White woman with long black hair in a chain mail hood and metal chest plate tattoos a leg

Janeen Scott

Tattooing since 2019

Dark and monstrous manifestations of femininity, smokey summonings, folk lorick scenes of queer love, wretched beasts from the abyss, armour, weapons and subversive re-imaginings of familiar myths and legends. My creative practice both in and outside of tattooing is a love letter to the stories that root themselves in our collective psyche and the joy I find in subverting the original messaging found within them.

Translating widely known stories and imagery into intimate symbols of personal identity and histories marked permanently into the skin is a process that ignites my imagination. It is a privilege to do this work and to connect with so many myth makers and story tellers.

The best place to view my most recent and up to date work is via my instagram.

(ID: Pictured is a colour photo of Janeen, a white woman with long wavy black hair. She is seen tattooing the leg of a person while wearing a metal chest plate and a chain mail hood that her hair pokes out of.)

Pictured is a cropped in photo of a bare back of a light skinned person with a large black ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style covering most of the skin. The tattoo depicts a central figure framed by a wreath of medieval style flowers and thorn
Pictured is a cropped in photo of an entire bicep and elbow of a warm light brown skinned person with a large black ink tattoo in a woodcut style. That tattoo depicts the Hydra and the Cererbus from Greek mythology in battle. The Cerberus, a three-h
Pictured is the left side of a light skinned back with a large black ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style. The shoulder and back of the arm are also visible in the photo. The tattoo depicts a billowy storm cloud that lands on the wearers upper ba
Pictured is a photo of an entire back of a light skinned person with a huge black ink tattoo in a woodcut style covering the entirety of the back. The tattoo depicts a rearing unicorn seen in profile with limbs facing to the right. It twists its eleg
Pictured is a light skinned persons entire back and butt cheeks with a huge black ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style. The tattoo depicts two darkly shaded pouring vessels mirroring one another on each of the wearers cheeks. Their handles face e
Pictured is the top of a persons right hand with a black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a war horse from the neck up. The horse is clad in armour. A layered piece that scales up the crest of its neck and a forehead plate
Pictured is the back of an arm of a light skinned person above the elbow with a roughly hand sized tattoo in an etching/engraving style. The tattoo depicts a darkly shaded medieval helmet in a 3/4 view. The rows of breathing holes in the closed viso
Pictured is the back of a shoulder of a warm dark skinned person with a roughly hand sized black ink tattoo in a black line work style. The tattoo depicts a rearing leopard in profile facing to the right. Instead of regular spots, the leopard bares
Pictured is an entire leg of a light skinned person in profile with an enormous black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a life sized morning star/flail/mace that reaches from the wearers ankle to the top of their thigh. The
Pictured is a cropped in photo of an upper inner arm of a light skinned person with a large black ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style. The tattoo depicts a mythic creature called a Peryton resembling a winged stag. The creature is seen in prof
Pictured is a left bicep of a warm tan skinned person with a roughly hand sized black ink tattoo in a fine line engraving style. The tattoo depicts the bust of a serene faced woman with a cast down gaze. Her entire visible form is covered with a shee
Pictured is a cropped in photo of an upper back and neck of a light skinned person with a large black and opaque grey ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a central figure tattooed in black and clad in a full suit of armor, sa
Pictured is the front/side of a thigh of a light skinned person with a large black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a regal figure clad in a scaled breast plate worn over a gown with quarter length billowy sleeves. The fig
Pictured is a mid/lower back of a light skinned person with a large centred black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts two figures, one in front of the other in a centred composition. The back figure is a goat headed Baphomet
Pictured is a side of a knee of a light skinned person with a large black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a medieval style dragon framing the knee cap. It’s shown in a side profile where it’s serpent body is shown curvi
Pictured is the front of a thigh of a light skinned person with a large black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts two figures in a tender embrace, moving in to kiss one another. The left figure is a black femme with long brai
Pictured is the side of a warm brown bicep with a black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts an albatross in flight as an arrow pierces it from below through its chest and appears puncturing out through its back. It’s long cur
Pictured is a cropped in photo of a bicep of a light skinned person with a slightly bigger than hand sized black ink tattoo that cusps slightly onto the shoulder. The second slide shows a more zoomed in detail of the same tattoo. The tattoo depicts
(ID: Pictured is a cropped in image of two shins of a light skinned person positioned close together with a large/long black ink tattoo landing along each shin. On the left shin the tattoo depicts a gnarled and sinister looking symmetrical tree void
Pictured is the side of an upper thigh of a light skinned person, nearing the hip with a large black ink tattoo in a linework/engraving style. The tattoo depicts a figure based on a drawing known as The Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci. The nude fi
Pictured is the side of a bicep of a light skinned person with a large black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style with areas of solid black. The tattoo depicts an interpretation of Joan of Arc facing straight on to the viewer and clad in a full s
Pictured is a light skinned persons entire upper back from shoulders to waist with a large black and grey ink tattoo. The tattoo depicts a central monstrous feminine figure standing menacingly with wild waving hair obscuring their face. They are clad
{Image description: pictured is the outside of a bicep and shoulder with a long black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts two floating mirrored armoured figures facing each other in an embrace. Their hair obscures their faces
Pictured is the side of an upper thigh and hip area of a light skinned person with a black ink tattoo in a line work style. The tattoo depicts a reproduction of a 15th century erotic pilgrim badge of three anthropomorphic penis creatures with shoes a
Pictured is the front of a thigh above the knee with a roughly hand sized black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts the head and arms of an armoured figure who clasps their gauntlet clad hands in front of their chest around a
Pictured is the front of two thighs of a light skinned person. The left thigh has a large black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a reproduction of an oil painting by Jose Salome Pina of the biblical characters of Samson an
Pictured is the front of a thigh with a large black and opaque grey ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a bare breasted nude figure with demonic bat wings in flight. Their arms are raised above their head in a claw-like pred
Pictured is the right side of a chest on the pectoral muscle with a hand sized black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a heart that is roughly anatomical but also resembles the shape of a classic valentines heart with an op
Pictured is the back of an arm with a small black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts two medieval knight helmets positioned in a tender kiss.
Pictured is a cropped in photo of a shin of a light skinned person with a large black ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style. The tattoo depicts a medieval flail with a spike ball landing just below the knee. The spikes on the ball are dramatically
Pictured is a cropped in photo of a tattoo that wraps around the entirety of the upper thigh of a light skinned person. The tattoo depicts a spiked chain garter. Two tiers of spiked chain drape across the front of the wearers thigh and connect to a
Pictured is the back of a thigh above the knee with a hand sized tattoo in black and opaque grey ink in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a gleaming gauntlet with sharp pointed finger pieces. On the outer edges of the gauntlet are ornate
Pictured is the side of a hip with a large black ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style. The tattoo depicts a reproduction of a 1620 CE oil painting by Italian artist, Artemisia Gentileschi depicting the biblical scene of Israelite heroine, Judith
Pictured is a cropped in photo of a bicep of a light skinned person with a large black and opaque grey ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style. The tattoo depicts a floating nude woman figure with a full figure and large breasts. Draped and billowi
Pictured is an upper thigh of a light skinned person with a large black ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style. The tattoo depicts a figure standing with a python coiling and wrapping around her nude frame. One of her breasts is visible and her d
Pictured is the side of a thigh of a light skinned person with a large black ink tattoo. The tattoo depicts a unicorn depicted in profile with its body facing to the left and its head turned to face the right. It is shown in a semi-bounding position
Pictured is the front of a thigh of a light skinned person with a mostly solid black tattoo with engraving style portions. The tattoo depicts a figure in a victorian style gown with long sleeves that puff at the elbows and a full skirt with a cinched
Pictured is a bicep with a large black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a unicorn rearing in profile. It’s side is being pierced by a long sword, it’s blade visible behind the creature as a dramatic plume of smoke billows
Pictured is the front of a thigh with a large black ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style. The tattoo depicts a muscular man with long shabby hair and a beard. He is mostly nude except for a billowy wrap that covers his groin and continues up to r
Pictured is the inside of a bicep with a long black ink tattoo spanning from just under the armpit to above the elbow ditch. The tattoo depicts a woman in a Catholic nuns gown and habit. Around her neck hangs an inverted cross. She holds up the skirt
Pictured is a bicep and shoulder with a large black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts two lovers in a tender moment. Both seen in profile, one figure, clad in a suit of gleaming armour, stands over the other who is seated i
Pictured is the back of a bicep of a light skinned person with a roughly hand sized black ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style. The tattoo depicts two hands clad in armour gaunlets resting one on top of the other.
Pictured is the side of a bicep with a black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style. The tattoo depicts a bust of the gorgon Medusa viewed at a quarter position. On her face is a menacing scowl and under her furrowed brows are intense and staring e
Pictured is the side of a torso of a light skinned person with a large black ink tattoo in an etching/engraving style with solid black portions. The tattoo depicts an armour clad rider with a face obscured by a mop of curling black hair sitting upon
Pictured is the side of a calf with a solid black ink tattoo. The tattoo depicts a white speckled starling depicted in mostly solid black. The starling is perched facing down on a unicorn horn that is depicted with just lines.
Pictured is the front area of a bicep with a large black ink tattoo in an engraving/etching style depicting Medusa in a scaled tunic and draping Greek style garment. A cascade of snakes make up her hair. In her raised right arm she holds the decapita

The privilege of doing this work is compounded by the fact that I get to tattoo in a space co-created by three other incredible women: Taylor, Marlee and Geneva.

Tattooing everyday alongside them is an incredible joy and contributes to so much inspiration and learning. The most rewarding part of owning a studio with them. though, is doing so with shared values and a desire to constantly seek education, to contribute to community care, to engage with compassion daily and to never close ourselves off to growth.

My love and gratitude to them is enormous.

To learn more about Hemlock Tattoo, visit our website here!

(Image Description) Pictured are four light skinned women positioned in a row around a black massage table inside a tattoo studio with light grey walls. The far left woman wears a chartreuse sweater and has red hair. The next woman to the right has black hair and wears all black. The next has a cropped dark brown bob and wears leopard print. To her right is a woman with very long warm brown hair who also wears all black. All four women touch and lean into one another, they are smiling joyfully.

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  • I received a tattoo from Janeen back in November and I was amazed by both Janeen and the studio! Such a warm and welcoming environment, that made me feel comfortable and at ease the second I walked through the door. All of the staff are amazing and I strongly stand by both the quality of the work I received, and the policies and ethics of the studio itself. My tattoo has healed wonderfully and looks amazing. Definitely will be getting tattooed here again. I cannot recommend Hemlock Tattoo enough!

    Courtney via Google Reviews

  • Absolutely wonderful shop. Such a kind and caring environment and all the artists are so considerate of making sure you are comfortable and feel safe. I got a tattoo from Janeen and she was so lovely and the tattoo looks amazing. Will definitely be coming back here and I could not recommend the shop more.

    Camryn Marie via Google Reviews

  • Hemlock studio is the BEST place in Calgary to have a tattoo. It is a female owned and operated, inclusive and anti oppressive space where ethical consent is the focus. So, if it’s your first time getting a tattoo, the perfect space. Janeen was my tattoo artist and she was introduced to me with highest praise. First order of business was waiting for her to open her books. Then you would know exactly when your tattoo appointment would be. Before the appointment Janeen would do a video consultation where she explained the process. That was really helpful because I knew exactly what would happen to me. The day before the tattoo, she sent me a rough sketch of my potential tattoo for my approval. On the day of the tattoo, she explained what the process of the day look like. She was so gentle, kind and understanding and made the whole experience smooth. She checked in about my comfort and I felt safe. She talked to me throughout the tattooing session which helped to ease my nerves. Overall, it was an amazing experience I would never forget.

    Dee H. via Google Reviews

Land and Tattoo History Acknowledgement

I would like to acknowledge my location and role to play within the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes: The Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations), and the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. I want to express our deep gratitude for the people of these nations for caring for the land and all the sacrifices they have endured in doing so.

​I acknowledge my privileged position to be operating on this extremely abundant land and to recognize that ALL people residing here are Treaty 7 people. In the spirit of acknowledging this history I want to conduct myself in a way that honours the Seven Teachings of the Blackfoot, Cree, and Ojibwe people. These teachings are comprised of courage, honesty, humility, love, respect, truth and wisdom and they perfectly encompass how the co-owners of Hemlock Tattoo and myself wish to operate and share space in Treaty 7.

As a tattoo artist specifically, I want to aknowledge the indigenous origins and history of tattooing in North America as well as in a wider global context. Our modern western understanding of tattooing barely passes a glance at the deep, symbolic and sacred roots tattooing has in indigenous cultures. The Hemlock Tattoo team and I commit to participating in the dissemination of information/education about indigenous tattoo practices and supporting those who are working to revive and protect the ancestral tattoo practices that colonialism has tried to erase.

​Thank you to Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes for her warmth, wisdom and guidance and to all future educators and experts for sharing their knowledge with us. The Hemlock Tattoo team and I want to commit ourselves to ongoing allyship by amplifying voices, supporting indigenous artists and indigenous lead organizations, advocating for de-colonial practices and Land Back initiatives, seeking out on-going education, and using our privilege and platform to share education, calls to action and resources.

​-Hemlock Tattoo Team

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