May already!

May 8, 2025

As we enter the month of May we can’t believe how fast the year is moving. Summer is almost upon us! Don’t forget to wear sunscreen on those tattoos!

Wanderfest was an absolute blast ! We appreciate everyone that came out for our tattoo flash event. We stayed busy from 10am-9pm which was beyond our event hours. We enjoyed doing our flash designs and hope everyone had a good time. All the neighborhood businesses also seemed to have a successful and fun filled day. Huge thank you to the ladies of Two Tone Press for organizing the event and making sure everything went smoothly for all the businesses involved. We definitely look forward to next years Wanderfest.

The shop continues to be steady and we can’t thank everyone enough for the trust doing their tattoos. We will continue to take walk ins daily! For those of you that want to make an appointment, rather than get tattooed by chance, feel free to reach out to a tattoo artist via the “contact” tab.

That’s pretty much it for this feed. We are grateful for your support especially knowing that money can be stretched thin these days.

Here are a few recently done pieces by the crew here at GST.

WANDERFEST 2025

April 24, 2025

Wanderfest is this Sunday!

Businesses along the 31st and Gillham corridor will have doors open with specials. Pop up vendors, food trucks and more will be made available to the public. Flavor Pak , a graffiti art show , will also be happening simultaneously!

We will be having our annual Wanderfest tattoo special. Designs were hand crafted for this event. Designs vary by size and will cost anywhere from $50-$150. First come first served. Don't miss out on this fun event!

Here are this years new offerings! We strive to provide a fun experience and some neat tattoos that are custom designs you won’t find elsewhere. Last years designs will also be offered.

Wanderfest tattoo event!

April 17, 2025

Hello Golden Stag fam! We are having our annual Wanderfest tattoo special April 27th from 10am-7pm. Custom flash designs will be offered from $50 to $150. First come first served.

The other businesses in the neighborhood will also have doors open and offering specials. Food trucks, pop up vendors and more will round out the festivities here in Kansas City’s Tower East district. Come check it out, bring the family and enjoy all that this area has to offer!

Wow where did summer go?

October 4, 2024

Sorry we haven’t updated the site in a while but we’ve been busy all summer long. Life takes over outside of tattooing and the website has suffered a little. Don’t fret! We are still here doing out thing. The gallery currently has a really neat show up showcasing the works of Matthew Leuttger. We definitely recommend checking out these insane pieces utilizing found objects to create large works based on American traditional imagery.

With slow season upon us (yes tattooing is seasonal) we have more time to get people in the door! Walk ins are accepted daily and we try to keep Saturdays as a day to focus solely on people who want to just get tattooed without an appointment. Always welcome to call ahead 816-514-3119

OK! We look forward to seeing you all in the shop soon. Of course we hope that everyone had a great summer and fall treats you well.

Here are a few recents by the crew at the shop.

May! We had a blast doing Wanderfest!

May 7, 2024

With Wanderfest 2024 in the rear view mirror , we already can’t wait for next year. We appreciate all those that came out and made this event a success. If you missed out on the event keep an eye out for next years Wanderfest! We will be posting a similar tattoo special in 2025!

Here are some photos from that day!

It's April..how did we get here so quickly?!?

April 11, 2024

This year time has seemed to take advantage of us. We sit here in April already. The end of the month we will be having our Tattoo special.

WANDERFEST!

-> Sunday April 28th at 11am. $60-$120 tattoos. Other businesses in the area will also have open doors with specials. Giveaways will also be happening along side music and food trucks. Don’t miss out on this event !

More designs WILL be available as well.

First come first served. No Neck and above. No ribs, stomach, private area.

February 16th update!

February 16, 2024

Hello everyone. We hope that the year is going well for you ! As we slowly get to the end of winter we are all excited about that beautiful spring weather and the opportunity to show off new tattoos! We’d love to have you in the shop for your next tattoo! We started taking more walk ins due to having brought on more artists. While Saturday will remain focused on walk ins only, we will be taking walk ins daily. Some of our artist do prefer to book early in the week so please reach out to them to see about availability if you are seeking to get work from a particular artist.

A reminder that the Steeped in Tradition Tattooer Art Show is still available in the gallery. Don’t miss out on this awesome show. Many pieces from some of the top tattoo artists in the country paying homage to the craft itself through the creation of artwork that embodies the foundation of tattooing. Many of the artwork is for sale! Take home one of these outstanding works of art and decorate your home, office or tattoo shop for those that are tattooers . All are welcome to come view the artwork. They truly need to be seen in person to be appreciated.

Here are a few recent tattoos done by all of us in the shop!

Steeped in Tradition Tattooer Art Exhibition

January 27, 2024

The January 14th opening of Steeped in Tradition was a great success. With frigid temperatures outside we had a turnout that we could only dream of! Tattooers from as far as Washington traveled to enjoy the show. The support for this event is overwhelming and we are very appreciative of that. Thanks to the work of Colby Morton, Steve Bayman , Angie Bayman and Michelle Dreher we were able to promote and hang the show. King Theodore Records also was kind enough to spin the records that created a great atmosphere! This show has over 90 artists and 140 works of art. We are very grateful and thankful for all those that supported the event by attending and those artists that sent work to participate in one of the largest curated tattooer run art shows in the United States.

Check out some of the photos we managed to take during the show below. The show will be available to view (and art to purchase) through the end of February.

The man the myth the legend Colby Morton

Kai Pierce, Lindsey Bulla and Steve Bayman

King Theodore Records laying down the jams.

GET READY!

January 5, 2024

We are gearing up for THE art show of the year!

There will also be a DJ spinning records as well as Fonz’s Philly food truck offering delicious treats.

We hope you can make it to this awesome event!

October 27 Halloween Special!

October 26, 2023

We decided to have a special on October 27th from 11AM-7PM!

-$50-$200 designs

-flash designs available no changes (nothing neck and above, no private areas)

-black and grey or color (4 color usually)

-you CAN get multiple designs.

-dress up if you like, it’ll be a good time!

Here are the flash designs:

Friday the 13th Special!

October 5, 2023

We decided to do a Friday the 13th special ! We’ve cooked up some original designs in house as well as have many flash designs available. Prices will be anywhere from $50 to $100 black work. Want color? We can do that for just a bit extra.

The shop will have 7 tattoo artists in house to meet demand. It’s gonna be a good time! We look forward to seeing you!

The gallery also has a show up! It’s actually a launch showing of the children’s book “Monster of the Celadon Sea!” Check out the original paintings done by artist Aaron Palsmeier!

The book will also be available for purchase! Written by Angie and Michelle Dreher.

Here are some of our recent tattoos. Thanks ,,as always, for looking!

Sleeve in progress by Steve Bayman

“For the kiddo” by Steve Bayman

September 13th! Fall is incoming !

September 13, 2023

Hello all! We hope everyone’s summer was as awesome as could be. As we move into the fall season we look forward to all that beautiful weather! We definitely can’t wait to take care of everyone’s walk in tattoo needs! We now have a full group of artists and because of this can take walk ins more frequently! Feel free to swing in or call ahead 816-514-3319

Friday the 13th!

Stay tuned for a Friday the 13th special! We are working out all the details and will announce specifics very soon. Follow us on Facebook here.

Check out some of our recently done tattoos:

Kraken back piece in-progress by Steve Bayman

Get what you Get machine tattoo by Steve Bayman

July 27th already!

July 27, 2023

Another month is almost in the books as this year seems to be screaming by. Hopefully everyone has had a safe and fun summer. As stated in the previous “Feeds” we recommend you stay out of the sun as much as possible with those new tattoos! Want your tattoo to last? The use of sunblock is a must! Don’t let the sun destroy your tattoos that you spent your hard earned cash on.

Kai Pierce has been trucking along in her apprenticeship and has been green lite to do simple walk-ins. These will be done at a reduce rate . Anyone that is interested in getting tattooed by Kai should email the shop to set something up or come in during business hours to talk to her. Pictures of her work thus far are in her artist profile on this website.

Thanks again to all our great clients that let us do what we love for a living.

Here are some recent works by the Golden Stag Family.

Thanks for looking! We hope to see you in the shop for an appointment or a walk-in!

Mid July!

July 13, 2023

We are in the thick of summer and it’s been a hot one. Be careful with those fresh tattoos! No direct sunlight and keep them out of water please! Nothing worse than seeing a fresh tattoo abused and healed badly.

Also, if you are going to get tattooed keep that in mind when you are out in the sun. We will not tattoo on sunburnt skin and peeling skin. Treat your skin right! High SPF sunscreen is the way to go!

Artist Zach Yates is out of the shop for a while mending a broken arm. Let’s wish Zach a speedy full recovery. We already miss his laugh and SoundCloud rap music haha. Get well Zach!

Kai Pierce is the shop apprentice and she’s been allowed to tattoo simple pieces moving forward. Linework tattoos and simple shaded pieces . She also has a style that is unique so check her out for a custom design if you like.

We have a guest artist Tommy Rick who is sitting in until October. His information and bio will soon be up on the site in the artist section. Check him out!

Thanks for the continued support and we hope to see you in the shop soon!

By appointment or walk-in Tuesday -Friday . Saturdays walk ins all day.

Here are a few recently done tattoos from the Golden Stag crew:

Tattoo Festival Weekend!

May 10, 2023

We hope that everyones spring has been going great! We’ve been busy here at the shop and we can’t thank our clients enough!

This week is the Villain Arts Tattoo Festival at the Sheraton in KCMO. We will be at the festival Friday through Sunday. Because of this, our shop location will be closed this weekend. We will be taking walk ups at the Festival through the weekend so feel free to come on down and hang out. If you haven’t been it’s a unique experience of tattoos , merchandise and side show events.

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Here’s a few pieces that we’ve created the last couple weeks. Thanks for looking!

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That’s it for this Feed. We hope to see you at the Tattoo Festival/Convention. Swing by and say hello…look for these signs.

Wanderfest success!

April 27, 2023

This past Sunday we participated in the Tower East Wanderfest event. The shop hosted a tattoo special and had artists Steve Bayman, Lindsey Bulla, Zach Yates, Dominick Barbosa and Adam Unrein doing designs they created for $60-$100.

Everyone had a great time and we can’t thank all our clients that showed up enough. The whole neighborhood had a great time! Businesses had discounts, open doors to galleries and food trucks! There was also a Hip Hop graffiti festival with live mural painting , breakdancing and more. Awesome time ! We look forward to participating in next years Wanderfest! Here are a few pictures from the day!

Lindsey Bulla with Steve and Dominick in the background.

Food trucks and other vendors were in the lot next to the shop

EVENT!

April 18, 2023

Hello all! This coming Sunday is the return of our neighborhood Wanderfest event. A lot of local businesses in the area are participating with open door specials! Food trucks and a Mural fest is also right by the shop. Wanderfest is shaping up to be the best yet and we are excited to be holding our tattoo special!

From 11am-5pm we will have a select number of tattoo designs to pick from. Prices range from $60-$100 with a couple more being around $150.

Check out the designs below …

Maps for the event will be available at each location. Get a stamp from each business and get entered into a raffle to win prizes!

Check out the map ->

We are excited for this event and hope everyone can come out and enjoy the fun this Sunday , April 23rd!

February right around the corner already!

January 30, 2023

2023’s first month is almost behind us. Thanks to all our great clients we have stayed busy through January and look forward to an even busier spring. Tattooing has always been a bit seasonal and as we head into “tax season” we expect to be even busier in our 5th year open. Walk in Saturdays are now in full effect! Always feel free to call ahead, but walk ins are a first come first served basis. Larger work is still preferred to be done on an appointment basis.

The shop is also saying goodbye to Dominick. Dom has been with us for a couple years, has worked really hard and it’s been a pleasure to watch him grow and thrive. We appreciate all that he’s done for the shop. He’s represented us to the fullest and will always be a member of the Golden Stag family. He will be in the shop for February and then will be moving over to Stormy Tattoo. He’s always welcome to come hang and do some tattoos in the future so keep an eye on our page for when that happens. Thanks and we wish you nothing but the best Dom.

We still have Steve, Lindsey and Adam in the shop to take care of your needs. Adam is in the shop every other week taking walk ins.

March we will be hosting guest artist Tristen Wilson again. He will be sitting in March 6th-11th. If you’d like to get in with Tristen , feel free to send us an email to set something up. goldenstagtattoo@gmail.com

Here’s a few recent tattoos done in the shop! Thanks for looking. We hope to see you in the shop soon for your next tattoo!

Traditional Elephant from the “Get what you get” by Steve

2023 already!

January 10, 2023

We hope everyone had a great end of the year. We enjoyed extra time with the family! We are fired up for 2023 as it’ll be our 5th year in business. I’m sure we will have a 5 year party sometime in the summer. Stay tuned for that.

Update on Artist Adam Unrein. He’s going to be week on week off moving forward. He primarily does walk ins so feel free to call ahead to see about scoring a walk-in with him.

ALSO! WALK-IN SATURDAYS will be something to look forward to in 2023. Steve, Dominick and Adam will be doing walk ins all day Saturdays. Call ahead if you want on Saturdays to see how busy we are or just swing in.

We look forward to working with you all in 2023!

Here are a few recent tattoos by the GST family.

Hello November.

November 5, 2022

We are knee deep in Fall after having crossed past Halloween! Thanks to all the clients who continue to keep us busy during this “slow” season . Tattooing always hits a lull this time of year as families direct their energy towards the festivities associated with Fall and Winter.

We had our Halloween special and it was a good time. Thanks to all those who were adventurous enough to pick one of our flash designs to celebrate Halloween. We will do it again next year and hope to make it an even bigger event! Stay tuned for that.

We would also like to congratulate artist Adam Unrein on the opening of his tattoo shop AU TATTOO in Russell Kansas. 402 N Main St, Russell, KS 67665. Adam is doing walk ins at Golden Stag every other week, He primarily does walk ins so call ahead to see when he’s in shop.

We’ve been steady , so here’s a few fun ones that we got to do recently. Thanks for looking and we hope to see everyone in shop soon.