Hayley has been an artist for as long as she can remember. Before pursuing tattooing, she spent eight years working as a gardener. While she loved the work, she always felt drawn toward a creative career and eventually took the leap to pursue a tattoo apprenticeship.

Drawing black and grey realism has always been a passion of hers, with portraits and florals being some of her favourite subjects to create. She began tattooing at 25, and 2.5 years later, she hasn’t looked back.

Tattooing has been an incredibly fulfilling career, although it has come with plenty of challenges along the way. She is passionate about continuing to learn, grow, and build her skillset with every tattoo.

Hayley especially loves tattooing florals and western-inspired pieces, with illustrative and realism being her main styles. She also enjoys exploring different styles and pushing herself creatively. Recently, she has been experimenting more with colour tattoos, and is absolutely loving it!

Hayley is at our Mission location Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 5pm and evenings by request. She works in both color and black and grey in a realism and illustrative style. She’s available for custom requests but also has a lot of pre drawn designs to choose from. Hayley also offers walk in time from 11am-4pm Wednesday - Saturday. Her books are always open and she’s super quick to reply to all requests. You can find her on Instagram @inkbyhayley or PM on Facebook InkbyHayley or email inkbyhayley@gmail.com or submit our tattoo request form .