Etch Studio

This is a hard post to make, but we really wanted to take a moment to share some love and a huge amount of gratitude for all the artists, clients and friends that helped make Etch the wonderful place it was.
Today we are here to share the news that Etch won’t be re opening when we reach level 2 here in Auckland.
I’m sure we can all agree these last few months have been tough! Especially for all the small businesses out there, Covid has been a really tricky one!
All that aside we are so thankful for the support we have had over the last 3 years, from clients to artists, to the friends and family that helped whenever needed. You all contributed to the wonderful environment that was Etch and we will be forever grateful for that.
Moving forward we aren’t to sure what is next, times like these are very difficult ones to plan so we will have to wait and see what the new year brings.
For anyone with bookings effected by Covid or upcoming bookings, do not stress 💕 your artist will be in touch with you regarding your bookings and to advise where they will be working from when we go back to work.
As I’m sure you can all imagine there is a lot of uncertainty at this time regarding when tattooers will be able to return to tattooing, so we do ask for your patience with the artists as they navigate these hard times.

Thank you all for everything, Etch was a really special place for a lot of us and we couldn’t have done it without you 💕

So much love from the Etch Family xox

Stunning colour work from

Beautiful ginkgo and scissors by

This week our talented .tattoo ticked over 1 year since her first tattoo and this also marks her graduation from her apprenticeship. Since day one Elliott has been the most dedicated and driven apprentice anyone could ever ask for and that shows in how incredibly fast she has progressed! From Tatter Tot to Tatt Witch in a year is a pretty massive achievement! Your sass, endless astrology chitchat and vibrant presence is a pleasure 🥰 we couldn’t have asked for a better human to share our knowledge with.
So much love from all of us here at can’t wait to see you continue to kick ass in the tattoo world 😘

Beautiful colour piece by

Butterfly friend by

🖤 SAVE THE DATES 🖤 Excited to announce we will be running our first flash weekend for this year in a little over a month. Further details and artist announcements to come in the next few weeks. Can’t wait to see you all there!

Arm piece by .ink

Stay safe everyone 🖤 we will see you as soon as it’s safe for us to operate again. Appointments affected by our closure will be contacted by your artists as soon as we know when we are able to open again.

Merry Christmas from our little family to yours 🎄 This year has been a wild ride and we feel so lucky to have had the ongoing support of all our wonderful clients! May you all have a safe and fun filled holiday season, and we can’t wait to see you all in 2021. Over the Christmas/ New year period the studio will be operating on an appointment only basis, so if you have any inquiries feel free to flick us and email or get in touch with your artist directly.

Stunning work by our incredibly talented apprentice .tattoo

Cute doggo portrait by