Samma Charles

Psychosexual surrealism. Organic bodies under inorganic light.

Current Work

Murr's Erotic Nightmare

Murr's Erotic Nightmare — white dragon and griffin tattoo in electric blue and neon, by Samma Charles

Revisiting the 2020–2021 Erotic Nightmares.

There are parallels between the horror and majesty of the dragon and the griffin, and homosexuality. Between the mythology and the fantasy.

* Tattooed in May 2024, photographed in June 2026

Sessions are by invitation. When the work pulls you in, there's a way through.

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Secret location

There's no studio you can walk into. The work is made behind an unmarked door in Oxford, England

the address arrives only once you're booked.

Colour realism tattoo by Samma Charles — woman's face with stitched scars and roses in her hair, violet and electric blue, upper arm
Surrealist horror tattoo — screaming face with hollow eyes and fangs, torn by black brushstrokes over neon pink and blue
Surreal colour realism tattoo of a frightened man inside a diver's helmet with multiplied eyes, on the calf
Colour portrait tattoo of a freckled woman behind shattered glass with pink lilies and a mountain lake, on the lower leg
Psychosexual surrealist tattoo by Samma Charles — black and grey nude figure against neon pink flame with 'Perfect' lettering
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a man's face entwined with red suture-marked ribbons, upper arm
Painterly nude tattoo in teal and amber with angel-wing feathers, inner arm
Surrealist collage tattoo by Samma Charles — woman's gaze, skull and leaves cut by black brushwork and neon halos, on the thigh

The Application

The Client List

Sessions are by invitation, not booking. You don't bring a design — if you're selected, Samma creates the concept for you. Invitations usually go out at the start of each month.

Most pieces run two to three sessions. The rate is charged per day.

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