Low Key Designs Tattoo and Art Studio

04/29/2025

Attention !! Alert!! 🚨 Sound the Alarms!!! The tatter-tot has reached a new level!!! Ali is now available weekly for small to medium sized tattoos!! Please reach out to her on facebook, Instagram , or directly through our shop email! [email protected]

You can also book a 1 on 1 consultation with her on our website at www.lowkeydesignsva.com

I’m so exited for her to take thefor next step in her career! Let’s show her some love!! 💕

Check out her instgram - kat.tats

Hello and thank you for choosing Low Key Designs!  If you don’t know me too well, my name is Clay Thames.

11/29/2024

Gift card sale is live! Online at www.lowkeydesignsva.com

10/29/2024

Excited to announce that I’m fully booked for 2024!

Looking to do some large scale work in 2025 and start a new chapter in my career! Full backs and large body panels with larger subject matter in color. Floral , Japanese , illustrations, just about anything! Please send me a message with any questions you may have about getting on the books for 2025! Thank you !

10/08/2024

Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes yesterday and today!!!

10/04/2024

I’m so sorry everyone, I will be putting pause on the gift card and raffle sale for a little bit … had a few things come up and I want to have everything handled with a new booking system before I continue.

Thank you again

09/15/2024

I’d like to take a min to thank Niko Koumas for coming out to the Seven Cities Tattoo Invitational and entering my yoda sticker !! Thank you and Arianna MK for being patient and waiting around!! We may not have taken home a trophy but everyone was able to see and enjoy the work!

09/14/2024

Today is the day for color tattoo, judging at the Seven Cities Tattoo Invitational!!! and friends I’ve tattooed that loved their work I’ve done , I encourage to come out show off my work and see this show. There are so many amazing artist. I’m honored to be a part of this amazing event! Thank you Michael Vasquez and Bobby Johnson for bring vibe to our area! Ali Rutherford and I are at booth 94 with Cecilia Marie and the The Vintage Cauldron

09/10/2024

Tattoo Contest Info! Here is a list of the shows scheduled!! We are finally getting a medium color category for tattoo judging!!!! Saturday is my day for all my small and medium sized color pieces that get pulled into full sleeve groups 👀! I know I got a few back pieces and full sleeves out there for Sunday also!! Please reach out to me if you have any questions!! Seven Cities Tattoo Invitational

09/08/2024

Big thank you to everyone reaching out for appointments for Ali and I!

I am currently booking my first available appointments in November for week days and January of next year for weekends!

Ali has reached her current capacity for clients and will be reaching out individually to everyone who has emailed.

Ali’s spots are limited for her first free tattoos. She will only be doing 2-3 a week to start out with. These first pieces will be linework on arms and legs only.

Thank you for helping support local artists follow their passion!

09/05/2024

I would like to take a min and share some love, support, and appreciation !

Ali Rutherford has been in her apprenticeship since January and has now done her first tattoo on skin!! I’m super proud of her and all her accomplishments. With that said she is now onto her first set of FREE small linework tattoos arms and legs only for now. There will only be limited spots available a week. For booking and any questions please reach out to her or myself via email at [email protected]

09/05/2024

I have a last min opening for Friday afternoon! Let do some 3D stickers!!