Nate Graves

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I had the pleasure of taking a trip to visit @josh

I had the pleasure of taking a trip to visit @joshjaehnig in Houghton. We finished a tattoo of Bag End that we started on him over five years ago. Thankful for the people that tattooing has brought into my life.

:::Undead Horse::: Two weeks healed. So stoked on

:::Undead Horse::: Two weeks healed. So stoked on great heals. Made @sacredtattoostudio

Finished up this #godofwar piece for my homie @tre

Finished up this #godofwar piece for my homie @treetop_thomps Some healed. Some fresh. Made @sacredtattoostudio

☠️ King of the Dead ☠️ @sacredtattoostudio

☠️ King of the Dead ☠️ @sacredtattoostudio

Healed bat for Alexa. Getting close on this sleeve

Healed bat for Alexa. Getting close on this sleeve! @sacredtattoostudio

Decided to scrap the previous post because this ph

Decided to scrap the previous post because this photo is much nicer. Flame Wielder. Made with care @sacredtattoostudio Thanks for the trust Lisenia! This was super fun.

:::Undead Horse::: This sucker was pretty red so y

:::Undead Horse:::
This sucker was pretty red so you get the desaturated version for now. Two days in a row on the back of the thigh. About 12 hours total. Ouch! Thanks for sitting so tough @vincebehnke_

Plague doctor from the Detroit convention this yea

Plague doctor from the Detroit convention this year. 9 hours in the knee ditch on a super tough client.

Puppy portrait for Kasey! Always stoked to tattoo

Puppy portrait for Kasey! Always stoked to tattoo people’s pets for them. Made @sacredtattoostudio

Great start to this floral sleeve. Done over three

Great start to this floral sleeve. Done over three days @sacredtattoostudio Thanks for coming out Ashley! This was super fun.

It feels like I’m on the tail end of a lot of la

It feels like I’m on the tail end of a lot of large projects right now. It’s always wild reaching the finish line when you’ve spent so much time on something. It’s been common that a full sleeve has taken somewhere between 50-70 hours. I cannot thank my clients enough for their dedication and trust in my vision. I appreciate you guys endlessly. @sacredtattoostudio

One of my favorite ongoing projects. We just passe

One of my favorite ongoing projects. We just passed the 70 hour mark on this leg today. This is all fully healed. I’ll share the inner leg as things start to come together. @sacredtattoostudio #lotrtattoo #lordoftheringstattoo #lordoftherings

I had the pleasure of memorializing the Great Gran

I had the pleasure of memorializing the Great Grandmother of my friend @oldcountrymary Hopefully I did her justice. Thanks for the trust Sienna! @sacredtattoostudio

:::ALL SOLD::: Attention adventurers! Beholder pri

:::ALL SOLD::: Attention adventurers! Beholder prints are now available. $10 pickup or $13 shipped. DM or comment if you wanna snag one! Cash or PayPal only. (Disclaimer: They were unfortunately printed at an odd size. They will need to be matted to fit in a standard frame. For that reason I am selling them much cheaper than I otherwise would.)

Fully healed. I really enjoyed the abstract elemen

Fully healed. I really enjoyed the abstract elements of this tattoo. Let’s do more stuff like this! @sacredtattoostudio

Venom. 3ish years healed. @sacredtattoostudio

Venom. 3ish years healed. @sacredtattoostudio

THIS IS THE WAY @sacredtattoostudio #maythe4thbewi

THIS IS THE WAY @sacredtattoostudio #maythe4thbewithyou #starwars #starwarstattoo

Finished this really fun, abstract skull yesterday

Finished this really fun, abstract skull yesterday! My client was initially attracted to trash polka, which is pretty far outside of my wheelhouse. I think we arrived at a really cool middle ground. Thanks for the trust Branden! @sacredtattoostudio

First day back after having Covid for two weeks. A

First day back after having Covid for two weeks. Also my 12 year tattoo anniversary! Feels good to be back! @sacredtattoostudio

I’ve been digging through my iPad and clearing o

I’ve been digging through my iPad and clearing out years of old photos. I’ve rediscovered some old favorites along the way. I don’t think I ever shared this whole sleeve so here you go! @sacredtattoostudio

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