My name is Deven Smith, a multidisciplinary artist based in Denver, Colorado, working across tattooing, photography, and design. I grew up in Telluride, surrounded by art, music, and a community that made creativity feel like second nature. From an early age, I was drawing, building, and experimenting. Visual art has always been how I process the world.
I work full-time as a tattoo artist, blending clean linework with surreal, nostalgic, and graphic elements. My style pulls from vintage cartoons, alternative subcultures, and bold symbolism, with a focus on pieces that feel both fresh and timeless. I also shoot and design, bringing my style into editorial photography, concept-driven visuals, and raw but intentional design work.
6ixblades is my personal creative studio, a space where tattooing, image-making, and design come together. Whether I’m tattooing a flash piece, directing a shoot, or building out a visual concept, I focus on making work that sticks with you: visually sharp, emotionally grounded, unmistakably my own.