Ruth Balfour

🦎👾 I wanted to share a little bit about me! Because getting tattooed is not only about the art but who you trust to ink your skin for life! Here’s more about me , what inspires me, myself and loved ones, curious facts…. I believe tattoos are not only art or ink but an experience and I always aim to make the best of greatest experience to my abilities 💚 💌DM me with your tattoo ideas!!! 📍Amsterdam @ink.and.intuition . . . . . .

ONE THEME PROJECT ✨ Round seven is here! 💫 This month’s theme: tiger 🐯 One Theme Project is a collaborative series where, each month, a group of artists creates and shares their own unique interpretation of the same theme. Want to take part? Send me a message — everyone’s welcome! 🥰 What theme should we explore next? Drop your ideas below ⬇️✨ You’re theme might be next to be drawn!!! 🦎 . . . . . . . .

Skye 🐾💙 I actually drew this portrait just because I had to — her face, her energy, everything about her looked like the perfect subject to turn into a tattoo, my friend mentioned that he wanted her portrait in what is nowadays my style! I wanted to show what’s possible when style meets emotion, when tattooing meets love for animals. When my friend saw the design, he instantly fell in love with it. What started as an idea became something way deeper: a piece of Skye, alive in ink. This one will always remind me why I started tattooing — it’s not just about the art, but the stories we carry with us forever. ⬇️💬 Tell me in the comments — would you get a tattoo of your pet? Or tap the link in bio if you’d like me to design your furry friend next. 🐶✨ . Ps: the healed pic is from now! And it’s 5 years old 💚💚💚🦎 . . . . . .

🦎✨ 5 FACTS ABOUT ME ✨🦎 1. ORIGIN 🍊🥘 Originally from Valencia, Spain 🇪🇸 – started tattooing autumn 2014. Moved to UK right after: 1 year up north, then nearly 10 years in London! 🇬🇧🎡 2024: Swapped it all for Netherlands 🇳🇱 by the cold sea (beach vibes forever) 🌊✨ 2. STYLE 🎨 Style developed by accident – friends/colleagues obsessed with my sketchbooks, pushed me to tattoo them. Love the raw freedom: can be messy-sketchy or super polished clean. And colors! City life & society are way too grey – tattoos bring the brightness & uniqueness we crave💥🌈 3. HOBBIES 🧁 Waaaaaay too many hobbies… lately gaming is been my main one 🎮🙈 When COVID hit my partner decided it was time to have some home entertainment and I hadn’t gamed in 15 years !!! – then RDR2, Assassin’s Creed, Horizon (Zero Dawn + Forbidden West), GOW, GTA… sucked me right in! 4. MENTAL HEALTH JOURNEY Getting diagnosed late with ADHD 🌀 – everything clicked… The chaos, hyperfocus, messy creative bursts? Finally made sense. Now it’s my encouragement to keep being unapologetically me!! 😱 (I do apologise a lot regardless🤣🙈) 5. ANIMAL LOVE 🐶🐱 Total animal soul 💚💚💚 – volunteer with rescues whenever I can. Cuddling dogs, cats and any animal that allows love 🦎 all of them fuel my spirit animal tattoos, as you can see many of my OG designs. And proud mama of 4 cats 🐈‍⬛🐈🐈🐈 . Which fact surprised you most? Drop YOUR fun fact below ⬇️ . DM for bookings /enquiries – let’s add color to your life ✨🌊 . COMMENT “INK TIME” for the booking link 🥰 . . . . . . . . .