Pokey

@pokeyvixen · Tattoo artist

📍@prevailtattoo📍 6442 Hwy 44 Mt Washington, KY

Pokey is a tattoo artist in Mountwashington whose work centres on American traditional. Across the 30 pieces on Perspectiv the work spans American traditional, geometric and dotwork, with American traditional making up about 76% of it. About 83% of the pieces use colour, most often coral, burgundy and dark red; the rest are black and grey. Skull, text, eagle and telephone come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. There are 25 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 17% of pieces, measured across 29 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, text, eagle, telephone, hourglass and peony.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Ram and woman American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by PokeyRose and mouse American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeyTelephone lettering script tattoo on the forearm by PokeyRat with hammer American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeyLily flowers American traditional tattoo on the calf by PokeyPeony American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeyShark American traditional tattoo on the thigh by PokeyPeony American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeyTelephone new school tattoo on the forearm by PokeySkull with bat wings American traditional tattoo on the thigh by PokeyFemale portrait with berries American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeyShark and bird American traditional tattoo on the thigh by PokeyFlying fish American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeyGhosts in bottle American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeySkull and butterfly American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeyHourglass with dripping sand geometric tattoo on the forearm by PokeyBird with hammer American traditional tattoo on the thigh by PokeyFlapper woman American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeyCrown of thorns blackwork tattoo on the forearm by PokeyBoba Fett helmet with cowboy hat American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeyEagle American traditional tattoo on the forearm by PokeyClown face geometric tattoo on the forearm by PokeyUmbrella corporation logo geometric tattoo on the chest by PokeyLadybug dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Pokey