I recently had the privilege of getting a tattoo done by Jim Sweeney at Forever Art Tattoo in…read moreCorpus Christi TX and Holy !$#@ !! It was an absolutely incredible experience. Jim's expertise and artistic talent are beyond compare, I cannot express enough how impressed I am with Jim's work,talent and skill. Jim's 30 years of experience shine through in every aspect of the tattoo. From the intricate details of the Koi fish and dragon to the vibrant colors and lifelike appearance of the cherry blossoms, it's evident that Jim's artistic abilities are on another level. If you're looking for an unforgettable tattoo and the experience of working with one of the best artist and tattoo shops in Texas.I highly recommend Forever Art Tattoo and, in particular, Jim Sweeney.

If I could give 0 stars, I would. The guy Richard, walked in smelling like marijuana. Immediately…read moregiving me a red flag. He tripped over his chair and his own feet twice. He was shaking. He touched everything he possibly could with bare hands, including the inside of the ink holders with his fingers. His unwashed hands, touched the needles. And when he asked me to see the picture of what I wanted, he acted like we never texted and was confused on his own words. He forgot he told me on text that color ink is a $10 upcharge. When he walked in he told me it was $20 but stuck with the $10 previously. And when I said I didn't want my tattoo anymore, he said the set up fee was $50 when the tattoo and tip was going to be $39. I tipped $40 and left to avoid incident. I do not recommend going to Richard at Forever Art. Horrible vibe with him from the start. Also avoid getting a sickness or worse with unsanitary habits. Go with someone else, or even elsewhere. A guy walked him after me and got his tattoo started in minutes. Richard from forever art, was clearly out of his mind at that time. Mumbling under his own breath as if he was mad at life. And mixed him together and responded with anger. All while I'm here for a small flash tattoo. Wasted my time and money and a good shower I had before meeting him.

LOVE MY TATTOO!!! Timmie is AMAZING!!!! My mother passed away a few months ago and it's been very…read morehard on me. I wanted a tattoo that reminded me of her. While she was living with us and I was taking care of her during Hospice, we had this saying that we would do before bedtime every night, this the premise behind the Dinosaur and Toast... See you later, Alligator After while, Crocodile Love you more, Dinosaur Love you most, Burnt Toast Timmie was so wonderful, he gave me EXACTLY what I wanted and NEEDED even though I kept changing my mind on color, or no color, etc... going back and forth. He was so kind and patient. Now I can look at this tattoo and smile through my sorrow and will think of her and our close bond that we shared. I love this tattoo, it means everything to me. I VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND AXIS... but most of all... TIMMIE!!!!!! GREAT GUY, GREAT TATTOO ARTIST!!! Will defintely be using him again!!! THANK YOU, TIMMIE!!!

Got my first tattoo here. Matt did a great job. I recommend coming here. He is a good vibe.read more

Got my nipples pierced by Dani after seeing all the positive reviews- they were right!…read more I had visited the shop's Instagram and seen a video of the place, and will say I think the video did a good job capturing the cool vibe. The shop is nice and spacious, and the biggest thing for me- is clean!!!! I am a bit of a germaphobe and I felt very at ease. I was a tad nervous and shaky, and Dani (as said in the reviews that I had seen) did a very good job of making me feel comfortable and even further easing my anxiety. I walked in wanting just the one and was quoted $60, so I figured both would be $120.... Nope! After the first one (4-5/10 pain) she (Dani) said to me "you're sure you don't wanna do the 2nd one?" And I said "so that'll be $120?" "Nope, just the $60" I said "say less" (2nd did hurt more which I was expecting; 5-6/10 pain)... Walked out with both and couldn't be happier! More for the vibe, I went back to the front when I was done to show the girls working up there, they were all so awesome! So girlhood! (The men were also very nice, one overheard me saying I was nervous and gave me a stress ball) In addition to the amazing pricing of the actual piercings (jewelry included, both nipples for $60), I thought that the aftercare products available for purchase were also very reasonably priced. I bought 2 products and my total was $74.87. (And I did give 6 $1s as a tip bc it's all the cash I had ((bc the shop accepts Apple Pay)) and Dani wouldn't take more and didn't make me feel bad for not having more cash on hand to give her, which I appreciated) I really have no complaints about my experience- 10/10 would recommend! Clean and cute space, nice, cool people, and Dani in particular was very professional and quick!

I called about wanting a surface tragus piercing, not many places would do it but they were able to…read morehelp me and not only were they so welcoming and nice when i came in, they were able to get me set up right away and it was so quick and painless, I was very impressed with the skill, it's been 4 months and it's healed beautifully, 11/10 and will definitely be back!

Well... this review is mainly about a tattoo artist named Danni Magee. The Phat Tats place was…read moreclean, other artists seemed friendly, and an overall great atmosphere. We originally walked in with some friends and got an appointment with tattoo artist Danni Magee to create tattoos in memory of our 15 year old son, who we lost 2 years prior. We went back 2 days later for our appointment. She seemed a bit bossy with others (so I thought she owned the place, but she doesn't), and she seemed a little too "sure of herself" but I loved what she drew up from the pictures I gave her and went ahead with the tattoo. Even when my husband was trying to explain what he wanted, she cut him off and said " I got this. Don't worry about it!" Which might be these case, but she should have taken the time to listen when someone is describing something permanent they are placing on their body and is nervous about it. Her "chair-side" manner leaves a lot to be desired. Beware if she doesn't like you, as She talked about putting hidden "dicks" in people's tattoos... kind of immature. She seems to have an "issue" with a lot of people and talks negatively about them. She only completed 1/2 of my husbands tattoo, she seemed agitated, in a hurry, it was late, I guess she was tired and ready to go home (in all fairness we were there almost 6 hours for two tats) and we were told I would need to come back for color touchups in mine, and he would need to complete his tattoo at a later date and do his color then. Kind of disappointed, but we agreed to come back weeks later after they healed. We called to make an appointment (two hours away from where we live) so she could: A) Finish up the tattoo she started on my husband but didn't get to finish (though we paid full price already) B) Do my touch up (as we were told touchups were included) She seemed super rude on the phone when she booked my husband's return appointment, and then we asked if I could get mine done the same day since we were traveling from out of town. Then she told us "Well, I guess I'll have to reschedule my paying customers to do you two" - as if we didn't pay already. Then My husband tells her, "No, you don't need to do that, we can come another time when you have an opening", she said, "well too late its already done!" In a very rude voice. Then she said "Look its my day off and I would like to get back to being with my family" with serious attitude in her voice. She acts as if we are inconveniencing her... which is crazy. Super unprofessional in my opinion. I told my husband this morning that this memorial tattoo means a lot to me, and while I am happy with the design and how it came out for the most part, I don't want her ugly attitude and bad energy to be the one that finishes the color on mine. I think we will take our chances and pay more to get them finished/touched up somewhere local. Unfortunately money lost, but lesson learned, and I would never recommend her to anyone.

Everyone is super nice and always ready to help you as soon as you walk in. The artist are patient…read morewith you and help make your ideas perfect. Will always come back for my tattoos!

Just had Dani switch out my piercings. Shes the best! Love this place cant wait to come back and…read moreget some more piercings.

Got pierced today by Dani. She was very professional and helpful and answered all my questions. The…read morenew location is beautiful and everything is very clean. Can't wait to go back for more piercings.

So, ya want some ink? When the urge to get fresh ink hits,…read moreyou definitely wanna to keep a few things in mind and do a little research. Are they established? Are their artists posting their work? Is it CLEAN! Is it a "tourist" type of joint ... or are their locals going there to get their work done? Well let me tell ya, Electra Art ... checks off all the boxes! I was referred there by locals who visit regularly. Upon entering, a clean, classic tattoo parlor vibe was very prevalent, but not on steroids. I was greeted by (and subsequently worked on) by Danni. **Quick aside, Danni is THE lady ya want doin your work. She's no nonsense, gives it to ya straight but has a light hand and her work is straight legit! No shade on the other artists ... but she was mine and she's awesome!** The space is well lit, clean and the artists have their own spaces which affords some privacy. Danni was very open to what I wanted and walked me through the necessary tweaks to make my idea land right on the skin! She explained every step and executed like a champ! We talked during the process and got to know each other. She gave clear instructions and the entire process went smoothly. All in all, a great experience from a great artist at the oldest tat joint in Corpus Christi! Thanks Danni!!! Thanks Electra Art!!!

In town on vacation and decided to get some work finished. Found this place on yelp and this shop…read moreis awesome. Clean straightforward on the pricing and my artist was great. I'm from Houston and I would drive 3 hrs again to get work done here Bruce Joseph was great we talked the whole time and before you know it I was done

Alley pierced my ear with a double helix and did an amazing job. She was very funny and the place…read morewas chill.

Welp this didn't work well at all. Had reached an agreement for work to be done by a feller there…read more I was adamant about him doing the tattoos the same day. Indicated it would not be an issue. What is weird is you have to pay before they even do the work. In full ?guy never did finish. I had to return for the work to be completed. Almost a month later The place was dirty, the artist was unable to focus. It's just a run down joint. Just stay away. It's not a good place. And the more I find out what the community thinks of this place and the owner. I regret ever even stepping foot in here. DO NOT GO HERE!!! It'll make you feel dirty ! YUCK!!!

Horrible customer service! First they charged me a different price than what's was oN the jewelry…read morethen they failed to honor it. They gave a horrible return policy.. never again will I shop there

Honestly they have pretty decent prices and I love the way my piercings turned out. My only problem…read morewith my experience was how god awful rude the woman who "helped" me was. When asked if we needed help I told her not at the moment but i did plan on getting a piercing, I was just looking at earrings, deciding which ones I wanted first. She then proceeded to stand there and stare at me the whole time as if I was holding her up or something. As if I didn't just tell her I didn't currently need her assistance. She continued to stand there staring at me as if I was annoying her and holding her up, to the point where she said "maybe you want to take a walk around the mall and think about it". First of all, I'm a grown ass woman and I'll shop around for something for as long as I'd like. Keep in mind I had been there for roughly only four to five minutes at this point... Secondly, I told her straight to her face I didn't need her help at the moment, I was taking some time picking out what earring I wanted. Not for one minute did I want/need her staring at me while I just tried to shop around. After the uncomfortable process of simply trying to pick out an earring, I politely picked a pair and she turned around and must of said something negative about me to her coworker bc the coworker turned around and looked at me like I had done something wrong. What a joke. This woman's rudeness continued on for the duration of the uncomfortable ten minutes or so I had to spend there getting the piercings done, including talking to me with her back completely turned away from me. Who does that?! I was so excited to get a few piercings done and she honestly ruined the whole experience for me. If the customer service hadn't been so horrible, I would give this place more stars. Words of advice to this woman and anyone else reading this: if you don't know how to be kind to people or have absolutely NO customer service skills, get the hell out of customer service.

I went to get henna the owner was cool but henna didn't last not even 5 days. I wouldn't recommend…read moregoing for henna but I can't speak to the tattoo or piercing side

HIGHLY recommend Kustom Ink! My family got henna tattoos here, which came out great, and after…read moretalking with Jeremy, decided to get my first tattoo. He designed one for me based on a few ideas I gave him and it turned out beautifully! He also pierced my older daughter's ears, and they look great as well. My whole family was with me because we were here on vacation and headed back home, and he was so patient with my 3 year old. Super stand-up guy and an incredibly talented artist. We'll definitely be back!