Outpost 76 Art + Tattoo Studio
Poopbird is back in the Classic City to stick you with pointy things and give you +5 Charisma.
art + tattoos by mike "poopbird" groves
Mike “Poopbird” Groves has been tattooing for 25 years. After a brief stint in Charlotte, North Carolina, Mike is back and better than ever. Now tattooing from his private studio in Athens, Mike designs bold, colorful, and nerdy tattoos for clients all across the country. If you’re in need of some poopbird art (which you are), you’re in luck! He’s coming to get you, Barbara.
The Space
Situated in Athens’s Chase Street Warehouses, Outpost 76 is 1,200 square feet with a health inspection score of 100.
The Artist
Known for his unique art style and unparalleled nerdiness, Mike is a familiar face for hundreds of clients across Georgia and beyond. Whether you’re getting your first or fiftieth poopbird tattoo, you’re in good hands.
The Art
Bold themes. Bold lines. Bold colors. Mike loves tattooing anything nerdy, horror, and cartoony. Oh- and he might put sexy legs on something.
SET PRICING. NO GUESSING. NO SURPRISES.
PRICING
Outpost 76 offers by-hour pricing for fully custom work, as well as by-piece pricing for flash and pre-drawn designs. Aftercare? Included. Stickers? Included. Tattoo? Not included (just kidding).
Want to come by for a consultation first? Shoot Poopbird an email, and he’ll be happy to chat with you.
CUSTOM TATTOOS - $175 per hour
Includes: tattoo, aftercare, and sticker(s) of the month
- A $200 non-refundable deposit is required to book all tattoo appointments.
- Cash payment? Yeah, okay! All cash payments receive a free print at time of payment.
- Poopbird will be set up and ready to roll at the start of your appointment time. With that said, by-hour pricing is calculated from the start of your appointment time to tattoo completion. Poopbird will not charge you or make you wait while he sets up, draws your tattoo, eats lunch, or whatever other crazy stuff tattoo artists are charging for nowadays.
FLASH, Small, OR PRE-DRAWN DESIGNS - BY PIECE
Includes: tattoo, aftercare, and sticker(s) of the month
- A $200 non-refundable deposit is required to book all tattoo appointments.
- Cash payment? Yeah, okay! All cash payments receive a free print at time of payment.
- Flash, small, and pre-drawn designs are often priced by piece purely due to client preference. By-hour pricing is also available for these types of tattoos. If you are someone who requires a lot of breaks or just want to get more time in at the Outpost, these tattoos can also easily be priced by the hour, if you prefer.
25 years of tattoo genius
SPECIALIZING IN NERD
What makes you S.P.E.C.I.A.L.? Your Poopbird tattoos… obviously. Outpost 76 is a safe space for ladies, men, our nonbinary friends, and anyone looking to get cool, colorful, quirky tattoos. Come as you are – always.
Meet Poopbird
Mike “Poopbird” Groves is an old school Athens, Georgia tattoo artist from the days of soldering needles, tracing paper, and coil machines.
Shortly after graduating from the UGA Lamar Dodd School of Art with a BFA in Painting, Mike began a tattoo apprenticeship under Todd “Radar” Gregg. He spent two full years learning the industry, mastering health and safety, making needles, taking machines apart, putting them back together, and practicing tons and tons (and tons). He began tattooing as a resident artist at Pain and Wonder Tattoo and Piercing in 2000.
Even with tattooing as a full-time gig, Mike continued to create in a wide variety of media beyond skin. In 2019, Mike unveiled a series of three designer toys with Sideshow and Unruly Industries. In 2023, he was asked to participate in the Sideshow’s Human Cyborg Relations: The C-3PO™ Custom Bust Art Show where he debuted “This Is Madness.” He has shown at galleries all across the country including Chicago, Illinois; New Orleans, Louisiana; and, of course, Athens, Georgia.
Today, Mike tattoos at Outpost 76, his private studio in Athens’s Chase Street Warehouses, creates large-scale paintings and custom commissions, and sends subscribers monthly doses of Poopbird via his Sticker of the Month club. When he’s not tattooing, he’s playing a four-hour board game, chasing his two cats, and traveling the world with his super hot girlfriend.
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Outpost 76 is strictly appointment only. If you need a Poopbird tattoo in your life, click below to request your appointment.