Tattoos with Tsastitsiahawi Mercedes

Traditional Tattoos with Tsasti’tsiahawi Mercedes Terrance of Sovereign Ink.

Saturday and Sunday by appointment only.

Willis College, St.Laurent Shopping Centre (Theatre Entrance)

Please arrive 15 minutes early.

This opportunity is for Indigenous women only.

1. Please review artist’s bio and choose one time slot. If you make 2 tattoo appointments, your second one will be deleted.
2. Gift. It is important to show agreement & gratitude by bringing each artist a gift as a gesture of reciprocity. We suggest that you bring tobacco, money and/or other gifts. What value does the tattoo have to you? This will help you choose gifts.
3. You will be required to reach out by email to the artist by November 1st so that you can discuss your image.
4. You have a 1 hour appointment and your image MUST fit into that time frame. If it can’t be completed in an hour, you’ll be required to follow up with the artist personally and at your own cost after the conference.

Mercedes Tsasti’tsiahawi Terrance is Wolf Clan, Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk) of Akwesasne and the owner of Sovereign Ink. Mercedes uses both machine and traditional hand poke techniques.

After you register, contact Mercedes to discuss your tattoo before November 1st. mercedes.J.terrance@gmail.com