Her single mother worked at a fast food restaurant while taking night school in accounting.
[7] Seeking a career outside of a traditional office environment, Ashley returned to Pennsylvania to apprentice as a tattoo artist.
[5] Ashley and Josh Balz, her then partner, opened a shop in Kingston, Pennsylvania in 2013, The Strange and Unusual Oddities Parlor.
Ashley tattooed from the back of the shop while the front featured their collection of taxidermy, objects, and restored antiques for sale.
[8] Ashley's signature black-and-gray[6] tattoo designs feature beadwork, lace detail, and ornamental jewels.
[11] Mic noted the occasion as a moment for female tattoo artists, who are subject to social stigmas in a male-dominated profession.
[20] She owns Elysium Studios, a tattoo parlor in a restored church in Grand Junction, Colorado, with her husband.
Elysium hosts tattoo guest and resident artists based on Ashley's connections with Ink Master.