Sea Change Tattoo Parlor

Casey Buxton is a mad genius. And sweet as candy. If you’re on the island and you want a great tattoo, no need whatsoever to leave the rock. Just call the shop and make an appointment ASAP (b/​c his calendar fills up fast).
I have a fair amount of ink on my body, and the new piece I just got by Casey (Aug 2015) is spectacular, beautifully executed, and was done super speedy (not in a bad way, just nice to know he’s not milking the hourly rate thing like a lot of tattoo artists do). Yep, I have found my Forever Home when it comes to more tattoos, and the artist who will put them on me. Highly recommend.

Casey is a wonderful artist, he’s patient, kind and overall a pretty rad guy. He’s a glorious addition to the island. I’ve gotten my last 5 pieces from him, I couldn’t be happier with them. Also, he’s super reasonable, and don’t ask if he does piercings, tattoos only!

I got a tattoo from here just today. My tattoo was done by Casey Buxton and what can I possibly tell you that does this guy justice. Starting with how friendly and professional he is right down to how comfortable and welcome he makes you feel in his shop. I love my new tattoo and if you go into sea change tattoo on Vashon island I HIGHLY recommend you get your tattoo from Casey.

Let me just start by saying I have a very low tolerance for pain and try to avoid it as much as possible.
I have always wanted a tattoo but have never felt comfortable in any tattoo parlors, until I saw sea change. I loved the intimate setting and the fact that only one person could be tattooed at once.
I called in and Casey gave me an appointment right away. I only wanted a small tattoo to begin and he was flexible.
The process was great and he made sure I was comfortable the whole 3 minutes it took him to tattoo me. He kept me calm and distracted.
I definitely plan to return! He was flexible and affordable.

I went through some sh*t in the last year and decided to head up to Vashon for a break. After a lot of work, I wanted a tattoo to mark the big change in my life (a sea change, if you will) with a tattoo of my family crest which includes the inspirational phrase, I Live in Hope.
I saw a number of people around town with great pieces and each time I asked where they got them, they mentioned Sea Change.
Casey was amazing from start to finish. A truly great hearted guy. As it was my first time, he talked me through the process and answered all my questions with no attitude. I showed him a couple of the versions of the badge and he composited them to capture the best elements. He asked me what music I liked and put on Spotify. The tattooing took just under and hour and we talked about life and tattoos and girls and heartbreak and resilience – the pain was minimal. In my opinion, if you’re gonna get permanently marked you want the person doing it to be a generous soul. Casey is that guy.
The tattoo is beautiful with nice crisp lines and detail – I’ve had many compliments. I couldn’t be happier. I look at it every day and remind myself to live in hope.
And given how great the experience was, the price was extremely good (much less than here in LA).
If you’e a first timer I highly recommend you hit Casey up.

my fiancé and i are moving to vashon in the next few weeks. we stayed there over christmas and decided on a whim to get our tattoos at sea change. i had no idea vashon even had a tattoo parlor (and i’ve heard that several times from people who learned about our experience). we popped our heads in once to get an estimate on what we wanted. we met paco first. he was about to start tattooing, so he called casey and asked him to come over to talk to us. we also met ernie, another tattoo artist who shares our southern roots. they’re all great guys. i didn’t even ask to see anyone’s stuff, actually. i decided to be optimistic.
he (casey) scheduled us in over his holiday, and that was nice. it was will’s first tattoo, and so he tattooed him first. we had conversation the entire time with various sea change patrons, and casey would occasionally stop and ask how we were doing, if we were comfortable, etc. i’m used to tattoo artists just drilling through, knowing the next tattoo is about to walk in the door. this was, i’m tempted to say, relaxing — despite, you know, the needle-​y part.
i love how my tattoo looks. i love to show it off, and i love to tell about where and who i got it from. i’m really excited to go back, especially once we’re moved in there. my neighborhood pharmacy, my neighborhood grocery store, my neighborhood tattoo shop, hah… vashon is a weird, weird place.