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Artist Statement
My work explores a variety of media, particularly drawing, and how it overlaps with contemporary painting and tattooing. My process involves a deep engagement with composition and contrast using illustrative and painterly techniques. Collaboration lies at the heart of my work, most notably in my tattoo commissions, where I work closely with clients to understand their vision, and bring it to life in a way that is both compelling and meaningful.
Much of my tattoo work is abstract and flows with the natural curvature of the body, or uses micro realism to capture snippets of images and memories onto someone's body, to express my art on a permanent canvas. My goal in life is to create art that not only sparks emotion and deeper thought, such as nostalgia and comfort, but also enhances someone’s life and self expression.
Biography
Eryn Helms is a full time artist, expressing her creativity through mediums like drawing, painting, pottery, and tattooing. She was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina where she also pursued her associates degrees of Arts and Sciences in 2022, and proceeded to get her Bachelors of Arts degree in 2024 from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
During her time at UNCC, Eryn was featured in both the 2023 and 2024 Juried Student Exhibitions, the 2023 exhibition at the Gilded Unicorn Tattoo Studio, and a gallery showing at Rosie's Coffee & Wine Garden in 2024. She has been focusing most of her artistic endeavors as a tattoo artist since her senior year of high school in 2020, and has fallen in love with the artform since the very beginning. Eryn currently works at Big Top Tattoo Shop in Charlotte, where she intends to further her tattoo career and freelance artistry.
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