Carly (she/her) is a self/community taught tattoo artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She began tattooing in May 2022, but has been able to learn and grow so much as an artist and open a private tattoo collective in January 2023, Obsessed. As of February 2025, she is now a resident artist at Backhand.

Carly graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in Fashion Design. After three years in the corporate design world, she decided a desk job wasn’t for her and no longer wanted to work in the fashion industry. Tattooing allows her to be creative, meet cool people, make her own schedule, and collaborate with clients to make some really sick art.

She loves to tattoo large scale, black/grey pieces. During your appointment, she’ll probably mention her love for horror movies or her cat, Sesame.