About the Studio

BlackSails Studio was founded in 2017 as a professional private tattoo studio on the south shore of Long Island. Located in Sayville, the studio is a comfortable retreat for clients and allows the artists to focus on their work in a private location without any of the distractions of a traditional tattoo shop.

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Artist and owner Brandon Schultheis focuses on large-scale Illustrative, New School and Bio-Mechanical tattoos, but is also happy to take on smaller projects as well. With over 20 years of experience, he's a very versatile artist that can tackle a variety of styles.

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Joe Friedman is a renowned tattooer that specializes in bold, colorful Neo-Traditional, Anime, Pop Culture and Illustrative tattoos, both large scale and single-session pieces. Visit his website to see more of Joe's impressive portfolio!

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Marvin Silva is an incredibly versatile artist and tattooer. Marvin specializes in Illustrative and Surrealism tattoos, but can handle a variety of styles- from portraits to traditional to new school, both in color and black & gray!

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JJ Claudio specializes in Black & Gray Realism as well as Illustrative tattooing. JJ has a diverse portfolio and has tremendous versatility with both smaller and large-scale pieces. Check out his rendering and attention to detail- it's second-to-none!

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Samantha Prag specializes in Traditional Illustrative Black & Gray dot work and has a very clean, unique and recognizable style. Visit Sam's website to send her an inquiry for her style of work!

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Brendan Grimes has recently joined our team and is a tremendous addition. While he specializes in bold Traditional Japanese work, Brendan excels at every style of tattooing- a truly versatile tattoo artist!

Email is the only way to contact our artists, so please see the Contact page for their information for any inquiries you might have. Thank you!