Helheim Gallery

Kelly Doty

Owner - Artist

InkMaster Angel + Season 8 Finalist

The art in Kelly Doty's world is inhabited with a collection of ‘creepy’ but ‘cute’ characters. Carefully posed like lost souls in a vintage tin-type, each tattoo projects an attitude of mischief, malevolence or even regret in their expressions. Self-proclaimed to be socially awkward, Kelly is a story teller that speaks clearly thru her art with both images and words. Every character she inks also receives a freshly invented story fully embellished with drama, dry wit and a layer of ridiculousness that always seems appropriate. Even with her increased fame through Ink Master and her traveling convention schedule, Kelly can be found tattooing at her shop Helheim Gallery in her adopted home of Salem, MA.

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My work

I'm so grateful to everyone who wants to get tattooed by me. It honestly blows my mind every day! I specialize in New School and Pop Art, featuring plenty of big eyes and as many colors as my heart desires. Here are some of my favorite tattoos that I've done.

Featured Tattoo

Space Princess

⭐️🌑💥 Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder! 💥🌑⭐️

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Babadaddy

🖤🏳️‍🌈🖤 If it’s in a word, or it’s in a look...YOU CANT GET RID OF THE BABADOOK 🖤🏳️‍🌈🖤

Beetle Butcherson

🪲🪦 Wench! Trollop! You bucktoothed, mop-riding firefly from hell!…(I've waited centuries to say that) 🪦🪲

Delia Deetz

🐍☠️ Lydia, I have a chance to teach you something here: you have got to take the upper hand in all situations or people, whether they're dead or alive, will walk all over you. ☠️🐍.

Founder of Frankensteinism

🌩 🧵 In the velvet darkness of the blackest night, burning bright, there's a guiding star. No matter what or who, who you are... There’s a light (Over at the Frankenstein Place) 🧵🌩

Gnome Alone

🐌🍄 In every wish and dream and happy home, you will find the kingdom of the gnomes! 🍄🐌

Jinkx Monsoon

✨💄🦆 Water off a duck’s back 🦆💄✨

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