Fine line,black & grey.

In session

Tattoos by Joy at Inks Garden, Paris 2e. Snakes, flowers and birds, from small flash to a whole leg.

After the Arts Décoratifs, Joy came to Bleu Noir in 2023 to learn tattooing. She turns personal ideas into poetic pieces: animals, plants, love and melancholy.

Meet Joy

Joy at Inks Garden
7 rue de Tracy, Paris 2e
@sojoytattoo

Recent pieces.

The loupe shows each line at the photo’s full resolution: move it over the photo.Press and hold a photo to bring up the loupe at its full resolution.

  1. Flash Nº 07
    A sprig of lily of the valley, its bell flowers hanging from an arched stem beside a long leaf, fine line on a forearm

    Lily of the valley

    Piece
    Flash Nº 07
    Placement
    forearm
    Motifs
    Flowers

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    More flash
  2. Flash Nº 09
    A decorated vase holding a full bloom, tattooed in black and grey on a thigh

    Flower vase

    Piece
    Flash Nº 09
    Placement
    thigh
    Motifs
    Flowers, Objects

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    More flash

The work.

Four ways in. Each page holds everything of its kind, and grows as Joy adds to it.

  1. Flash

    22 pieces · 8 sheets

    Designs drawn ahead of time, ready to be tattooed, and the small pieces made from them.

    See all flash
  2. Custom

    5 pieces

    Pieces drawn for one person and one place on the body, up to a whole leg.

    See all custom
  3. Healed

    6 pieces

    Tattoos photographed once healed, to show how the line and the shading settle.

    See all healed
  4. Painting

    3 series

    Paintings and drawings by Joy, and the brush at work.

    See all painting

Request a booking.

Tell Joy the idea, where it goes and roughly how big.

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You can also write to sojoytattoo@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram, @sojoytattoo.