Dark Horse Art Studio — Local services in Pekin

I saw Kristin the Impaler for ear mapping and the first few piercings of what we mapped out. I have spent a lot of time looking into piercers in the area and chose to book with her for a multitude of reasons: she cares strongly about educating her clients on their piercings, she really pays attention to how your anatomy affects the way the piercings both look and heal, she is very intentional about the quality of metal in the jewelery she uses, the list goes on and on and on. My appointment with her today went to prove that all of this information on her was accurate and that she was definitely the right choice. If you are looking to have piercings done in Central Illinois, she is who you want to book with. Can't wait until today's piercings heal so I can go back and get...

I entered into a drawing in October 2023 and won a half day session with Johnny Knoxville. This man whipped out a fantastic black & grey portrait for me in less than 3 hours. The customer service was absolutely top notch and it was just like chatting with an old friend. Johnny was super sanitary from set up to tear down, using disposables and continuing to wash his hands before handling the skin! I absolutely recommend this man and his shop. I have been around the industry most my life and was terrified of a new artist working on me. He exceeded my expectations. I'm...

It's always a good time when I get the chance to stop by. All of the artists are super nice and always supporting each other (giving tips on how to position clients, giving ideas for colors, pointing out their favorite parts of designs).

Kristen is also amazing. Always super sweet and explains everything, if a piercing won't work with your anatomy and why, and giving advice on which jewelry is going to look good, and suggestions if something won't. Also genuine excitement for piercings. Love the shop, haven't even thought about going anywhere else since my first visit...