The Ink Lab

Books belong in libraries—not on banned lists. 📚

Join The Ink Lab for Flash for Banned Books 451, a one-day tattoo flash fundraiser supporting Friends of the Hennepin County Library.

📅 Sunday, October 4
⏰ 12–8 PM
📍 The Ink Lab
919 West Lake Street, Minneapolis
✦ First come, first served

Come get tattooed, celebrate the freedom to read, and help support our local libraries. Save this post, share it with your book-loving friends, and we’ll see you October 4!

Meet David Dettloff, owner and founder of The Ink Lab in uptown Minneapolis.
The work speaks for itself. You can also get tattooed by Realistic tattoos in Minneapolis, MN by filling out his tattoo request form in the bio of his profile

Shot by Remedy Rook.

Hello Duluth! David, Erica, and Remedy are all set up and working the The Great North Tattoo Fest in Duluth all weekend - stop by and say hi, grab a sticker, buy a print, get tattooed. We’d love to see you!

Crystals, mushrooms, and bold color by resident artist Erica (Erica Bessler)! ✨🍄 This fun custom tattoo was created at a recent convention and is a perfect example of her vibrant illustrative style. If you’re looking for custom color tattoos, botanical tattoos, fantasy-inspired designs, or something uniquely yours, send Erica a message and get your next project started. Erica Bessler

All set up at the Twin Cities Tattoo Fest! Twin Cities Tattoo Festival - David, Remedy, and Erica will be at the Saint Paul RiverCentre all weekend, so stop by, say hi, grab a sticker, or get tattooed. We just want to see your face!! (Kryss and Terren will be holding down the shop, so go see them too)

Realistic tattoos in Minneapolis, MN
Erica Bessler
Color Realism Tattoos in Minneapolis, MN

Hello Fargo! David and Remedy are at the Hel’s Fury tattoo fest all weekend. If you’re in Fargo, swing by and say hi!

Another awesome project by :

Custom octolillies. Designed to feel bioluminescent, for your next large scale color and surreal botanical tattoo, just use the link in her bio

“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads” - .ink brings us to the past with this Doc Brown piece.

Day two of the Evergreen Tattoo Invitational in Eugene, got to do one of his predrawn skull designs. If you’re interested in work like this, hit him him up!!

Remedy bringing it on day one of the with this neon highlight rose tattoo.