{"id":64,"date":"2026-08-26T02:27:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/2026\/08\/26\/what-an-hourly-rate-is-really-paying-for\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T03:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:39:51","slug":"what-an-hourly-rate-is-really-paying-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/2026\/08\/26\/what-an-hourly-rate-is-really-paying-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What an Hourly Rate Is Really Paying For"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"64\" class=\"elementor elementor-64\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7509020e e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7509020e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5129af8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5129af8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4675339c e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4675339c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f773c e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"80f773c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-1.6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653365f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"653365f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">Pricing<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600ad356 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_heading\" data-id=\"600ad356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gum-widget-title\"><h1 class=\"section-main-title size-default\">What an Hourly Rate Is Really Paying For<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce75de3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce75de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Drawing time, setup, single use tooling, and the two hours nobody sees. An honest breakdown of a $180 hour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ade178 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66ade178\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2119c683 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2119c683\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec34d35 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ec34d35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f33bf20 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f33bf20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28216cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28216cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 min<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4374a36d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4374a36d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reading time<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f23e0 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1f23e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-514ab53 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"514ab53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba4333c e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ba4333c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43732945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"43732945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">admin<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3253281c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3253281c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Written by<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a1d3df e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64a1d3df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743bf3a6 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"743bf3a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c7f0302 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c7f0302\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2613e7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"2613e7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">August 26, 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd35ac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bd35ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Published<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326df2f9 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"326df2f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e615567 e-flex e-con-full e-transform e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e615567\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:45,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f21784 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58f21784\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bed6438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"5bed6438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/category\/pricing\/\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">Pricing<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df78b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6df78b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Filed under<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3e0e35 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f3e0e35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369acdc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"369acdc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739d930c e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"739d930c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da05d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_image\" data-id=\"1da05d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-featureimage\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/post-6-1.jpg)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/post-6-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a451f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a451f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An hourly rate looks like a number for the time you spend in the chair. It is not. Here is where a $180 hour actually goes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4c2ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c4c2ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drawing time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762eeb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"762eeb41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every custom piece is drawn twice, once for the idea and once for the body it goes on. A medium panel is three to five hours of drawing before anybody sits down.<\/p><p>None of it is billed separately. It is inside the rate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4add031b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4add031b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Setup and breakdown<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b08763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46b08763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Roughly forty minutes a session, split either side of the tattoo, and it happens whether the session is one hour or eight.<\/p><ul><li>Station wrapped and re wrapped<\/li><li>Machine, grips and needles opened fresh<\/li><li>Stencil printed, placed, checked<\/li><li>Full clean down afterwards<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b05de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19b05de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Single use tooling<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3350826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3350826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cartridges, grips, ink caps, transfer paper, wrap and gloves are all opened in front of you and binned at the end. Nothing is reused, ever.<\/p><p>On a full day that is a meaningful cost, and it is not a line item on your invoice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df7cdf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7df7cdf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The shop itself<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73935a1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73935a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rent on a ground floor unit, autoclave servicing, waste contracts, insurance and the licence inspections that come with all of it.<\/p><p>Six chairs share that, which is part of why we are not a two chair room any more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8740ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c8740ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is not in the rate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a6518b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26a6518b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The deposit, which comes off the final price rather than adding to it. Aftercare balm, which we send you home with. The first touch up inside twelve months.<\/p><p>None of those are charged.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fdb6214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fdb6214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why rates differ by artist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d94939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35d94939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between $160 and $190 an hour here, depending on how long somebody has been tattooing and how much drawing their style needs. The number is on every artist page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236be098 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"236be098\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d0640c e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14d0640c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7682145e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7682145e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The short version<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e964919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e964919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Drawing time is inside the rate<\/li><li>Forty minutes of setup per session<\/li><li>Everything single use, no exceptions<\/li><li>Deposit comes off, not on<\/li><li>First touch up is free<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc03bc9 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cc03bc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74806efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74806efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Written by<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525fb7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"525fb7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><div class=\"author-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/69a93fddae9cc65958be1cde8478978a696f013c496a685a565721edfafc0c87?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" \/><\/div><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">admin<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489357b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"489357b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founding resident, blackwork and ornamental.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f06349 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"30f06349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/artist-detail\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See her work<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e34e04f e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e34e04f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474ad8ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"474ad8ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See every rate<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ab725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37ab725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hourly, half day and day rates, with deposits explained.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b6d801 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"64b6d801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/obsidra\/pricing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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