Mae Hughes Tattoo

They/them. Cheltenham UK. Tattoo artist inspired by nature & folklore of the British Isles. Instagram - @maehughestattoo 💌DM to book💌

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Li’l fish 🐠

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Worm

Always trying to bully people into getting slimly trash creatures 🪱

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Very difficult to capture this addition to an ankle, but I am so proud of how these have come together - A little hedgehog chasing a badger, placed so that they can be tucked into socks 🧦 (badger mostly healed, hedgepig freshh) I feel like these demonstrate the kinda stuff I want to tattoo the most ❤️

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Love doing little ornamental pieces like this!

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Oak leaves - Got a new machine the other day so will be trying it out on myself tomorrow! Excited to go back to coils again 👌🏼

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Had so much fun with this guys - Boars are one of my new favourites to draw and tattoo 🐗 ✨

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Love tattooing snails 🐌

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Got to tattoo my first mothman today - Super happy with how this li’l dude came out!

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Bee 🐝

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More flash, been a little slow on the drawings recently. Any other autistic folks feel like they are actually dying when they get ill at any level? I’m pretty sure I just have a bad cold / cough but like I am so exhausted and because of sensory issues my anxiety is through the roof. I’m feeling like 10% better today but my throat still kills and my joints still ache 👎🏼

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More from Christmas eve eve! Need to draw up more floral flash 👌🏼

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I’m feeling pretty ill today - Think this slimy lad sums it up pretty well!

I pulled a late shift to tattoo this one on Christmas eve eve and not sure if my body can really do that anymore. I get so frustrated because I love what I do, but if I over work myself my body punishes me with migraines :(

I did have a blast though and maybe this is just a coincidence and flu season on my shoulder. Glad I have a few days off to rest up and hopefully feel better for the new year!

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Frogs have always been one of my favourite subjects to draw 🐸🖤

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My art vs artist for 2022 - Been focused on trad from the first year of tattooing but excited for growing my own style in 2023 :)

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Pictish goose - So happy with the response I have had to my recent work. I can’t wait to do more of my flash pieces in the new year!

I want to do more Pictish / Celtic designs as well, possibly exploring some ornamental concepts ☺️

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Another flash sheet done - This one will be charged at normal rates for 2023 as I am now pretty booked up till the Jan. Feeling very optimistic about the new year, had shite luck for the last few, but hopeful that this one will be a banger. For threes years it’s all been about recovery and getting to know myself and it’s been pretty rough, but I think all the therapy and hard work might be starting to pay off 🙏🏼🎉