illustrative and versatile tattoo artist in edmonton

Jakob Shivengri is an illustrative and versatile tattoo artist at Atomic Tattoo & Piercing in Edmonton, Alberta. With over 20 years of tattooing experience, Jakob works in a wide range of styles, with a personal style influenced by sketch based, painterly, and free flowing artwork.

Jakob is also, somehow, all knowing. Ask him about pine needles, cheese making, chickens, medieval folklore, or the history behind your tattoo idea, and he probably has a strangely specific answer ready. His background as a sculptor and painter gives his tattoo work a strong sense of movement, texture, and character.

Jakob especially enjoys weird custom tattoos, cryptids, folklore inspired designs, medieval drawings, Edward Gorey inspired illustrations, witchy subject matter, plant life, traditional Nordic themes, Adventure Time, and strange little animals being strange little freaks.

Jakob is also skilled with tattoo cover ups and reworks, including projects that other artists may not want to take on. Some cover ups may require lightening or laser work first, but he is always happy to talk through the options.

When Jakob is not tattooing, he is probably gardening, fixing something, building something, painting something, or forgetting something. Jakob is open to most tattoo ideas, as long as the subject matter is not hateful or offensive.