San Antonio artists/shops - recommendations?

[wildcat]

I will be TDY at Joint Base San Antonio for a few weeks in early August and am looking for recommendations for shops and/or artists to look at in the area.

I have gotten in the habit of getting one-shot pieces when I travel, but have not had good luck asking people in the cities I travel to (and since you can't see tattoos in uniform, I don't have a good way to vet these peoples judgment of good work...lol).

I'm not set on a particular style as I already have a bit of everything, the shop just need to be amenable to walk-ins (or at least short notice appointments).

I'll be doing my own Instagram "research" but I figured y'all would have some suggestions on where to start.

Thanks!

Wildcat

 

[SStu]

I don't know about San Antonio, but Austin isn't far from there and you'd have dozens of choices there. 

[wildcat]

Austin may be a little further than I will be able to go, but I will check it out...where there's a will, there's a way, right?

Thanks!

Wildcat

[TheFnTexan]

Alex Kass in San Antonio puts out some killer traditional work. 

[wildcat]

Thanks...I will check him out!

Wildcat

[jerry090]

I don't know much thing about San Antonio .

[Isotope]

Element element element over and over again. Jedi Reid, Kelly Edwards, Justin Martinez etc etc. not a bad artist in that shop.

[wildcat]

I did go to Element and got a great piece from Justin a few days ago (posted in Latest Tattoo thread). I wholeheartedly agree and would not hesitate to go back next time I'm in the area!

Wildcat