Gauntlet

The artists

Three resident artists. Three distinct styles.

Each artist books their own appointments by email. Read each artist's page for booking notes and Instagram.

Co-owner

Ines Silva

Neotraditional · neo-romantic · ornamental

Co-owner of Gauntlet Tattoo. Inez is a Portuguese tattoo artist who moved to Canada in 2016. Taking influence from European classical art, architecture and literature, her preferred styles are neotraditional and neo-romantic, with focus on ornamental work as well. Her favourite themes to draw are faces, ornamental designs, botanical art, animals, and medieval weapons in both colour and black & grey.

FacesBotanicalAnimalsMedieval weaponsOrnamental

Co-owner

Genevieve Bethley

Illustrative realism · neotraditional · bright colour

Co-owner of Gauntlet Tattoo and tattooing since 2012. Genevieve loves working with bright colours, specializing in illustrative realism and neotraditional. She is often approached to recreate characters from beloved video games, comics, and movies. Some of her favourite images to create are organic, nature, fantasy, and sci-fi themed.

OrganicNatureFantasySci-fiCharacter commissions

Resident artist

Dani Stammschroer

Illustrative dotwork · stippling · botanical

Dani started tattooing in 2019 while finishing up her Honours Bachelor of Illustration degree at Sheridan College. Specializing in illustrative dotwork and stippling, she loves tattooing botanicals, ornamental designs, animals (especially in clothing), and anything inspired by nature. Dani has been working out of Gauntlet Tattoo since August 2021.

BotanicalsOrnamentalAnimals in clothingNature

Not sure which artist?

If your idea is ornamental, neotraditional, faces, or medieval — Inez. If it's a bright character piece, fantasy, or sci-fi — Genny. If it's botanical, dotwork, or stippling — Dani. If you're still not sure, send us an enquiry through the contact page and we'll point you in the right direction.

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A note on portfolios

Each artist's portfolio lives on their personal Instagram, where healed pieces, in-progress work, and current availability are posted. Tap an artist's handle to see the work first-hand.