ERIK ADAMAH (formally known as Matt Hayos)

When he’s not out scouting for more mountain bike and running trails around Texas, Erik is operating shop and making tattoo at the House of Ink. His love for tattoo is evident in his attention to the all the finer details of a tattoo client’s experience as well as the tattoo itself.

Erik’s journey into tattooing started in 2004. Shortly after serving in the Navy, he undertook a tattoo apprenticeship in Nacogdoches, Texas. Erik then went and got a Bachelor of Arts from The Academy of Art University in San Francisco (2010). He eventually migrated back to Texas where he tenured at Casey’s Tattoo Shop for four years, until April 2018 when he decided to migrated to Austin, Texas. Erik Adamah (HOUSE OF INK) now operates as a fully custom and private Tattoo & Design studio in South Austin.

 “I believe tattoo is a ritual, and that the experience is integral to the art—I perform a tattoo as much as I make or create it.”