M

@st_matthew___ · Tattoo artist

Tattoo Artist at Kansas City Meat Book through my website or email stmatthewtattoo@gmail.com

M is a tattoo artist in Kansas City, MO whose work centres on American traditional. American traditional is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 5 of the 58 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. Roughly 83% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, burgundy and coral. Recurring subjects include skeleton, flowers, woman and cat. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. There are 43 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

American Traditional — 5 pieces (22%)

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 17% of pieces, measured across 58 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: dark red, burgundy and coral.

What they tattoo

Subjects: skeleton, flowers, woman, cat, bird and unicorn.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the chest.

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Work

Snake and leaves black and grey tattoo on the thigh by M

Dove black and grey tattoo on the thigh by M

Rose American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by M

Cat American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by M

Skull black and grey tattoo on the forearm by M

Scissors and flowers black and grey tattoo on the forearm by M

Woman blowing fire American traditional tattoo on the forearm by M

Soldier with shield American traditional tattoo on the forearm by M

Castle on bird legs fine line tattoo on the thigh by M

Ornate scissors dotwork tattoo on the forearm by M

Jester realism tattoo on the forearm by M

Stylized cat realism tattoo on the thigh by M

Burning house with flowers surrealism tattoo on the thigh by M

Bear dotwork tattoo on the forearm by M

Armored figure with flaming sword blackwork tattoo on the forearm by M

Woman's face with flowers neo-traditional tattoo on the chest by M

Flower fine line tattoo on the calf by M

Tiger realism tattoo on the thigh by M

Knight with missing limbs ignorant tattoo on the forearm by M

Gothic mask geometric tattoo on the upper arm by M

Skeleton playing bagpipes black and grey tattoo on the forearm by M

Rhinoceros black and grey tattoo on the forearm by M

Skeleton playing guitar black and grey tattoo on the forearm by M

Dancing skeleton American traditional tattoo on the forearm by M