Meet Jake
“Just bring me some skin and a vague idea and I’ll make the best tattoo possible for you! All are welcome at Ethereal Arts. I appreciate every single client that trusts me to do my thing. ”
Jacob “The Dutch” Dutcher grew up in Glens Falls, NY and has been making art for as long as he can remember.
What became clear early on was that Jake needed to find a way to keep art in his life as much as possible — especially when he considered his future career. This led him to start tattooing at the age of 15.
Determined even from a young age, Jake completed a two year apprenticeship to learn the basics and the history of the craft. At first, Jake completely immersed himself in American Traditional. From there, Jake pivoted into learning Neo-Traditional and Japanese Traditional styles.
For the first 8 years of his career, Jake was located in the Upstate, New York area, but found himself wanting to learn more from new people to enhance his tattooing skills and experience.
Making the big move to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina was the next step for Jake. Leaning into the constant flow of work in the vacation town to sharpen his tools, Jake used the next 10 years in South Carolina refining what he knew and learning what he didn’t.
As a younger tattoo artist in a busy place like Myrtle Beach, Jake stepped into doing Realism tattoos and fell in love with the amount of detail that could be put to skin. He learned from every source that he could — for both color realism and black-and-gray realism to level-up his skillset.
After 10 years down South, Jake moved back home to Glens Falls, New York. With more experience and a refined craft, Jake found new clientele and reunited with his loyal Upstate clients who had been waiting for his return.
In 2025, Jake had the opportunity to open his own shop - Ethereal Arts Tattoo Studio. After 20 years of tattooing, it was a huge accomplishment and natural next step in his career. Having started with the bare minimum to now having wireless tattoo machines and tech for design, Jake has embraced the changing industry to create amazing art for every client.
Jake loves what he does and it shows in his work. From his favorite part of the process (the design stage) all the way to the finished piece, Jake loves working with his clients — both old and new.