Meet Anastasia: the artist behind Bloodyink
Welcome to Bloodyink.ana, where art meets skin in Minnesota. Get to know me, the passionate artist dedicated to bringing your tattoo visions to life with a unique gothic touch.
queer, animal lover, and driven
I know ASL!
My journey into tattooing
My artistic journey began long before I picked up a tattoo machine. It was deeply inspired by my father, a talented artist himself. His passing when I was young ignited a passion within me to carry on his creative spirit, leading me to discover the world of tattooing. It's more than just a profession for me; it's a way I expressed my emotions and passion. I started in 2021 tattooing myself, which led to me only putting my needles to fake skin. Which eventually led me to my apprenticeship in 2025. Ever since I haven't stopped and don't plan to. I learn more every day and am always excited for what the future holds.
My distinctive gothic style
My unique tattoo style is deeply rooted in gothic aesthetics. I specialize in creating intricate, dark, and powerful designs that evoke a sense of mystery and beauty. I also am drawn to realism and a variety of styles. Tattooing isn't just my job. It's my art. If you're drawn to the dramatic, the ornate, and the deeply personal, you'll find a kindred spirit in my work. Each piece is unique and coustomized based on individuals.
How do you know ASL?
One thing I value in my job and a large part of my life is American Sign Language. My mother is an ASL interpreter, my brother was born deaf, my father was hard of hearing, and my grandparents are deaf. My first language was ASL and I grew up in the community. A huge goal of mine in my career is to make tattoos accessible to the deaf community and give good experiences to my people. Before becoming a tattoo artist I thought about becoming an ASL interpreter, getting my apprenticeship took 2 years of constant work and towards the end I started to become hopeless and decided if I didn't get one by the end of 2025 I was going to collage for ASL interpreterting. I was either going to follow my fathers artistic path or my mothers passion either way, I would've been happy. September 2025 I moved 2 hours away from where I was living to presue my career of tattooing and I will never regret it. Even though I am not an interpreter I hope I can still provide something valuable to the deaf community by being a tattoo artist accessible to my friends.
MY tattoos
Most of the tattoos you'll see on my body are ones I've don't myself! Even my stomach tattoo, i experimented on myself so now when im tattooing you I know exactly how the tattoo feels and what to expect. I will help you get through the tattoo process gently and professionally.
my tattoos on my body have a story. I have quite a few tattoos that show my journey into getting my apprenticeship. Even though they look like any flash design, they represent each time I was either rejected or given advise on how to get my apprenticeship to ones I did during my apprenticeship and the one I got when I graduated. It was a journey and definitely one I'll never regret.
Animal lover
I love animals of all kinds, I love nature, and the outdoors. My passion for little creatures to big ones started very very young. I collected bugs which started before I was even in school. Which made my arachnophobic mother absolutely insane. I love reptiles and my lovely mother got me a tortoise when I was 12 and I still have him now I am 20. My love for animals has transformed into my art, you'll see looking at my portfolio that it's nature and animal themed. Any style, realism down to illustrative as long as its an animal I am up for the challenge!
meet my lovely fur and scale baby's below!
