Daybreak Tattoo

07/10/2025

Hashbrown is telling the truth, Nick has time available tomorrow from 2p-7p tomorrow and he'd love to do something cool!

He has some available designs on his Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/tattoosaredumb) and is always down for fun skulls, nature based designs, anime, weird stuff, etc.

Drop us a line about what you'd like to get and let's see if we can make it happen!

07/08/2025

The master of lines and dots, Nate Rodriguez () is coming back for a visit and has some available spots!

7/15 - All Day
7/17 - 12-5p

He always has some sweet designs ready to go or can start something custom. He'll be back for future visits if you'd like to get something bigger started or you can catch him at the Grand Rapids Tattoo Festival as well!

If you want to jump on this opportunity, you can fill out the form below to get things started! https://form.jotform.com/242957018089163

Don't miss your chance to collect something from Nate while he is here!

07/03/2025

Hi everyone!
We will be taking a few days off for the 4th of July and will be closed tomorrow and Saturday so our team can take a break.
We will be back in the shop next Tuesday, the 8th, for our regular hours! We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend!!

05/28/2025

If you know Daybreak, then you know and love Jimmy!

What you might not know is that they have a pretty epic set of pipes and front blues rock band, Bold Bluffs!

They are going to be playing the Ironbark Brewery in Jackson on 6/14, 7-10p and you should go! The band is wrapping up their demo recording but having heard the roughs, I can tell you that you are in for a good show!

05/15/2025

Hey everyone, we're closing up early for the day, but we'll be back in the shop tomorrow at noon!

05/12/2025

Hey, it's Nick and Daybreak Tattoo is looking for a tattooer to join the party!

(I want to preface this by saying this is NOT an apprenticeship opportunity.)

When I started the shop in 2016, I had a kiddo on the way, had left my previous shop without much of a plan, and generally duct-taped a shop together to have a place to tattoo. In January of 2020, the shop moved into a bigger space, completely remodeled, with space for more artists, and then we were shut down in March for COVID. However, we keep rolling!

The shop has changed so much since 2016, but I can say that the people I am lucky enough to work alongside with are some of the most sincere tattooers that genuinely care about giving their clients their best and I would love to add someone else that I can say the same about. We've had artists leave to do bigger and better things, but not one of them has left without being a better artist and tattooer than when they started. This is due to their own hard work, but I think being in the right environment does help.

We are not the norm. The shop is employee based which means ALL supplies are provided (aside from machines, artist chair), we offer health insurance (with contribution), your taxes are automatically deducted so no tax season panic, and you have a nice big booth with work surface, client bed, storage, and 3 walls to hang art and make the booth yours. Our sliding pay scale means if you are putting in the work, more is going into your pocket. Ash, our shop manager, is there to help free you up to focus on doing your best work.

If the employee route doesn't appeal to you, I am definitely open to discussing non-employee options as well and can help you get set up as a properly independent artist.

While I am the shop owner, I am also a tattooer of 17 years. I'm right there with you, trying to do my best work as well and am always available for feedback, critique, and advice. I am human and flawed, but I try my best to take care of everyone under my roof.

The most important things I want to find in a potential artist is integrity, a desire to grow, and the kind of attitude that feeds into a positive shop atmosphere. I'd rather help the right person improve than have a rock star with an ego.

It'd be great to bring someone on that does styles of work that would be unique to the shop, especially a black and grey realism artist. This is optional, however.

So that is my pitch! If this sounds like the kind of place you'd like to rest your machine at, please shoot me an email at [email protected] with an intro of who you are what you bring to the table, examples of your work, and what you are looking for from a shop. If there is something above you aren't sure about, feel free to ask!

Thanks for making it through this novella and I look forward to hearing from some cool people. If there is an artist you think might be interested, feel free to share this with them!

04/22/2025

Hello, all you beautiful people! It has been a minute since we did regular availability posts so let's hope we can get back into it!

Here is everyone's info!

Jessi ():
She is currently booking into early June with her first availability the week of the 8th. Here first spots are:
- 6/10, 5p-7p
- 6/12, 12-230p or 4-7p
- 6/13, All day
- 6/18, 12-5p

Jimmy ():
They have availability as soon as next week! His first spots are:
- 4/29, 5-7p
- 4/30, 1-4p
- 5/2, 4-7p
- Week of 5/4, Tue, Wed, Thur, Friday at 4-7p

Nate ():
Nate will only be with us for another few weeks so if you'd like to get one of his rad geometric work, get on it! He will be coming back for guest spots so don't be afraid to start that sleeve either!
- Today 4/22, 2-7p
- 4/23, 2-7p
- 4/24, 12-2p
- 4/29, 3-5p
- 4/30, All day
- 5/7 and 5/8, all day.

Nick ()
Nick is working off a waiting list for large scale work and is also looking to do more smaller, single session pieces. If you'd like to submit your idea for the wait list or something smaller, fill out this form: https://form.jotform.com/230366340796157

If you want to know the types of projects he enjoy, the link above lists them.

Here is his current availability for ongoing projects and single session pieces. Large scale work availability is further out.
He will also be at the Toledo Tattoo Festival from 5/16-5/18 and has availability for Saturday and Sunday.

- 5/17 and 5/18 @ Toledo Convention
- 5/28, all day
- 5/29, all day
- 6/3, all day
- 6/6, all day
- 6/7, all day

04/15/2025

Nick has some surprise availability this Thursday from noon to 4p and he wants to tattoo!

Did you miss our 4/1 event and want a fun little tattoo? We have a whole board of them and while we can't do the same price, he is willing to do them at a below minimum price of $60 as just black or $100 for color.

He would also enjoy bringing out the Deck of Cures, a deck of tattoo designs that are fun and weird and random. Pay $125, draw a card, and get it tattooed in color or black and grey. There are a couple of examples below of finished tattoos out of the deck.

Or finally, what about some D&D jammers? Or Nick's been itching to get a weird skull in the books. A four hour spot is just the right amount of time for something fun!

Drop us a line if you want to snag this spot!

04/01/2025

Tomorrow is the big day! Join us for a day of fun, silly tattoos at a fun, silly price from 12-7p (and maybe later)!

Here is a small sample of the designs that will be available. There will be 60+ designs to choose from!

It's going to be a a wild day so getting here a little early guarantees your spot! We excited to see you there! Obligatory details and rules below.

All designs are as drawn with no changes and in black ink only. (if you'd like to come back on a different day to have it colored, we will do that at a discounted price.) You must be 18 or older to get tattooed and have a valid ID. No hands, necks or faces. We are able to accept cash, card, and apple or android pay.

Note: we originally were planning on offering limited color but many of the designs are a lot more detailed than you'd usually get in an event like this so rather than risk quality or do less rad of designs, we felt sticking to black only was the way to go.

03/25/2025

ONLY ONE WEEK AWAY! This is your chance to skip the appointment AND the shop minimum! We will have 4 artists and a TON of designs.

Be sure to give this event a share so your friends and fam don't miss out! See you on April Fools' Day!

Again, this is not a joke!

For only one day, we are tossing our shop minimum out the window and doing $41 tattoos on April Fool’s Day!

We will have dozens of pre-drawn designs to choose from, ranging from classic to silly. Since we want to tattoo as many of you as we can, designs will be limited to black but don’t worry, we won’t skimp on the quality!

We plan on kicking off at noon and going until at least 7pm. It will be first come, first served so if you want a guaranteed spot, it might be worth coming a little early. Once we get started, we will have a sign up sheet and will text you when we are almost ready for you!

As with all tattoos at Daybreak, you must be 18 or older with a photo ID to get tattooed. We will not be tattooing hands, necks, or faces. Designs will be offered as is.

Tell your friends, neighbors, that budtender you know with all the tats, anyone you think would want in on the fun! We can't wait to see you there!

03/05/2025

Again, this is not a joke!

For only one day, we are tossing our shop minimum out the window and doing $41 tattoos on April Fool’s Day!

We will have dozens of pre-drawn designs to choose from, ranging from classic to silly. Since we want to tattoo as many of you as we can, designs will be limited to black but don’t worry, we won’t skimp on the quality!

We plan on kicking off at noon and going until at least 7pm. It will be first come, first served so if you want a guaranteed spot, it might be worth coming a little early. Once we get started, we will have a sign up sheet and will text you when we are almost ready for you!

As with all tattoos at Daybreak, you must be 18 or older with a photo ID to get tattooed. We will not be tattooing hands, necks, or faces. Designs will be offered as is.

Tell your friends, neighbors, that budtender you know with all the tats, anyone you think would want in on the fun! We can't wait to see you there!

02/26/2025

Hey everyone! We have had a couple instances of people claiming to work at Daybreak to run scams. The only artists that work here are the ones listed on this page.

We will not ask you to send money via Cashapp, Venmo, or anything else.

Stay safe out there and if you are ever in doubt, shoot us a message or give us a call!