Joe Khay

@joekhay · Hackettstown, New Jersey · Tattoo artist

☦️. Tattooer. For appointments please email @firstplacetattoos @firstplacetattoos Cerakote @cobra_one_customs ..♥️💍 @87luxcreations

Joe Khay is a American traditional tattoo artist in Hackettstown, New Jersey. Across the 34 pieces on Perspectiv the work spans American traditional, realism and sketch, with American traditional making up about 25% of it. Roughly 80% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, dark red and navy. Skull, rose, bird and leaves come up again and again. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. There are 13 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 20% of pieces, measured across 30 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, rose, bird, leaves, cat and flower.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Skull realism tattoo by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyMermaid and fish American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyBird, sword, frog, woman, snake American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseySnake and rose neo-traditional tattoo by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseySerpent and woman American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyRose with woman American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyBird with sword American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyLilies black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyCat American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyDemonic skull realism tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyOctopus and skull realism tattoo on the upper arm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyDragon and flowers tattoo Japanese tattoo on the shoulder by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseySwallow bird and dragonfly fine line tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyHand holding arrow ignorant tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyCrown of thorns cyber sigilism tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseySkeleton in armor with sword sketch tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseySkull and roses tattoo realism tattoo on the upper arm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyMoth with skull dark realism tattoo on the thigh by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseySkull and motorcycle handlebars American traditional tattoo on the chest by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyMothman on moon realism tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyDevil baby with stars fine line tattoo on the forearm by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyFlower branch fine line tattoo on the foot by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyRose and birds on shoulder fine line tattoo on the shoulder by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New JerseyGrim reaper with knife dark art tattoo on the foot by Joe Khay, Hackettstown, New Jersey