I've been tattooed through roughly 12 sessions so far. Out of all of them, I can safely say that my best experience top to bottom to date was at Rebel Muse Tattoo in Lewisville. It is absolutely amazi... Read More
I've been tattooed through roughly 12 sessions so far. Out of all of them, I can safely say that my best experience top to bottom to date was at Rebel Muse Tattoo in Lewisville. It is absolutely amazing that the little town of Lewisville is home to one of the best collections of tattoo artists in the country. That's not hyperbole. That is the absolute truth. This should is home to David Mushaney, Robert Luckey, Haylie Erin, and the incomparable Liz Cook.When I first began my search for a shop/artist to take on a full color, photorealism portrait of my dog, I searched for shops throughout the nation. It took roughly 6 months for me to compile my list. However, at the top of my list in pure artistic ability was an artist named Liz Cook. And holy shit, she was within 30 miles of my house at Rebel Muse. The scheduling at Rebel Muse is mostly done directly through the artist. Because of their abilities and schedules, they don't take on the flash pieces you see at other shops. I never even saw a flash board.Rather, they take on the artistic, one of a kind pieces to forever be on your body. I contacted Liz through email and got an appointment through her assistant about 6 months in advance. Note that Liz is about to debut in a tattoo reality show, so this waiting list could grow even more.On the day of my appointment, I showed up about 10 minutes early. The door was open even though the door said they opened at 11, and there was incredibly friendly staff there waiting along with one or two other clients watching Bob's Burgers on a TV in the waiting room so gothic and fancy, it looks like Bam Margera's castle. You know when you're at a good shop, when you can strike up friendly, interesting conversation with every client there. Seriously, everyone I met there was so friendly.Liz then took me back to her room for my session. That's when you realize just how gigantic this place is. Most artists have at least a 20'x20' space. Each of them are decorated with art that fits each artist's style. They are beautiful.As for the session, it was a very long 6-7 hour session of being tattooed. But in between the needles, I had great conversations with different artists coming in the room to hang out, eating lunch in their breakroom area, and just plain jamming out to Liz's playlist. I hit a wall of pain with about an hour to go, but another artist named Cookie got me a Snickers to help bring my sugar levels back up to last for the rest of the session. And I was so glad that I was able to get this in one session. It was well worth it. It is the most stunning piece of art that I own, and it's on my body forever.If God wanted to get a tattoo, he would go to Rebel Muse. Check out the artists' portfolios and you'll see why. It's the fucking ish, man. Read Less