Mark Lavelle

After an amazing childhood growing up in Ireland, Mark Lavelle moved to the land of opportunity to broaden horizons and find the American Dream. From a flip of a coin and a huge leap of faith he found himself in Los Angels. He was granted the chance of a lifetime to learn under Bob and Charlie Roberts at the World Famous Spotlight Tattoo in Hollywood, a privilege only few have gotten. For 11 1/2 years he worked there focusing on the art of American Traditional tattoos.

After years of doing countless guest spots at The Aloha Monkey, Lavelle decided to make the move to the Midwest. Taking what he learned from Bob and Charlie Roberts, he was looking to take that step forward with the tutelage of Josh Arment and the rest of the team here.

You can find the Celtic cowboy at the shop every Saturday-Wednesday taking walk-ins and appointments, as well as old issues of Vogue Magazine.