Van Cleave Aesthetics

One of the greatest honors of what I do is not just creating meaningful tattoos, it’s being trusted with the stories, memories, and moments behind them.

Thank you for being willing to sit down and share your experience in my studio, from the moment you walked through the door to the moment you left with a piece of art that carries personal meaning. Your words help others understand what it’s really like to be in my chair: a private, intentional experience where your story matters.

Every tattoo has a reason. Every client has a journey. I’m so grateful to be the person you trusted to bring your vision to life. 🤍

Thank you for supporting my small business, sharing your experience, and helping others feel confident taking the first step toward their own meaningful tattoo.

If you’ve been thinking about a custom tattoo and want an artist who takes the time to understand your story, I would love to work with you.

✨ Van Cleave Aesthetics
Private Luxury Tattoo & PMU Studio
Franklin, TN

📍Book through the link in my bio or DM me to begin your consultation.

💬 Tell me in the comments: what story would you want your next tattoo to represent?

✨ A subtle transformation that changes everything. ✨

Before: lips that felt a little washed out, uneven in tone, and needed constant liner or color to look defined.

After: soft, natural-looking color, enhanced shape, and a beautiful “your lips but better” finish that wakes up the entire face. 💋

Lip blushing is perfect for adding symmetry, restoring a youthful tint, and creating effortless color that lasts — without the daily lipstick routine.

⏳ My calendar is filling for the next round of lip blush appointments, and these transformations are limited. If you’ve been thinking about enhancing your lips, now is the time to reserve your spot.

✨ Van Cleave Aesthetics
Private Luxury Tattoo & PMU Studio
Franklin, TN
📍Book through the link in my bio or DM me to claim your appointment.

💬 Comment “LIPS” or send me a message to see if lip blushing is right for you.

Every tattoo carries meaning, but some carry an entire family history. Mochi’s portrait was created as the newest tribute to the beloved dogs who have filled her mom’s life with love, laughter, and companionship.

Mochi is a saddleback Shiba Inu, a breed admired for its fox-like beauty, spirited independence, and unmistakable personality. Shibas have a wonderful way of making you laugh when you least expect it. They’re clever, expressive, mischievous, and endlessly endearing, equal parts dignified and downright goofy.

Mochi has brought all of that into her family’s life. She is sweet, full of character, and so completely adored that she simply had to take her place alongside the other beloved dogs who have shaped her mom’s heart and home.

I believe the most meaningful tattoos are the ones that celebrate love, and there is nothing small about the love we have for those who walk beside us on four legs. It was a privilege to create this portrait and preserve a little piece of that bond forever.

Thank you to this dog mom for trusting me with such a special tattoo. ❤️

This client came to me as a referral from his cousin. He want originally sure what he wanted to cover his existing tattoo, but after we talked for a bit, he shared that he wanted to represent one of his favorite verses with a symbol of strength and renewal. The challenge was coming up with a design that felt true to his path as well as using subject matter that would also adequately cover the existing infinity symbol with the red hearts. The solution was a tiger with his favorite flowers - the beautiful roses - and his verse that together provide a combination of soft and strong that encourage him to press ever forward.

Concepting and ideation are parts of the design process that I deeply enjoy. It’s all about teasing out hints and clues to what will empower you to be your most authentic self, then translating those clues into a larger framework of appropriate visual ideas.

What do you think? Is this an effective cover up tattoo? Swipe to the next frame to see where we started.

We’ve been working on this arm for a while and here you can see her healed butterfly at the top (she says it’s her most complimented piece!), her healed botanical piece at the bottom, and her brand spanking fresh and new dimensional horseshoe between the other two big pieces. She has plans for at least one more to balance out the arm on the back side and then we’ll see! It’s always my pleasure to sit with Lauren Tysco. Looking forward to the next piece. 🫶