Demo preview by ShiftWeb. A concept website for Best Friends Club. Artist facts are gathered from public sources. Portrait and portfolio slots are ready for each artist's own images, added or changed on request.

The roster

Meet the club

Best Friends Club is a collective, so each resident artist works in their own style and looks after their own bookings. Find the one whose work is right for your idea, then get in touch with them directly.

Co-founder

Sarah-Louise Alexander @sarahlouisealexanders

IllustrativeLineworkDotwork

Sarah-Louise co-founded Best Friends Club in 2021. A graduate in Sculpture from Edinburgh College of Art, she finished her tattoo apprenticeship in 2015 and works in an illustrative style built from linework and dotwork. She takes custom and flash bookings through her own website.

Ells @ornamentells

OrnamentalHandpokeCustom & flash

Ellis, who goes by Ells and uses they/them, is a queer, neurodivergent tattooist working from the studio in their own ornamental style. They offer custom, flash and freehand handpoked tattoos, and take bookings through Get Ink where their flash sheets and available dates are listed.

Co-owner

Kitty Pressland @kitty_pressland_tattoo

Resident artist

Kitty is a resident artist and co-owner at Best Friends Club, tattooing her own pieces from the Leith studio. Message Kitty directly on Instagram to book in and see her latest available work.

Shrew @shrewtattoo

Resident artist

Shrew is a resident artist at Best Friends Club, working from the studio at 120 Pitt Street. Follow along and message on Instagram to see current flash and enquire about booking.

Guest artists join the studio from time to time. The full, current roster and each artist's latest work are kept up to date on the studio's Instagram.

Not sure who to pick?

Message the studio and we will point you the right way

Send the studio a message on Instagram with your idea, and we will help you find the artist whose style suits it best.

How to book