Hello friends!

I’m Dana Smithson-Taylor, tattoo artist at Modern Dagger Tattoo in New Oxford, Pennsylvania.

I’m open to tattoos of all styles, but love neotraditional, traditional, and illustrative designs involving botanical and animal imagery.

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View fullsize ✨️ IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! ✨️ Hey gang! Sorry for the radio silence recently- I've had some big changes in the works! I'm thrilled to announce that as of May 20th, I will be joining the crew at Leaf and Arrow Tattoo Studio in York, PA. I'm so excit
View fullsize Skull from my flash! Always happy to tattoo some sickass bones ☠️ . . . . . #patattooartist #patattooers #skulltattoo #naturetattoo #marylandtattooartist
View fullsize Meaningful little kitty tattoo for the sweetest client. Thanks for the trust! . . . . . . #patattooartist #marylandtattooartist #minimalisttattoos #patattooers #cattatoo
View fullsize Skull and peony. More big concepts like this, please! . . . . . . #patattooartist #marylandtattooartist #patattooers #blackworktattoo #peonytattoo #skulltattoo
View fullsize Coverup from a few weeks ago. Would LOVE to take on more work in this style 💀 . . . . . . #skulltattoo #coveruptattoos #blackworktattoo #neotradtattoo #tradtattoo
View fullsize A handful of my favorites from this past weekend's flash sales! Thank you so much to the team @leafandarrowtattoo for letting me hang with y'all, I had a blast!
View fullsize Anglerfish 🎣 Had SUCHHHH a blast with this one, please bring me more weird animals . . . . . . #patattooartist #marylandtattooartist #patattooers #blackworktattoo #anglerfishtattoo
View fullsize Little willow sprig for the best client! Teacup is by me, text is not. Thanks Meredith, it's always a blast! 🌿 . . . . . #blackworktattoo #botanicaltattoo #patattooartist #gettysburgpa #patattooers #marylandtattooartist #newoxfordpa