A talented tattoo artist has opened up her own tattoo parlour in Reindeer court with help from HSBC funding. 

Hanan Qattan gave us an insight into what it's like owning and working in a female-led tattoo parlour called Fox and Fortune.

Miss Qattan works alongside her friend and colleague Elza Van Houden who is also a full-time tattoo artist. 

The tattoo artist said: "It's a different working environment. It can be a little tough, people have been surprised that I own the store.

"I don't mind people underestimating me. That's other people's fault, rather than anything to do with me. 

"I always wanted to do something creative, my grandad was an oil painter and he got his first tattoo in his 70s."

"We see a lot of genders, tattoo shops can feel very intimidating for both men and women. I have designed my shop to be welcoming and not scary." 

Miss Qattan said that when Miss Houden first saw the tattoo parlour she said it felt like a 'home away from home.' 

"When she first came down, she said it felt like it was walking into my house." 

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When Miss Qattan first bought the shop she had a meeting with other shop owners where they introduced each other and the unit they are in. 

She said: "After the meeting, someone asked me again if I actually owned the store. But he didn't ask anyone else. 

"It's not something that gets me down and I don't have anything to prove.

"It works both ways, and they are kind of shocked that I could accomplish something like that."

Over the years, the tattoo artist has specialised in neo-traditional designs which means the traditional bold lines are filled with colour and are a lot more detailed. 

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But she said, as a Muslim, her goal to be a tattoo artist didn't go down well with her parents initially. 

"It didn't go down super well with my parents at first because it's going against what my dad had been taught since he was little. 

"But they are really supportive of me now, and they helped me with this property, but they don't have any tattoos." 

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The tattoo artist also revealed her quirkiest tattoo request.

"Somebody asked for Kermit the frog on their shoulder. And a group of boys lost a bet so I've tattooed a bull on their bums, but that was in Coventry, Worcester have been pretty normal.

"One girl asked for a broken heart with a guy's initials in it."

Miss Qattan aired her concerns about this tattoo.

She said: "Since then, I've started putting my own moral compass into it. People see tattoo artists as someone who is doing something for you rather than someone who is creating something with you."