Clifton Carter Jr.

@cliftonwcarterjr

I have been tattooing full time since January 2001. I apprenticed in San Francisco starting in 2000. From 2004-2009 I worked with Ed Hardy at Tattoo City also in San Francisco. I’ve mostly gravitated towards fine line tattooing my whole career however I’ve also always been versatile. Currently I’m very interested in doing bigger bolder pieces designed around a framework of black. All indigenous and traditional tattoo styles influence my work. I myself am heavily tattooed so I can empathize with the time, effort, money and pain of getting tattoos.

I was born in 1972. I’ve spent much of my life in the San Francisco Bay area but grew up in Maryland. I moved to Minneapolis to study theology and philosophy in a short immersive seminary program. I’m vegan and I’m an ally for the LGBTQ, BIPOC and the unhoused community. I love Minneapolis and I especially love Leviticus Tattoo. I occasionally still ride a skateboard. I have been drawing and painting my entire life and making art still consumes most of my time.