Butch Mickle

@butchmickle · Tattoo artist

@kindtattooparlor Tattooer/Owner Tuesday-Saturday Books are never closed. Custom or flash. Always made by hand, coils, & powder. Con Safos.

Butch Mickle is a American traditional tattoo artist in Nashville, TN. Of the 180 pieces on Perspectiv, 116 are American traditional and 31 are dotwork. Roughly 46% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, coral and burgundy. Dragon, skull, flowers and panther come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 46% of pieces, measured across 180 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: dragon, skull, flowers, panther, mask and flames.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the back.

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Work

Calla lily dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Butch MicklePalm trees black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Butch MickleNails with blood American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Butch MickleFish American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Butch MickleDeer black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Butch MickleBulldog helmet black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Butch MickleGingerbread house American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Butch MicklePeony and bird American traditional tattoo on the back by Butch MicklePizza slice American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Butch MicklePanther and eye American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Butch MickleHeart with stars American traditional tattoo on the chest by Butch MickleWolf head and sword black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Butch MickleFlaming skull in urn black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Butch MickleOwl and floral American traditional tattoo on the back by Butch MickleCat with tentacles American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Butch MickleSword black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Butch MickleDragon and skull dotwork tattoo on the thigh by Butch MickleMask black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Butch MickleAngel and demon American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Butch MickleReligious figure American traditional tattoo on the back by Butch MickleHawk American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Butch MickleMask black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Butch MickleEagle American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Butch MickleAngelic figure American traditional tattoo on the chest by Butch Mickle