Hornets Nest Elite Art Studio

Love this place! All of the staff, including the owner were very friendly. I saw Boomer for my appointment. He is an amazing artist. I have followed him for years and his work just gets better and better. He never stops growing and learning as an artist! I also had the pleasure of seeing a piece done by the owner. It was killer work! You can tell theses guys love what they do. Can't wait to get my next tattoo! Thanks for the experience gentlemen!

My husband and I were in town and wanted to get tattoos. We were passing by and stopped here on a whim. I am so glad we did! The owner, Billy, did an excellent job and overall had an amazing shop. It was a very clean and well-kept environment with great customer service. We will definitely be returning the next time we are in town!

My son has wanted a tattoo for so long and me being a mom and no tattoos I was worried. You know I am that type of mom... Well, after checking out the shops in Louisville he heard great things about The Hornets Nest and decided to go there. I was so impressed! The shop is clean almost spa like, the employees are courteous and the owner is fantastic! He free styled the design and it looks so good.

I got my first custom piece from Billy today. Amazing doesn’t even begin to describe the work he did. Besides having a piece that I am in love with I want to point out that Billy and his staff make you feel welcome the moment you walk through the door. I will never go anywhere else. All of the artists did amazing work there today.
Thank you Billy and staff for making me excited about coming back!!

Highly recommend. Everyone here is so friendly.

David Honaker is the artist that tattoos me. I’ve been seeing David for almost 5 years and I love every piece he’s done for me. He’s great about when I bring him an idea, turning it into a unique piece and placing it where it’s going to look the best. I like a lot of nature things and he does an amazing job of expanding on those and turning it into something I couldn’t come up with on my own.

While I don’t have “traditional” tattoos, they are works of art, and very me. I get so many compliments on them, even my 80 yr old grandma said “I don’t like tattoos, but yours are pretty” and grandma wouldn’t say it if she didn’t think so. 😉

Go see David, you’ll love it!

My friend and I both got piercings here the same day. Both of ours got infected in under a week. my friend had to get the earring cut out of her ear in the emergency room because her ear had swollen up around the earring and essentially "swallowed" the piercing. She had to be on antibiotics for a week. Mine got infected like the third day I had them and I took impeccable care of them. Cleaned them with exactly what I was told by the piercer to clean them with at the exact frequency suggested. I have had other piercings and never once had an infection because I make sure I take care of them. I can't be completely certain, but my friend says she cleaned hers as directed also and I doubt she would lie. Anyway, I went and got them taken out at tattoo Charlie's and they told me the placement was completely wrong and the jewelry was poor quality and incorrect for the piercings. Had to be on antibiotics for quite some time and follow up with an ear nose and throat doctor. The guy told us he had all this experience and training and talked himself up quite a bit. I just find it hard to believe he didn't do something wrong with both of our piercings becoming so badly infected so quickly, after taking very good care of them. Very upsetting experience to the point that I don't know if I will be able to ever get another piercing again, and I love piercings.

Got my first of likely many tattoos here with Zach. It was a great experience. Zach was awesome, as were the other folks in the shop, even when I was late for my appointment because I put it in my calendar wrong. Would absolutely recommend these folks, and Zach especially, to anyone.

I got a couple piercings from here, and always had a good experience. The staff was informed and willing to answer any questions that I may have had. The only odd thing is that they don't take card, only cash. That is a slight inconvenience, especially if you are unsure on how much your work will cost. Speaking of pricing, I found this shop to be pretty affordable compared to some other piercing places around the city.

Great staff, extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Always willing to answer any questions you may have. Clean and well maintained shop. Would recommend to anyone in the market looking to get tattooed. They have artists that are phenomenal at varying styles and can help you customize a tattoo just for you.

Noah was awesome! He was very professional and kind and did an amazing job on the fox design I picked and was nice to talk to. Everyone at the shop was also nice and professional as well. I liked how laid back everyone was but also they were very upfront with me about anything I asked them. I will be coming back :)