Nicola Glen

Person receiving a tattoo in a studio with large windows showing autumn-colored leaves outside. The person wears a blue bandana with Halloween-themed pumpkins, a red patterned shirt, glasses, and blue gloves, with a tattoo on their arm.

Nicola started apprenticing at Arcola Creek Tattoo in February 2023, and has been tattooing since February 2024.  She enjoys many forms of artmaking–in addition to tattooing, she likes creating abstract paintings, ceramics, playing guitar, and (song)writing.  She is currently focused on working in an American Traditional style of tattooing, but also enjoys Blackwork, Ornamental, and Black and Gray tattoo styles.  To book a project with Nicola, you can email nicolaglentattoo@gmail.com.  You can follow her on instagram @nicolaglen__

Colorful tattoo of a snake entwined around a dagger with a scorpion headed figure at the top.
Tattoo of a woman holding a child with wings and floral and heart designs on her body on a person's thigh.
Tattoo of a colorful devil face with horns, surrounded by pink flowers and playing cards.
Tattoo of a fierce tiger with green eyes, orange and black stripes, on a person's forearm.
Tattoo of a mushroom, a mouse, and some flowers on skin.
Tattoo of a black and gray scorpion with a red circle in the background, on a person's arm.
Tattoo of a black bird with a red sun behind it, perched on a branch with leaves.
A person's calf with a black snake tattoo, featuring a coiled body and an open mouth, on the inner side of the leg.
Tattoo of a stylized bunny with long ears, a fluffy tail, and a smiling face, drawn with black ink on a person's arm.
Tattoo of a butterfly with geometric lightning bolt shapes on its wings, connected to a flower with lightning bolt-shaped leaves and a simple stem, inked in black on skin.
Colorful butterfly tattoo on a person's leg.
Tattoo of a heart with a banner reading 'Mom' and roses around it on a person's upper arm.
Tattoo of a red rose with green leaves on person's skin.
Tattoo of a spider with a red and black color pattern on a person's arm.
Black outline tattoo of a rose with leaves on person's upper arm.
Tattoo of a flaming skull with red and orange flames.
Tattoo of a skull with flames on a person's leg.
Colorful butterfly tattoo on person's leg, featuring blue, red, black, and yellow colors.
Tattoo of an eagle with gray and black wings, yellow and orange beak and talons, and an orange and yellow flame behind its head.
A black and gray tattoo of a nautilus shell on a person's forearm, with a tattoo of a candle and red heart below.
A black and gray outline tattoo of three flowers and some leaves on a person's upper arm.
A tattoo on an arm featuring multiple flowers and a hand making a finger gun gesture with the word 'stress' inside the outline of a house.
Tattoo of a cherub holding an olive branch on a person's upper arm.
Tattoo of two hummingbirds and blue flowers on person's upper arm.
A black ink tattoo of a detailed heart with a butterfly incorporated into the design on a person's forearm.
Tattoo of a bat with flower details on an arm.
Tattoo of a tree with a face and twisted branches, with a hummingbird nearby.
Colorful tattoo of a fierce tiger on a person's forearm, with green eyes and orange, black, and white stripes.
Tattoo of two hummingbirds surrounded by blue flowers and leaves on a person's arm.
Tattoo of a bird with feathers perching on a branch with leaves, red circle background.
Colorful tattoo of a sword intertwined with a snake on a person's arm.
Black and gray tattoo of a human heart with abstract flames and artistic details on a person's arm.
Tattoo of a scorpion with a red background and black details on a person's arm.
Black and gray tattoo of a tree with a face on the trunk, roots and branches extending outward, and a small bird flying nearby.
Tattoo of flowers with a map of the United States and the word 'Streko' on a person's forearm.
Black outline tattoo of two flowers, a daisy and a lily, with leaves, on a person's upper arm.