proud to wear for a lifetime. In 2022, my wife, Samantha, and I opened Fox & Sparrow Tattoo, creating a studio built around quality craftsmanship, thoughtful design, and a welcoming experience for every client. 

 

My work is influenced by American Traditional tattooing, vintage underground comix, illustration, fine art, history, antique objects, literature, and the natural world. I enjoy designing tattoos that fit both the individual and the subject matter – whether bold and graphic, richly illustrative, or carefully rendered in black and grey.

 

Rather than beginning with a preferred style, I lean into the subject, the placement, and the individual wearing the tattoo. Every design is approached as its own creative problem, allowing me to develop my aesthetic ideas naturally instead of forcing a specific visual language. 

 

Every tattoo is made with the same objective: to create a meaningful, well-composed tattoo that is built to age gracefully. 

 

Original tattoo flash is available for direct booking below with new designs released regularly. For custom work, click the Begin Booking button below or stop by the studio during my tattoo hours: Tuesday – Friday 1PM–8PM

 

Working Together

Bring Ideas, not finished artwork

Rough sketches, photographs, stories, T-shirts, stickers, etc can all be starting points.

 

Trust the process

The strongest tattoos come from our collaboration & room for my artistic interpretation.

 

Designing for the long term

Every tattoo I make holds equal consideration for the day it's finished and the decades that follow.