Shay E Smith

@art.shayyssmith · Loyal Sparrow · Tattoo artist

🖤Tattoo Artist @loyalsparrowtat 👩‍🎨BFA- Montana State 🎨 Bozeman and Belgrade✨ ⛓️‍💥BOOKS OPEN ❤️‍🔥 Schedule w / me below :)

Shay E Smith is a tattoo artist in Bozeman, Montana at Loyal Sparrow whose work centres on fine line. Of the 95 pieces on Perspectiv, about 37% are fine line; minimalist and realism run through the rest. Roughly 67% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, coral and navy. Flowers, skull, script lettering and tiger come up again and again. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 33% of pieces, measured across 73 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, coral, navy and dark red.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, skull, script lettering, tiger, eagle and leaves.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

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