I D E X A
Owner and Tattoo Artist at Black & Blue Tattoo
Idexa is a native of Bremen, Germany, and immigrated to San Francisco in 1991. She started tattooing shortly after and opened up Black & Blue Tattoo in 1995.
With a multinational reputation for innovative design and precision, Idexa specializes in black and color designs, simple lines, going with the flow of the body, geometric elements and organically inspired tattoos.
Idexa has worked in different mediums but finds working on skin exhilarating, as only tattooing allows her to work with unique people, their bodies and stories. Her pieces are drawn directly on the skin, allowing for creative collaboration between her and the person, she is working with.
To her, tattooing is a means of self-transformation through art and intention. One could think of tattooing as a way of making the outside of the body look more the way it feels from the inside. Idexa is particularly interested in this personal & spiritual experience. Special attention is given to detail to meet the clients needs and visions.
Idexa has now her own private Studio in Sonoma County with earlier availability and fairly flexible days! Please make sure you specify in the Booking Form below, that you will come to Occidental!
On some Sundays she will take on a client in SF, but does her best work in Sonoma County!
She does not believe in cover-ups, but enjoys reworking and/or extending old pieces. Black out work is offered as well, as she is very effective in filling in large spaces on the body!
No lettering, copying of other artists work or photo-realism, please. The tattoos are drawn directly on the skin on the day of the tattoo appointment.
“Abstract designs drawn on the body the day of the appointment. (No drawings on paper)”
"Today, Black and Blue is one of the top-rated tattoo shops in the Bay Area, advertising as a “woman owned, gender and POC inclusive.”
"Today, Idexa focuses on abstract, geometric work. “I get people who want bold, solid work,” she says."
Skin Deep: A Profile of San Francisco Tattoo Artist Idexa Stern
PRICES
Now sliding scale…only for abstract, bands/lines, creative freedom, in freehand style! Collaborative & Transformative
Minimum: $250 - $500 minimum charge per tattoo per person/groups of 3 getting the same or similar tattoo or predesigned flash reduced rate
Hourly: $350-$500 (lower rates are sometimes given with large projects and multiple sessions if paid in cash/ up to 3 hours for 1K)
Deposit: $350 - $500 (non refundable, once paid/used in last hour of completed tattoo)
Idexa's is part of the following tattoo books:
Tattoo World
