Studio OUCH! is brought to you by me, Dayi Novas (dah-YEE).

Studio OUCH! is officially a 2-part enterprise — an art publication and a tattoo business.

OUCH! Tattoos operates out of my private studio in Brooklyn, NY. I started tattooing in 2021, and since then I’ve converted to only using a machine for my work. I am licensed and am coming up on 3000 clients!

OUCH! Magazine is a colorful, joyful arts publication, currently on its 13th issue. I take submissions regardless of experience or skill level — drawings, paintings, love letters, recipes, essays, photographs, screenplays, poetry… anything printable is welcome. Each issue has its own theme and is distributed in physical print at my studio.

I graduated as Valedictorian from Douglas Anderson School of the Performing Arts, and from The Cooper Union with a degree in typography and painting. I enjoy reading, writing short stories, making animations, crafting clay jewelry, hand-binding books, illustrating, designing typefaces, doing nail art, and of course… working.

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