Mr. Tim is an internationally award-winning tattoo artist who began tattooing in the barracks of Fort Bragg in October 1997. In 1999, he began tattooing full time at Peggy’s Tattoo on South Padre Island. After years of working in shops, attending conventions, and building his clientele, he opened his first studio in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood in 2006. His second studio followed in Logan Square in 2011, where he tattooed until 2019. Since then, Tim has traveled coast to coast, working in various shops and embracing life on the road. Along the way, he’s raised two children and done his best to keep his feet on the ground.