A woman with black and purple hair, tattoos on her arms and chest, and piercings on her nose, in front of a background of green leafy plants.

HAND POKED

Logo for vegan, cruelty-free ink pens featuring crossed needles and circular text reading 'Cruelty Free Ink Pokes' and 'Vegan Hand Poked Tattoos'.
A person is getting a tattoo on their leg, with the tattoo design. The tattoo artist, wearing black gloves and a ring, is holding a needle bar.

TATTOOS

Vegan, Hand Poked Tattoos by Laila
Dickson, City of Canberra - Ngunnawal Country



Discover your next piece of body art with Cruelty Free Ink Pokes. Laila has provided hand-poked tattoos since 2021.

Specialising in traditional, machine-free techniques to create a unique style and experience.

Committed to a fully vegan and ethical practice, ensuring your tattoo is beautiful, kind, and crafted with care for the art, the environment and YOU

Custom and flash designs available.

A person with multiple tattoos on their arms, wearing glasses and a septum piercing, tattooing another person's arm in a tattoo studio.

Specialising in traditional, machine-free techniques

to create a unique style & experience.

Black and white tattoo of a spider on a person's upper arm.
Black and white tattoo of a bird perched on a branch with berries on upper arm
Tattoo artist wearing glasses and black gloves is tattooing a client's arm with a tattoo needle, while the client is lying on a tattoo chair.
A person receiving a tattoo on their upper arm from a tattoo artist in a studio. The tattoo artist is wearing black gloves and holding a needle bar with various tattoos visible on their arms.

Hand poke or ‘stick and poke’ tattoos are made by pushing the needle and ink into the skin manually, one dot at a time, without a machine.

This technique is the oldest form of tattooing with its ancient origins from around the world including: Egypt, Japan, Rome and Pacific Islands.

HAND POKE - VEGAN - LGBTQIA+ ALLY