Chip Beam
Chip Beam apprenticed with Mike Lehto at Stiehl’s in Ithaca. Artifex Tattoo started under Joan’s Custom in Athens, PA then moved to Binghamton, NY where the name Artifex continued to live on.
The name
Artifex
was chosen for its latin meaning: artist
--
tattooing
is a personal expression, and let's face it, a cool way to carry out that personal expression, a way that no one can ever take from you.
Awards
Chip has won 127 trophies from multiple tattoos shows across the country in the categories of
Multiple Pieces of the Day
,
Best Large Color
, and
Best Large Gray Wash
.
Publications
Chip Beam
has been featured in
Tattoo Magazine
,
Tattoo Flash
,
Tattoo Savage
,
International Tattoo
, and has had tattoos appear in fourteen different
tattoo magazines
. He’s had the pleasure of having his work featured on five covers including Tattoos for Women
, International Tattoo
, and several in