Custom tattoo studio and gallery, East Austin. Three resident artists, distinct lanes, one room that works as hard as the work on the walls.
Burning Hand operates as much like a gallery as a tattoo studio. The roster is small and intentional — each resident works a distinct lane, from surreal and gothic illustration to black ornamental and geometric blackwork to hand-poke and fine-line neo-tribal. The result reads as a collective, not a flash-walk-in counter.
The studio doubles as an event space, hosting visiting artists and art shows. At the Austin Tattoo Invitational, the room traveled — a booth that felt like the studio itself. Appointments are booked directly with each artist or through the studio's Fresha page. No walk-ins.
Surreal & Gothic Illustration
Zachary R. Bobkoff brings roughly twelve years of tattooing in Austin, a fine-art background in painting, print, and video, and an apprenticeship under sacred-geometry artist Dillon Forte. His work leans into the strange and the ornate.
Book with Zaddy ↗Black Ornamental & Geometric
Fifteen years tattooing. A substantial independent following. Jessi's author's style spans black ornamental, blackwork, and geometric precision — work that commands attention without raising its voice.
Book with Jessi ↗Hand-Poke & Fine-Line Neo-Tribal
Kim Dela Merced works in both hand-poke and machine, specializing in ornamental, fine-line, neo-tribal, and futuristic tattooing. DosXa represented Burning Hand at the Austin Tattoo Invitational.
Book with DosXa ↗Reviews coming soon.
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Appointment-based, artist by artist.
Each resident handles their own booking. Choose your artist above to book directly, or use the studio Fresha page for general inquiries. Deposits, consultation fees, and touch-up policies vary — your artist will confirm all details.
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