Ciarán Thomas Burke

@skeletonkeytattoos · Tattoo artist

Fort Wayne (8/14-16th) • Madison (10/9-11th) •@villaparktattoo DM to book! •Keytattoos@yahoo.com •Vocalist of @bindthesacrifice

Ciarán Thomas Burke is a American traditional tattoo artist in Lombard, Illinois. American traditional leads (46 of the 132 pieces on Perspectiv), with dotwork on another 29. About 46% of the pieces use colour, most often dark red, forest and teal; the rest are black and grey. Flower, skull, eye and heart come up again and again. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. There are 107 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 46% of pieces, measured across 132 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: flower, skull, eye, heart, sword and mushroom.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Child's face realism tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeAngry mouth American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeMushroom dotwork tattoo on the thigh by Ciarán Thomas BurkeRoses American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Ciarán Thomas BurkeSloth American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeRoses and skeleton hand American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Ciarán Thomas BurkeSkull headdress black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeParrot American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeAnchor and ribbon American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeVegvisir compass geometric tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeTurtle and daisy American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeAngry dog American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeMedieval knight American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeButterfly American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeTurtle and flowers American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeMedieval knight American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeMushroom dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkePickle dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeScorpion black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkePaw print black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkePaw print black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeMonster with flower crown American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas BurkeStar wars darth maul anime tattoo on the thigh by Ciarán Thomas BurkeFlowers black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Ciarán Thomas Burke