Andrew Wale

 Andrew is the owner of Dark Seas Tattoo and Piercing, specializing in tattooing and piercing in Jacksonville, NC. As an experienced tattoo artist and piercer, he is dedicated to fulfilling your body modification needs, whether you are looking for a nose piercing in Jacksonville, NC, or any other type of piercing. After leaving active duty with the Marine Corps in 2001 and spending some time with family, Andrew returned to Jacksonville to embark on his tattoo and piercing adventure. After working at a few different shops, he opened his first studio with a business partner in 2008.   The first shop came with great experiences, plenty of hard lessons, and the growth of a family.  In 2018, the partners split and Andrew rebranded the business to Dark Seas in the same location with his wife and kids.  Recently there have been plenty of changes, through growth and tragedy, bringing you the shop that you know and he hopes with continue to evolve into something even better!