Ashli-Ann Ha is piercing the skin of the tattoo industry, dot by dot. The fourth-year geography and sociology student started out by inking Bruin Plate bananas in 2019, but Ha said she has since honed the vibrant designs she creates using the stick-and-poke technique, a nonelectric method of tattooing that is executed using only a needle and ink. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year geography and sociology student Ashli-Ann Ha tattoos clients using the hand-poke method, which aids in creating their characteristic simple, whimsical style. (Photo by Kristin Pischel, Photo Illustration by Katie Frei)






