ABOUT JOE HAASH
Joe Haasch has been tattooing since 2005; the majority of the first 7 years working in Ft. Worth, TX at Liberty Electric Tattoo. In 2012, Joe Haasch started at Elm Street Tattoo in Dallas, TX. In October of 2016 Elm Street Tattoo opened a private studio location, Heart in Hand Gallery, where Joe has worked by appointment only since then. In February of 2022 he made his dream a reality and opened Heart in Hand Arlington with Oliver Peck.
Joe specializes in large scale Traditional Japanese and Classic American styles. These styles can cover a large range and variety of designs. Customers are rarely turned away based on design choice, but many times the original image will be redrawn to better fit the skin.
“I will not do any tattoos that won’t hold up over time. One thing you need to remember when getting tattooed is that black outline and shading are the heart and soul of the design. Without the black the color will have nothing to contrast with, leaving it weak and dull as it ages in the skin.”
ELM STREET TATTOO & MUSIC FEST
It's mid April and the taxman wants his cut of the yearly profit. I've spent the last couple of weeks sorting through bank statements and tax documents. The end of the tax year is always stressful for those of us who choose the self employed path. One good thing about...
TRIBAL VIRGO
It was the spring of 1996 when I started 7th grade at Monnig middle school in Fort Worth. I was 13. My friends and I would skip class and stroll around town, dodging truancy officers, getting in and out of trouble, and committing minor acts of vandalism and petty...
