#NAOHOAstory…We Are United

This piece was a collaboration between the client and myself. She had the core idea on paper and simply wanted me to snazz up the wave. From what I recall: the circle, sky and water portrays the world and its elements and the dots represent people and how we’re all the same, regardless of gender Continue reading


Facepainting at The Color Festival 2016

  It’s always fun to see what life throws at you. 🙂 Recently, I was approached to work at The Color Festival (Cardiff) as a face painter. I hadn’t thought of that route before but figured it could be an interesting way to raise awareness of NAOHOA to a large crowd in a short space of Continue reading


The Color Festival 2016

I’ll be at The Color Festival, Cardiff!! If you fancy some face paint or tattoo transfers whilst dancing to some sweet beats, swing by NAOHOA’s stall to get your fix. 😀 I’ll be there all day with my lovely helpers, so even if I’m busy talking to someone about real ink, there will always be Continue reading


Pokémon GO Tattoos

Hey all, Is anyone else obsessed with this game?! I grew up with Pokémon and worked in gaming so you may know that I’m pretty into GO – especially if you’ve been following my personal account on Twitter. Many moons ago, I re-designed some members of my original team from the Blue days and honestly, it would Continue reading


Cross & Wings Re-work

Hey guys~ I’ll be starting a biiiig re-work/coverup jobbins soon and thought I’d share my process. If you’re interested, please refer back to this post as I’ll be updating it as I go along, as well as posting photos on Facebook. ….the wings won’t be completely symmetrical – it was just easy to flip it Continue reading


Open Days 2016

Currently, NAOHOA is strictly an appointment-only studio where Naomi is only present when booked in. However! If you’d like to check out the studio and meet the artist or drop-in for a consultation, swing by at one of the Open Days. 🙂 11am-5:30pm March 18*-19th (*12pm-5:30pm) April 29-30th May 27-28th [to be updated throughout the Continue reading