Erin Kraepel is a Michigan native tattoo artist that focuses on black and gray surrealism, and realism

Erin started his tattooing career in 2010, after an extended break he completed a formal apprenticeship in 2019 at Howl Tattoo Gallery in Fort Myers Florida. 2022 he moved to his current resident shop Ironclad Tattoo in Troy, Michigan. Erin Attended Wayne State University and with a focus on oil painting and sculpture.