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Z; Owner, Tattooist, Branding Artist, Body Piercer, Custom Jeweler

Z has been an artist in one form or another all of her life. She began collecting tattoos in 1983 and hasn't stopped yet. She was a custom jeweler for 20 years in the local jewelry industry and went on to the University of Pittsburgh to earn a BA in Film Production.

She only began tattooing in 1997 but took to it right away. She learned her art from the best in town including Heidi Helmich and Animal of Animal's All American Tattoo Emporium.

Z was trained and certified as a Branding Artist by Fakir Musafar in San Francisco in 1997. She was also trained in the art of body piercing by Body Piercer, Kristin Ronca.

Go to Z's eBay store TattooedHeartsdotcom for some really cool jewelry, shoes and boots! DO IT NOW!

Z is

  • Professional member of the Alliance of Professional Tattooists
  • Red Cross certified in Universal Precautions
  • Red Cross certified in Preventing Disease Transmission
  • Clean & Serene since 8/4/88 Drugs are baaaad, um-kay...

Check out some of Z's tattoo work , branding work, and some of her custom jewelry work in her sandbox.

Questions for Z


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Z Spot Body Art Studio Inc.
Tattooing, Piercing, Branding, Pittsburgh.
Also offering Custom Jewelry Design and Repair
Professional Graphic Design.

1443 Potomac Ave..
Pittsburgh, PA 15216
(412) 344-1314

Map it on MapMuse.com!

HOURS Tues - Sat 12ish till 8ish

Graphics and *most* photos by Z Messner
Web site design by Z and Karl (my bro) Messner
I expressed ideas, Karl made it work
and, OF COURSE, this site was...