Artists

River Dawn

Ceremonial Tattoo Artist & Shop Owner

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I have lived an incredibly colorful life. My story is grand and romantic as I ran into the wild at 17 and backpacked around the world from 17-30 years old. I went just about everywhere on my own and without a plan and I repeatedly threw myself into the unknown just to see what I might find in there. I have driven a school bus full of hippies all over Alaska, kayaked with humpback whales in Hawaii, climbed volcanoes in Indonesia, I was part of a fire dance troop in New Zealand and I was actually a village nurse in a remote island in Fiji for a year because of my paramedic training I received from the coast guard working while working on an American cruise ship. I ran away with my now 11yr partner to the Renaissance Faire and traveled with the fair for years until our daughter graced us with her arrival. These experiences have shaped me and my thirst for adventure also, but not only that. I am Scar Clan—a soul shaped by suffering early on, whose heart, though scarred, remains open. Scar Clan is a vast community of those who have endured spiritual pain, who have found and reset their own bones lost to the world, and walk forward with compassion, carrying the wisdom of their wounds. The world may have tried to confine my wild spirit, but I have reclaimed my lost pieces, stitching them back together with resilience and love.

I am a Sensitive, deeply attuned to the unseen currents of emotion and energy. My art is more than ink—it is a conduit for healing, a reflection of my clients' stories, pain, and transformation. Through our work together, I have witnessed tattoos become turning points, symbols of release, empowerment, and rebirth. This is my calling, guided by El Duende, the spirit of raw creative force that flows through me in moments of deep connection.

For much of my life, I felt like an outcast, wandering the world alone, craving love but fearing its cost. I kept others at arm’s length, believing it would keep me free. In truth, it left me untethered, longing for belonging. It was through my journey inward that I discovered true freedom—the kind that comes not from running, but from rooting. Now, I am grounded in love, in family, in the land that holds me. I have built a temple to healing, a space where souls come to find themselves, to feel seen, to reclaim their truth.

I am a devoted partner, a mother, an artist, and a healer—not in the sense that I do the healing, but as a vessel for the endless flow of love and energy that surrounds us. My work has been honored with awards, but more than recognition, what fulfills me is the feeling of finally being received—wild, untamed, and whole.

I know that life is delicate, that love is both a gift and a fleeting ember. The weight of the world’s suffering is not lost on me. But I meet it with gratitude—with the understanding that even amidst sorrow, life is a feast of love, adventure, and truth-seeking.

I embrace both the light and the dark. I see their balance and I honor them both. The light is my torch carried in my heart as I walk through dark areas of the world. And when I sit beside the darkness without fear, when I welcome the presence of Muerte, I am filled with inspiration. For fear is loves counterpart. They both exist because of each other. I bask in the light in bliss and when I also walk through the dark in comfortable grateful presence…that is when El Duende moves through me, and I create.

Blessed is this day with my ears full of rushing water and bird song.

All must be remembered.

May we find our way into balance.

—River Dawn

Morgana Rhinehart

Ceremonial Tattoo Apprentice

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Morgana is a tattoo artist, tarot reader, and block printer from Tennessee, now living in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Her journey of self-discovery has spanned over a decade, taking her from self-doubt and disconnection to profound self-love and alignment with her truth. Along the way, she transformed her relationship with herself, moving from feeling hardened and untethered to living in softness and flow with the divine.

When Morgana discovered tarot, it became a lifeline. Each card spoke to her in ways nothing else had, helping her reclaim her voice and trust the intuition she had long been taught to suppress. As she found her way back to herself, she began to embrace her truth and rewrite her story.

Receiving intentional tattoos became another profound act of healing, marking milestones of transformation and anchoring her to the person she was becoming.

Through these sacred practices, Morgana found what she had been searching for all along: a sense of belonging. But it wasn’t tied to a place, a group, or another person—it was within her. For the first time, she felt at home, not because of where she was, but because she had found herself.

Now, Morgana walks alongside others who are seeking the same reconnection. Her mission is to create spaces for healing and empowerment, to help others shed the roles and expectations the world has placed on them, and to guide them back home to their true selves. Through ceremonial tattooing and tarot reading, she offers tools for transformation and connection, weaving artistry, intuition, and spirit into every interaction.

Morgana’s story is one of courage, resilience, and reclamation—a testament to the power of self-love and the beauty of rediscovering the magic that has always lived within.