Joel Wright Art Studio 125 College Drive, Texarkana, TX 75503

"So excited 5 hours of driving to finally get inked by my favorite artist! Joel and his lovely lady are amazing! Has chatted with me for well over a yr in preparation! If you're looking to add or love art check them out!"

"I have nothing bad to say about his tattoos. I am hugely disappointed though in his art mentorship program; it was not what I expected, and there were promises made by him that never happened. He fails to communicate after a while and tells me he is busy with other business ventures. All well and good - I get and understand that. But at least keep promises about what the paid service involves. I want a refund back for the entire 2nd month of NOTHING being done as promised -including scheduling a second "planning" session for the mentorship. I wish Joel well, but the mentorship program has issues in my opinion; it sounds to me from his email that he is diversifying too quickly to maintain all his efforts. Please just refund me the second month and I would call our relationship complete. **Edit: In response to the reply below - Joel, I am not expressing animosity, except that you said we could meet up again and do it one-on-one scheduling since your platform was not allowing me to do a second meetup with you at the time. I reached back out to you and you never responded with a date/time/Zoom invite - see the attached photo of the last conversations about setting a time back on March 7th. I paid you for month 2 and it is now a month later. So all I ask for is a refund of the $150 from month 2. I did benefit from month 1, and have never disagreed that my goals and my focus on my art belong to me and my sole attention. I am not a "bad choice" which you make me sound like in this reply. My artwork speaks for itself, I AM a serious artist, and do not appreciate the implication that I might not be. I do not, however, appreciate any situation where a person or business asked for money, then do not provide the promised services, merely because, as you stated in your email to me, the party was busy with other ventures. If we had met the goal of setting that 2nd appointment back the week of March 7th for this second 30-days of art mentoring, I would not be reviewing you as I am herein. But that there has been no invites to that promised meeting - I emailed you times I was free that very week you were free - and despite that offer of "free" mentorship (despite the fact that the next 30 days - February 23-March 23 respectively - was already paid in full), the proffered 2nd month's meeting never was scheduled and I gave up hope for any forward movement for mentorship long distance like this. I wish you well but cannot help but feel sad when someone I look up to turns out to be only human. I only brought this public because waiting around since March 7th has grown thin and I no longer feel joy about the situation. (and amazingly you had time to reply to me only because I left a public review of how I feel after all this time)."

"I found Joel on the internet after an extensive search for the right trash polka artist. What can I say... I couldn't be more impressed by the artistic capability, the skill, the customer experience and Joel's "true tattoo sight." We spent some 10+ hours creating what I truly feel is a piece of art. Joel was extremely pleasant to work with and make conversation with throughout the entire process. He was extremely welcoming and I spent the entire session in the studio with my dog. The piece looks fantastic and is much more than I could have even imagined prior to my arrival. Joel's style is awesome, his tattooing is extremely light handed, and you can sense the passion he has for what he does. I will be back for another tattoo and another experience!"

"Joel is absolutely wonderful! If you’re looking for someone to stamp something on and send you on your way, keep moving. If you’re looking for an artist who takes as much pride in his work as you hope to, you’ve found the right person. Joel has always been realistic with time/cost estimates and has never even suggested at cutting corners. The vibe in the gallery is energizing but chill. It’s a pleasure to hang there all day!"

"Came here to get my tattoo done, fantastic experience overall. Artist: Joel was an absolute pleasure to work with. You notice immediately that he puts a lot of time and dedication into his craft. He's pleasant to speak with and very personable. Tattoo: Picture attached. I had 4 separate sessions with Joel of about 4-5 hours each. The tattoo healed up fantastically and looks just as vibrant as when it was first done. Shop: Very inviting and spacious. It serves as both an art gallery and a tattoo parlor. Very comfortable vibe. Overall I would more than recommend Joel if you need a Trash Polka tattoo. The best part about working with him was the entire experience/journey from the creative discussion to the execution. He's more than willing to help make your vision come to life as a tattoo, and work with you on ideas for how to stylize it. The enthusiasm is contagious and the end result is absolutely worth it."