Meet Ari Starks

“Connecting with people has always been my favorite thing to do. I believe I was given a gift to do so. I’ve had a lot of clients tell me how much of an impact I’ve made on them just in terms of ‘being’ not even the tattoo. I think it’s really beautiful to share moments with people in such vulnerable spaces in my sessions. I really focus on catering to my client. Whatever that means whether that’s that distracting or sometimes even exchanging advice.

SoftHome was created to be a safe space. To remind people of those summers as a child with the barrettes in your head, the water hose drinking, home-cooked meals and baggy, comfy clothes that were meant to be destroyed because you were just a kid. It’s really a feeling I’m all about getting in touch with feelings.

All of my art has a lot of heart in it. and every piece I get to do and every person I get to connect with is what makes this all worth it”

Ari is a 23-year-old Multimedia artist with a focus on Tattooing, Specializing in Ornamental Black + Grey Tattoos coined “energy symbols.” she not only focuses on the beautification and enhancement of her client’s bodies but also on creating an energetic piece to help her clients along their journey. Ari started tattooing at 17 years old. However, she has been an artist her whole life. Primarily focused on theatrical and vocal work as a child, she slowly transitioned into visual art and fell in love with the permanence of tattooing.

Born in Maryland and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, she has been influenced by two vastly different home cultures. This was her introduction to juxtapositions which is highly influential to Ari’s work. She's inspired by people. She’s always been enamored by the complexities of life. Always trying to stay in the serendipitous moments of it all.

Ari lives and works in Dallas, TX but often travels whenever time allows.