Realistic tattoo artist, Owner of Noire Ink studios
An incredible achievement for this customer that over 6 sittings was able to get this famous statue into his skin. Dedication, passion, emotions would be the words that comes to mind after doing this piece
Tattoo by Thomas Carli Jarlier
« Echoes of a forgotten city »
(Partly healed)
“Between memory and silence, she stands — a fragment of time, half human, half city. Her gaze carries the echo of a world that once was, while three small birds rest upon a branch — a quiet reminder of life’s fragile continuity. In every shadow and light, art becomes a way to hold what fades, to give form to emotion, and to transform impermanence into something eternal.”
Done using
Sunskin tattoo machines
TCJ butter and needles
World Famous Ink
Lt tattoo equipment
Ink machines
Killer ink
Bheppo
15 Years in Ink
Fifteen years ago, I picked up a tattoo machine for the first time. I could never have imagined that this path would lead me here — to a life richer and more complex than anything my younger self could have dreamed. As a child, I never thought I would achieve much, let alone leave a mark on the world. Yet today, I look back knowing that I’ve brought something new to tattooing — not only a way of approaching realism and achieving a certain depth in rendering, but perhaps also a philosophy for those who never felt they belonged in an “industry,” yet love this timeless craft in all its forms.
The road has not been easy. There have been deceptions, burnouts, drama, and health challenges. But these trials shaped me into who I am today. The tattoo world has changed — and so have I. The next 15 years will be about exploring my art and philosophy in a way that is more personal, more deliberate, and more aligned with who I am now. I’ve closed the chapter of running a shop and opened one where my focus is entirely on my work, my clients, and the seminars I share with those who connect to my approach.
People often ask me, especially the younger generation, when I’ll stop tattooing — as if the older ones should step aside to make space. I’m sorry to disappoint, but I’m here to stay. I do this for myself, for my clients, and for the joy of creating.
So here’s to the next 15 years and beyond — to doing exactly what I was meant to do.
Thank you all for your support
Booking opening coming soon
The commitment of this client to the art of tattooing is truly inspiring.
This piece took shape over six sessions, each one a meeting of patience, endurance, and trust.
There is nothing more pure than the bond formed through the process of tattooing — a shared journey where skin becomes canvas, pain becomes meditation, and each needle stroke carves a step toward transformation.
In those hours, the world falls away.
There is only the quiet rhythm of the machine, the breath, and the will to endure.From the weight of the difficult moments emerges something profound —
a mark not just on the skin, but on the soul. It is in this passage through discomfort that we grow,carrying with us a story that will live forever beneath the surface.
Tattoo done at Noire ink, Clermont Ferrand by Thomas Carli Jarlier
Today is a good day to reshare this piece on the theme of Wednesday Addams that I made a while back. I enjoy remaking movie characters in my own way.
This was done in my shop at Noire Ink in Clermont Ferrand France
Tattoo credit – Thomas Carli Jarlier
Had a small break during my holiday to start this back piece for a strong client from Houston Texas. The fact that people travel so far to get work is truly something I feel proud of. It’s not only a tattoo that people come to get but it’s also an experience, an energy a moment of transformation. I’m looking forward to finish this work from September.
Like the stillness before a storm, silence holds a quiet tension — not of weakness, but of readiness. In the world of movement and chaos, it’s often the silent ones who see the most, feel the deepest, and react with precision when the moment comes.
This tattoo speaks to that energy — the restrained force, the controlled power behind calm eyes. It’s a reminder that still waters run deep, and that being quiet doesn’t mean you’re not ready… it means you’re already listening.
In the heart of darkness, I met myself —
not the version shaped by ease, but the one forged in silence and flame.
Suffering did not steal my light; it revealed its depth.
Even death, in its stillness, whispers of renewal.
Beauty is not the absence of shadow, but the grace with which we walk through it
Work in progress, on a strong client from Switzerland.
Reference by Mystherion
Thomas Carli Jarlier