Katherine Davis
Apr 20, 2026
My tattoo experience with the studio owner, Katharine Dearwester aka Musca, is honestly the worst I’ve ever had. Of the seven sessions we had together two were double booked, another had to be canceled by the artist, and on two separate occasions did Musca want to reschedule because she had more important things to do (like attending a music festival). Musca makes it quite clear that tattooing you is NOT her priority despite the $700+ daily rate. Additionally, Musca told me time and again that the reason my giant back and butt piece appeared crooked was because of issues with my anatomy. I was told my shoulders were uneven, my hips were uneven, and that Musca believed I had undiagnosed multiple sclerosis resulting in a spinal curvature. I have been seen by three doctors and received a physical, X-rays, and an MRI to learn that there is NOTHING wrong with my anatomy and my body most certainly is not crooked the way Musca would have me believe. I have since been seen by two tattoo artists who both agreed that half of my body the stencil was pushed upward while the other half of my body the stencil was pushed out, resulting in a very distorted and uneven tattoo. Not to mention the fact the bottom of the tattoo around my butt and hips was COMPLETELY changed when I was made to believe it would be merely be resized to fit me better — it is completely different from the agreed upon design. Maybe that’s on me but a normal person thinks they can trust their tattoo artist, I know I certainly did. I waited three years to get in with Musca, drove seven hours round trip for each session, and spent over $5k to be left with a crooked tattoo, a partial design I never picked out, the thought I was taken advantage of the entire time, and a whole lot of disappointment that I have no way of removing or covering up short of blacking out my entire back. 0/10, will warn people about this artist for the rest of my life!