ally

@pure_foolery · Tattoo artist

✿ self taught! always learning ✿ ✿ VANCOUVER BC ✿ ✿ BOOKS OPEN (flash) ✿

ally is a tattoo artist in Vancouver, British Columbia whose work centres on dotwork. Dotwork leads the portfolio (18 of the 51 pieces on Perspectiv), with minimalist and new school also recurring. About 65% of the pieces use colour, most often pink, teal and navy; the rest are black and grey. Cat, flower, octopus and birds come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. There are 41 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 35% of pieces, measured across 51 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: pink, teal and navy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: cat, flower, octopus, birds, star and mermaids.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

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