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
- American Traditional — 19 pieces (76%)
- Geometric — 3 pieces (12%)
- Dotwork — 3 pieces (12%)
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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