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Hawks Electric
Tattoo Company
hawkselectrictattoos.com
local tattoo artist Joe Hawks. Hawks was born and raised in
Tampa. His style of tattooing ranges from
American Traditional to Japanese inspired
tattoos to black & grey tattoos. His goal in
tattooing is to design a visually pleasing
piece that can be properly applied to the
skin, which will stand up to the elements
and last a lifetime.
With the help and support from his wife
and family, the shop took off running. “We
now have a strong client base of loyal
Tampanians including the local Fire, Police
and Military, say Hawks.” The shop has a
diverse line up of artist and their goal is
to accommodate most artistic styles and
of the craft of tattooing.
Joe has been tattooing for 10 years. His
career started as an apprentice at Artistic
Armor Tattoo under the late Jim Harris
he was a loyal client getting tattooed at
the shop for a long time before making the
jump into tattooing. Joe started tattooing
His pathway into tattooing is different from many other
After many years of doing both fulltime, he had to make
a choice and tattooing has had a tight grip on his heart
Inkslingers. Today, Joe Hawks is living his artistic dream.