normal human tattoo artist & illustrator

kingsley van zandt, also known as “alekivz,” just another tatttooer in richmond, virginia

✦ booking form summer 2026 (OPENS 5/6)
✦ pre-drawn / idea list for tattoos
✦ prints for sale
✦ online store
and now it turns out, death’s not the end she was a bone, we sharpened our teeth the world owes more than they’ll pay in the wind i heard them say... oh, henrietta, we can live on forever print available on the @unkindnessart online st
alligator & venus flytrap cover up! swipe to see more angles, healed lines/shading, and the original cover up 🫶 i loved doing this piece & it ended up changing from the original design a fair amount. originally the alligator was positioned u
one of my last tattoos from pre-surgery! a little centipede for frank, who saved my bacon by booking a super last minute cancellation AND told me about how their store refuses to sell english ivy & other invasives. i immediately bought stuff to f
i started off pride month by getting a laparoscopic total hysterectomy and salpingoompherectomy, aka “ripped out all that erroneous shit i didn’t ask for” — and in doing so found out that i had what is called adenomyosis, whic
namazu, the mythical catfish god that causes earthquakes in japan, as this gap filler/inner arm piece for melanie. really love this guy! or maybe i just love fish in general… #catfish #namazu #japanese #tattoo
i have new merch dropping on my etsy store today, in less than two hours. some of it (goldfish pins & patches, cicada pins, tiger & gingko patches) you can also find in real life at @unkindnessart in person this weekend at our may market. new
very close to done on my first backpiece here, just one session left to fill in gaps & do a last look at everything 🐀👑💀 #backpiece #tattoo #ratking #rat #illustrativetattoo
trying this again, with better graphics and not a slapdash effort while driving— thank u for the love on the previous post, i included more info in this one 🫶 all links can be found in my bio, i am currently going thru submissions & sendin
my books are open! i stupidly didn’t think to set up a less weirdly cropped post for showing this fact off & im driving down to atlanta today & tomorrow so please don’t make fun of my poorly planned books opening post 💔 i’l
fever in the night, and the tremors come on but it’s you who’ll survive, just like nobody thought nails turnin’ red, lying cold on the bed and now it turns out, death’s not the end oh, henrietta, we can live on forever new
opossum wip 🌸 this one goes onto the legs, which is our next stop on this tattoo! #backpiece #tattoo #ratking #opossum
another opossum king backpiece in progress! i had two lovely clients ask about this project from my wanna dos— and it’s been a fun challenge to take the same concept & themes and apply it to two large scale pieces without feeling like
white claudia from silent hill f as the last part of a little silent hill half sleeve. i really gotta be better about posting! but alas. #floral #videogametattoo #whiteclaudia
i king my rats just like anyone else— one rat at a time 🥰 progress on this big rat king thigh for richard! #ratking #rattoo #illustrativetattoo
mantis shrimp? mantis is bugs. shrimp is also bugs. #tattoo #illustrativetattoo #shrimpsisbugs
start of a crow underbust piece for dana, who sat so well for a tattoo that covers what is essentially the worst parts of the body to get tattooed. shading & colour to come— for now a lot of things are grey lined to serve as a sort of &ldqu
some progress on this opossum king back piece 🫶 we started colour— just the chains & some fire for now, but excited to get into the little individual guys next time! #opossum #backpiece #tattoo
top surgery scar cover up (+ regular cover up) in progress. some spicy placements lately! but i can’t wait to get more into colour with this faericorn rat & pawpaw flowers. the wings are based on zebra swallowtails, whose only host plants i