Great experience ! Amazing artist , highly recommended, our next tattoos Musi will do it for sure.read more

Jody has an amazing talent!! She should be on ink masters! She tattooed an amazing tattoo of my…read morecollie !!!

They treated me great! i asked for a conch piercing and they even made sure to avoid the blood…read morevessel in my ear. the decorations really made the place as well. overall fantastic experience and would recommend!!

From the owner: We like to welcome new customers and also new ideas for Forged Tattoos and Piercings - Specializing…read morein black and gray realism and traditional tattoos. We offer a wide variety of piercings. Come visit us today!" let us help you forge a new path in your journey on your body transformation.!

To be honest most wouldn't expect much from a mall stand but the associate who helped us was…read morefantastic!!! We went to get my 2 year old nieces ears pierced and the professionalism and swiftness of the sales associate was fabulous. My niece was nearing nap time and was a little fussy to say the least, and they way the situation was handled couldn't have been better.

Highly recommend going here! very professional & just overall a great shop. I got my first tattoo…read morehere done by Nona & she was great! I was very comfortable & satisfied with my tattoo i definitely give my experience 5 stars!

This is the place to go. There's a lot of experience, technically and artistically. If you're a…read morefirst timer, I highly recommend; Ann has an extremely light touch and she takes care to make sure you are comfortable in the chair at all times. She has a few apprentices, and it is evident that this, as well as the utmost attention to detail is paid. Extremely friendly staff come in, see what the art is and chat with you to keep you relaxed. It's a very well-knit establishment. Having this joint so close, be owned and operated by a woman, and getting the experience my daughter and I had is wonderful. Can't wait for my next! Thank you Ann for your graciousness. 10/10 Will be back for more

John is an amazing artist! He's very kind and listens to your requests!! Always feel comfortable…read morethere!!

Got a couple piercings here in March, Jessica the piercer made me feel very comfortable! Would…read moredefinitely go here again if it wasn't far from me.

I got my first tattoo here last weekend, and it is safe to say I will never be back. I went with a…read moregroup of three other people, and we had made an appointment over a month ahead of time. On the day of the appointment, we received a call from the shop to come in as soon as possible, three hours before our appointment. When we arrived, an exacerbated worker approached my group and asked: "Who has the fern tattoo?", to which I raised my hand. The girl showed me one of the reference pictures I had sent and aggressively told me "This is not a small tattoo, and it will take me close to two and a half hours for this." This confused me as we had booked a large slot of time and two artists for our group. The tattoo I asked for was only around 5 inches long and simple line work. I explained to her that there was a second reference photo along with the first, and that the description explained what I wanted in detail. (We found out later that the shop had not received all of our pictures and descriptions that we had sent weeks before. This included my second reference photo and description. Yet they had failed to tell us that they were not received.) She stomped away and printed out a stencil, not taking any time to tweak the drawing or ask about specifics with me. She brought it back to me and held it up to my arm and asked what I thought. The stencil was on the side of my arm, and I couldn't see the full thing without a mirror. I tried looking down at it, and about 10 seconds later she loudly huffed and angrily told me to go look in the mirror around the corner, to which she had not pointed out before. I felt super rushed looking at the stencil as she glared at me like I was inconveniencing her in some way. It was the size that I wanted so I approved. A few minutes later, the set up was ready and she told me to go sit in the chair while she prepped my arm. I made a small tweak to the design once the stencil was on my arm, and we started. I later searched up that Melissa (the shop owner) was the artist who printed my stencil and did my tattoo. She barely talked to me during the whole tattoo, as she was too busy chatting with one of her employees. About 20 minutes later, she was done. This seemed fairly quick to me, but as this was my tattoo I didn't question it. Filled with adrenaline, I didn't really see the messy lines, and I approved the tattoo. She put on the "second skin", and didn't cover it completely, not covering a branch of the fern. When my group was done and it was time to pay, she told me the tattoo would cost $250 (wow!). I took off the second skin a few days later, and was met with a hot mess. Rushed shaky lines, splotchy leaves, and even missing spots in the branches. We had spoken about the fern not looking "bold", but I had unfortunately assumed that did not mean "you can rush with this tattoo, and scribble on leaves with no thought or manner!". I attempted to contact the shop by their number listed online, left a voicemail, and I have not yet received a response. I'm unfortunately going to have to get it touched up or even covered due to its poor quality. I would have much rather been turned away or rescheduled then having a poor quality tattoo permanently on my arm. I would not recommend Artisan Ink, and I would avoid this buisness if you're not looking for a rushed, overpriced tattoo!

Great place. Benny is still an "apprentice", but he knows his stuff. 3 of my friends, including…read moreme had our first tattoos here. He would talk me through what he was doing and constantly checked on me to make sure I was doing good. 10/10

I have been going to Bryan for quite a while now to curate my ears and he is by far one of the best…read morepiercers I've encountered. [ and that has been many, all over the country.] Clean and professional business. Also, some of the best jewelry selection. Highly recommend them. The whole staff, I adore Lily, his now apprentice, as she is so welcoming, informative, and has great styling suggestions if you're indescive like I am.

Waited over a half hour for a simple piercing change, despite the "about 15min" approximation made…read moreby the caucasian, blonde, dreadlocked girl at the front desk. She was rude and pretty much gets paid to sit there and talk with her friend who also seemed to "work" there. She then proceeded to "mess up" and told the piercing guy that the woman who came in after us was next. She wasted our time and on top of it was completely useless. Eff this place- stay away unless you are truly desperate otherwise be prepared to wait, be ignored, and probably not get served anyway. Glad Harrigan left. They deserve to close and let the space be used by people who care about the work they do.

I decided after months of putting it off that I wanted to finally get my nose pierced. Shocker…read morerequires masks and for you to sign a contract tracing sheet, which I think is fantastic. I stopped in after calling ahead by about half an hour, and we got started. I was nervous - I have plenty of tattoos, but only ear piercings - and I must admit, it was painful. I prolly wouldn't do it again. And I unfortunately - and humiliatingly - passed out right after David pierced my nose and put in the jewelry. I thought I was prepared, but I guess I wasn't, lol. Thankfully, he was absolutely awesome. He caught me and had me lay down for a while, brought me water and a lollipop to help with my sugar levels and kept checking on me to make sure I was okay. It took me about 20 minutes to get back to normal, and he was so patient and kind about it. That really meant a lot. If I ever get another piercing, I'll definitely be going here.

Sean was nothing but amazing! I wanted to add onto a rose tattoo I had gotten last year. Not only…read moredid he blend the old with the new perfectly, he created a true work of art. I trusted him to do what he thought would work, and was NOT disappoiI would definitely recommend this place!

I've been to quite a few piercing and tattoo shops but I real appreciated my experience with the…read morepiercer here, Gina. She made me feel really comfortable the whole time and I would not hesitate to return to her. This day, I had my rook pierced (ear cartilage) and it was so quick and easy. I also requested that she change and replace the jewelry in my tragus (another ear piercing). Once she called me in, I was in and out in less than 20 minutes. She is the master piercer here and you could tell she knew what she was doing. The major difference between her and other places, is she will use beautiful starter jewelry. The curved bar she put in my newly pierced rook was a double ended prong gem and I was so excited and I am so pleased. Most places will use a standard barbell and you have to settle with that until it's healed and you can return to have it changed. Since she pierced with this, I am set for years. She also put a beautiful gem in my tragus. I think this is the best place to get pierced in Albany.

I recently was serviced by courtney and in my opinion she was very rude and unprofessional. I…read morethought she seemed very impatient and annoyed with me. It was my very first time and I am not happy. Worse tattoo experience ever!!