To book, a non-refundable, non-transferable deposit is required at the time of scheduling. Deposits are applied to the final session of your project unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Deposit Amounts

• Single full-day session: $500 deposit.

• Multi-session projects: $500 for the first session + $100 for each additional session, paid upfront at booking.

• Examples:

• 2 sessions → $600 (500 + 100)

• 3 sessions → $700 (500 + 100 + 100)

• 4 sessions → $800 (500 + 100 × 3)

If additional sessions are later added, an extra $100 per added session is due when scheduling those dates.

Rescheduling Policy (Strict)

• Limit: You may reschedule no more than two (2) times total per project. Exceeding this limit forfeits your deposit for the affected booking(s).

• Notice: Reschedule requests must be made at least 72 hours in advance. Requests with less than 72 hours’ notice forfeit the deposit for that appointment.

• Set a firm new date: Reschedules must move to a specific date that is either:

• within 30 calendar days of your original appointment, or

• my earliest available opening if nothing is available within 30 days.

“TBD”/open-ended reschedules are not permitted.

• If a deposit is forfeited and you wish to continue, a new deposit (using the same structure above) is required to rebook.

Cancellations & No-Shows

• Cancellation for any reason: Deposit is forfeited.

• No-show (no contact by start time): Deposit is forfeited.

• Rebooking after a forfeiture requires a new deposit.

In terms of tattoos on actual bodies, the earliest known examples were for a long time Egyptian and were present on several female mummies dated to c. 2000 B.C. But following the more recent discovery of the Iceman from the area of the Italian-Austrian border in 1991 and his tattoo patterns, this date has been pushed back a further thousand years when he was carbon-dated at around 5,200 years old.

And although it has long been assumed that such tattoos were the mark of prostitutes or were meant to protect the women against sexually transmitted diseases, I personally believe that the tattooing of ancient Egyptian women had a therapeutic role and functioned as a permanent form of amulet during the very difficult time of pregnancy and birth.