{"id":6679,"date":"2021-05-04T09:48:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T13:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6679"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:52:38","slug":"sammies-tattoo-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2021\/05\/04\/sammies-tattoo-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Sammie\u2019s Tattoo Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tattooing has been a part of humanity’s culture for thousands of years. This art is something you have on your body for the rest of your life. This is true whether it’s an intricate piece that takes months of planning and multiple sessions or a last minute simple tattoo that you get because you only live once. You will want a trustworthy and talented tattoo artist on the other side of that tattoo gun. Sammie Carmen is just the artist you’ve been looking for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sammie attended a tattoo school in New York after high school. After getting her tattooing license, Sammie opened up her shop in Houlton, her hometown. She rented a small room at a hair salon for about six months before finding a larger space that she stayed at for about five years. She is now at her current location, 52 Market Square, Suite #6, Houlton, Maine, where she has been located for over six years. You can find Sammie and her shop on Facebook and Instagram at Sammie\u2019s Tattoo Studio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Black and Gray Dog Portrait by Sammie Carmen.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When you walk into her shop, you can see her artwork covering the walls and filling the whole room with a magical atmosphere. Sammie\u2019s style is unique to her as an artist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sammie said, \u201cI really feel like it’s been the last few years. Because I’ve always just done whatever people wanted. The last few years I’ve been really pushing to like, even if they didn’t ask for it, I’m like yo, let me do this in my style a little bit if that’s cool. Or know where I’m so busy I can choose who and what I’m tattooing a little bit more. So I really push toward something that’s more in my realm or style these days. Same with the pre-draws. I’ve been pushing them really hard the last few years too. Just because it’s totally my own artwork. And yeah, I feel like that helps me develop my own style a little bit more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Julie Collins, a long-time customer of Sammie\u2019s, has gotten about a total of 15 hours and six visits from Sammie. She said, \u201cSammie is so very talented. She\u2019s easygoing and really gets to know you. I have been to several other artists and Sammie is by far the most organized and professional, with an excellent, clean studio where you can also see her different types of artwork on display. She practices in a very sterile manner. Her before and aftercare directions are very clear and\u00a0 helpful to make sure your tattoo experience is a safe and enjoyable one.\u201d\u00a0 Besides speaking about her great customer service, Julie also commented on Sammie\u2019s unique style. \u201cHer style and technique is top-notch. I have recommended several people to Sammie Carmen as well as my two daughters once they were of age.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Julie went on to discuss how Sammie\u2019s scheduling works and how long it’ll take on average. \u201cScheduling a tattoo with Sammie is a six-month no less wait. She believes folks should really take time to think about the permanent artwork they are getting on their bodies.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Black and Gray Dog Portrait by Sammie Carmen.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Some more about Sammie is that she really excels at and enjoys tattooing nature and witchy types of tattoos. Many of her tattoos and own designs have natural aspects such as animals, plants, bones and other things you can find in nature. She has a few designs that she has turned into stickers for cars and laptops. One of those designs is an old-style gas lantern with a scene of the woods. Another is a cabin from an animal skull with fluorescent mushrooms and plants growing from it. She is also well-known for her amazing Maine theme designs, from a Maine forest in the lenses of a pair of sunglasses to a Polaroid picture of Mt. Katahdin. The spectrum of her designs are endless and there is truly something for everyone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tattooing has been a part of humanity’s culture for thousands of years. This art is something you have on your body for the rest of your life. This is true whether it’s an intricate piece that takes months of planning and multiple sessions or a last minute simple tattoo that you get because you only […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8258,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679\/revisions\/8258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}