I’m Chad. I’ve been tattooing professionally since 2012, and in Fall 2026, I opened Solitaire Tattoo, my private tattoo studio in Salem, Massachusetts.

I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a background in graphic design, printmaking, sculpture, painting, and figure drawing. Basically, I’ve spent most of my life making things, looking at things closely, and turning ideas into something real.

Tattooing is where a lot of that comes together.

Solitaire Tattoo is the studio I wanted to create: private, comfortable, professional, and focused entirely on the person I’m tattooing. Whether it’s your first tattoo or you’ve lost count, I aim to keep the process relaxed, respectful, and low-pressure. No attitude. No judgment. No unnecessary distractions. Just good conversation, solid clean work, and a tattoo that feels like it belongs to you.

Outside of tattooing, I’m usually with my family, skateboarding, reading, gaming, walking with my dog, getting way too into art, food, or Dungeons & Dragons, or thinking about some project I probably don’t technically have time for but do anyway because art.

I’m also an ordained minister, which is true, funny, and very on brand somehow.

Solitaire Tattoo is now booking for Fall 2026 & Winter 2027.

Have a tattoo idea or ready to get started? Book your free consultation directly through my website at solitairetattoo.com. Have questions or need assistance? Email me at chad@solitairetattoo.com.

Let’s make something cool.

—Chad