Owner of Lone Star Tattoo, Scott Cooksey, began tattooing in 1995. In the early days, Scott tattooed at shops in Dallas’ Deep Ellum downtown nightlife districts. Early on, Scott became passionate and knowledgeable in the American Traditional and irezumi- traditional Japanese motifs. Intensely studying the tattoo masters like Horiyoshi III, Hokusai (Japanese painter 1760-1849), Sailor Jerry Collins, Bert Grimm and Don Ed Hardy, and being influenced by the likes of Austin tattooers Dave Lum and Chris Trevino. Scott fine tuned his craft of tattooing into what some call “Texas Style” tattooing. Before opening Lone Star Tattoo in 2005, Scott spent part of each year on the road traveling to other tattoo shops around the country as a guest artist and attending tattoo conventions. 

It seemed like destiny for Hannah Edwards to pick up the tattoo machine, growing up around bikers and tattooing. She always felt a pull towards the buzz of the needle against skin, and when she got her first tattoo at 18, she knew there was no looking back. Hannah’s style is heavily influenced by Sailor Jerry and Ed Hardy, specializing in Rat Fink tattoos and American Traditional. When she isn’t tattooing, however, she enjoys spending her time browsing vintage clothing, accessory and decoration shops, as well as checking out the local record stores. You can also catch her at local music venues and hole-in-the-wall restaurants trying new foods. When she is home, she’s hanging out with her dog, Roscoe.

Who is that handsome man!? That’s Rob! Born and raised here at Lone Star, Rob went through a traditional tattoo apprenticeship with owner Scott Cooksey and looks forward to spending the rest of his life tattooing Japanese and American traditional imagery on people! When he isn’t at the shop, Rob can be found rock climbing, painting, going to shows, or drawing at home with his two cats!

Kameron has been tattooing since 2016, but has been drawing and dreaming of being an artist since she was a little girl. Her style is best described as black work and Neo-traditional. Bugs, oddities, and all things mystical and macabre are things Kameron loves to tattoo! When she isn’t tattooing, you can find her painting, taking strolls in the woods with her family, and collecting crystals, skulls, and other witchy things!

Milan is best known for her fine-line tattooing style, typically in black and grey. She once held a career in Oklahoma in Marketing and holds a degree in Fashion Merchandising and Marketing, but Milan came to the realization that she wanted a different path in life— tattooing. When she isn’t focusing on her art, Milan likes to spend time at home with her kittens, studying different cultures by means of internet research, or through documentaries and people. She also studies plants, most specifically flowers, among other forms of vegetation.