Kristen specializes in hand-poked tattoos (“Stick n’ Poke”), primarily working with black ink to create illustrative line work, with a focus on zoological, botanical, and inanimate objects. The process uses sterilized, traditional tattoo needles to manually deposit ink into the upper layer of skin, resulting in clean linework and shading. Hand-poked tattoos are generally less painful, heal faster, and the process is overall a more relaxing experience.