Evolved Body Art — Local services in Columbus

My wife and I decided to get a couples tattoo for our 20th wedding anniversary. We went to Evolved Body Art, located at 1980 N High St. Columbus, OH 43201, due to it being close by, and a previous positive experience in 2013 when getting daughter’s ears pierced. We showed up around 1:30PM on a Sunday, and were happily greeted by Artist Mike Kerin, who had been outside getting some fresh air. Mike inquired what we were looking to do, as their piercers were not at this location today, and Mike and his associate had appointments starting in the next 10-15 minutes.

Mike was attentive while we spoke, and provided us a reasonable timeframe later in the day where he would be able to assist us as a walk-in, and get our tattoos done.

When we provided Mike our design idea, he was amazing at trying to make sure the items I wanted and my wife wanted were both represented in the mockup of our tattoo. After seeing the first draft, we provided Mike with one change we’d like to make. Mike again made sure the design was what we wanted after making the addition to the design. Soon after our approval, we were being tattooed.

In terms of cleanliness, Evolved Body Art was immaculate. Mike, his co-workers, and ownership clearly all take pride in ensuring the shop was clean. This level of cleanliness carried over to Mike’s work area. Mike cleaned everything before our tattoos, and in between my wife getting hers, and I getting mine, all surfaces were cleaned with antibacterial wipes, all tattoo guns we’re cleaned and new, sealed tattooing needles were opened.

While we were being tattooed, we shared personal stories of success, struggle, loss, and love. If I knew we hadn’t just met Mike, I would have thought we’d known each other for years. He was observant of what these new tattoos meant to us, and asked about other tattoos we had. At no time did Mike make us feel dismissed, judged, or looked down upon.

After the tattoos were done, we were completely impressed with Mike’s skill, and talent, as both our pieces turned out better than we thought they would. Mike was absolutely amazing and we will be having more work done by him, and would strongly recommend him to others who are looking to have tattoo work done.

The cost for our tattoos was in the ball-park of other shops we had gotten quotes from in the surrounding area while researching. I would even say Mike’s quoted price was slightly lower than other quotes. We’d been trying to plan to get these tattoos done since mid 2024. Many of the other artists we spoke with had 2-6 month waiting lists to be able to get on their calendar. Evolved Body Art however, was the ONLY shop we went in that still had scheduled time/openings for walk-ins.

This was my first EVER experience with Evolved Body Art. I can say it has been a long while since I have been this impressed with a business, their staff, and the level of service delivered. If you are considering a tattoo or body art, please consider Evolved Body Art.

Thanks Mike for an amazing experience and helping Amy and I celebrate 20 years of marriage with our new...

Paul did a fantastic job on my tattoo. Will be coming back for another hopefully soon!

Edit: after getting 2 tattoos, I will definitely be looking for another artist and studio. The work is great but the cost is not worth it. For reference: the snake design is bigger by an inch length-wise and half an inch width-wise than the grim reaper. They expressed that I would be putting a $100 deposit down which would then subtract from the final cost. This was not true.. both times.. I ended up paying more than I should have.. both times. I let them know of the mistake after the first tattoo so they said my next tattoo would have the deposit removed (free $100 deposit because of that mistake). I ultimately paid about the same price for both tattoos ($500+). I love them, they look great, but for imperfect tattoos that cost the same amount as a perfect tattoo? Oof. Why is it so hard to ask for good quality work at a reasonable price? Time spent on both of my tattoos took a total sum of about 3 hours. It’s my fault for not doing more research but they have a good reputation and have a high star rating on google. Also, let’s not get into what happened when one of my friends came in to get a septum piercing and they re-pierced her nostril with a taper without getting even verbal consent...

I went to get my nostril pierced today and I have to say, this was by far the best experience I’ve had at a body mod place. From the people doing the piercings to the way you’re taken care of once you’re inside, they treat you with top notch respect and kindness which is rare to find these days. Although being a person who’s personally very scared of needles, my piercer made sure to reassure me repeatedly and get my nerves down by having fun conversation! They really are pros at what they do and they can likely guess how you’re feeling just off subtle face expressions. While I forget the name of my piercer, he did an amazingly clean and swift job with my piercing. Further than this, after the procedure was done and I was dealing with a fight or flight reaction from my procedure, he’d sat with me, given me an ice pack and water, and talked to me about hobbies and the sort to distract me until I felt better. I felt so warmly welcomed when I was there and I could not have asked for a better experience!!! Much thanks to the staff specifically off of the State...