MEET OUR ARTISTS
Charles Bogus
Co- Owner of Anchor Tattoo
Charles grew up in Pleasant Grove, UT, and bought the shop from Steve Tippetts (previous owner) in 2023. Charles is a prolific drummer and has played in the hardcore and metal bands Parallax and The Ditch and the Delta. He’s a huge Utah Jazz fan, is a Trekkie, and loves trains. Charles is married to Ashley Fairbourne, who also works at the shop and is the co-owner. He has been tattooing since 2015, loves neo-traditional tattoos, traditional Japanese tattoos, and is well-versed in all tattoo styles.
To book with Charles, please contact him via email at charlesbogus@gmail.com or send him a direct message on Instagram by clicking the icon below! You can also fill out his booking form by clicking HERE.
Steve Tippetts
Steve grew up in Pleasant Grove, UT, and founded Anchor Tattoo in 2006. He sold the shop to Charles and Ashley in 2023. He loves building tattoo machines, restoring classic cars, and splits his time between Anchor Tattoo & Compass Tattoo in Torrey, UT. Steve has been tattooing since 2001, is a jack of all trades, and enjoys tattooing all styles.
To book with Steve, please contact him via email at steve@anchorink.com or send him a direct message on Instagram by clicking the icon below!
Cole Kovatch
Cole grew up in Utah and is an avid Lego builder who enjoys building Lego stuff with his wife and three kids. He is a big horror film buff and Star Wars fan. Cole has been tattooing since 2014 and likes tattooing anything and everything.
To book with Cole, please contact him via email at colekovatchtattoos@gmail.com or send him a direct message on Instagram by clicking the icon below!
Britainy Tron
Britainy grew up in Vermont and is an aerialist and fire performer. She enjoys gardening, her dogs and chickens, reading, river rafting, and the paranormal (especially Big Foot/cryptids). Britainy has been tattooing since 2010 and enjoys doing illustrative, black work, fine line, and geometry tattoos.
To book with Britainy, please fill out her booking form by clicking HERE.
Justin Richardson
Justin is from Provo, UT, and is a prolific musician, having played in bands such as Martian Cult & Von Masse. Justin enjoys tattooing illustrative style, American traditional, and Japanese style tattoos. He also loves Japanese culture, video games, and has been tattooing since 2018.
To book with Justin, please email him at jrichardsontattoo@gmail.com or send him a direct message on Instagram by clicking the icon below!
Ashley Fairbourne
Co-Owner of Anchor Tattoo
Ashley grew up in Utah and graduated with a BFA in illustration at UVU. Ashley enjoys baking and cooking, roller skating, singing, and hanging out with her dog in her spare time. Ashley is the co-owner of Anchor Tattoo, started tattooing in 2022, and is married to Charles Bogus. Ashley loves doing cute, illustrative, and colorful tattoos. Ashley is also a freelance illustrator, primarily focusing on art for children’s books, pet portraits and sign painting.
To book with Ashley, please email her at ashleyfairbourne@gmail.com or send her a direct message on Instagram by clicking the icon below!
Austen Stanton
Austin grew up in Utah, is a former pet shop owner, loves animals, critters, and monsters of all kinds, is a big fan of horror, and went to school for biology so he’s an encyclopedia of animal facts. He’s been tattooing since 2005 and enjoys tattooing anything and everything, but he does love a good monster tattoo.
To book with Austen, please send him a direct message on Instagram by clicking the icon below!