Black & Grey Realism Tattoo Artist in Hamilton

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Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Sheldon is deeply proud to call Hamilton home — so proud, in fact, that he has “Steel City” tattooed above his eyebrow. Subtlety has never been his thing.

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Sheldon has been tattooing since 2013 and has been part of the GRIM Studios family since 2016. He’s known for pulling an incredibly clean line and for having some of the smoothest black and grey blends in the studio. Over the years at GRIM, Sheldon has grown significantly both personally and artistically, and now specializes in black and grey realism.

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Sheldon is also what can only be described as super dad — the kind of dad everyone wishes they had. He absolutely did not go out for smokes and never come back. He’s a huge family man and spends his time drawing, working on art, and hanging out with his fiancée Ashley, their three sons, and their four cats.

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Despite looking cool and maybe a little intimidating (if you’re scared of face tattoos, I guess), Sheldon is a giant child at heart. He lives for mischief, is genuinely hilarious, and has a way of turning clients into friends. People feel seen around him — not just tattooed.

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Around the shop, Sheldon is infamous for his pranks and is widely regarded as the GOAT of GRIM’s Secret Santa parties. At one point, he wanted to gift Kristian a live chicken. That was (correctly) shut down (although a shop chicken would be awesome), so instead he wrapped up raw chicken breast (in a bag, relax). Why? No one knows. But it was iconic.