Tattoo, Piercing Studio and Smoke Shop

A legacy of work, with a new chapter on wheels starting soon.

Broken Anchor Tattoo & Emporium

SHOP CLOSED

Dave is Retired – Mobile Business Coming Soon!

Good work isn't cheap. Cheap work isn't good.

Business Hours: Noon - 7PM

Tattoo Shop Minimum: $60

Single Piercing: $40

Industrial: $50

Both Nipples $80

Genitalia: $100

Broken Anchor's Headshop

We carry high quality Delta Live Resin, as well as THC-P, THC-A, THC-H, THC-JD and THC-O Ultra High Blend Disposable Vapes, Carts and gummies. ALL NEW Mushroom Vapes! 20% Muscimol w/ Terpenes and absolutely 0% THC. We even carry disposable Nicotine vapes.

ALL of our glass is 100% local or American Blown! We do not support Chinex!!!

Broken Anchor Emporium

One Stop Smoke Shop

Come check out our Headshop! We have everything to suit your smoking and accessory wants and needs. And the best thing is the price you’ll pay! Guaranteed the lowest prices in the area while maintaining high quality products.

We're not called the One Stop Cheifin' Shop for nothin'! We carry just about anything you can imagine as far as smoking paraphernalia goes. Glass and silicone pipes, Sherlocks, bubblers, bongs, dab rigs, ash catchers, dab straws, electric straws, Seahorses, various dugouts, rolling trays, papers, cones or blunt wraps. Nitrous canisters and crackers. A wide variety of oil burners and rigs. AA-C battery stashes. Digital scales, from personal to distribution level. Even old school rose tubes (just not the rest of the "Happy Meal" -- However, our oil burner section has been referred to as MefDonalds by customers)

We also provide custom hemp services... i.e. necklaces, bracelets, dog collars and leashes, plant hangers, etc.

Compton Dave's Bio & Portfolio

David Otterson

Tattoo Artist & Business Owner

“But to become a freak one needs a strong character and unusual determination.”

George Burchett – Memoirs of a Tattooist, 1956

Dave was born 1969 and raised in Compton, California. Tattooing has been a tradition and profession in his family since 1867. He spent a great deal of time in his uncle’s professional tattoo studio in Las Angeles, Broken Anchor. He started doing chores and learning about the trade when he was 10 years of age. By the age of 14 he was operating his own tattoo machine and began his journey as a tattoo artist. He was 17 when he started piercing and body modification. By 1988, at the age of 18, he had completed his apprenticeships and got his Tattoo and Piercing Licenses. Dave continued to work at his uncle’s shop until the year 2000 when he started his own tattoo studio, Notorious Mob Tattoo. He had locations in Houston, Huntsville and Arlington, Texas for over 15 years.

In 2015 he moved to Park Hills, Missouri. To pay tribute to his tattoo roots, he named this studio Broken Anchor after the shop that formed him as an artist. He met his wife, Honesty, in 2017. Honesty contributes her artistic talents by designing tattoos to be involved with her husband’s business. Dave & Honesty have a new son together, Diesel Ray.

Trust Compton Dave at Broken Anchor with Your Body Art

Clean. Bold. Professional. Creative.

From the first traces to a finished design, we're the best in St. Francois County, Missouri. We'll do anything from a simple name to full sleeve work, and we won't rest until all our work is perfect. We pride ourselves in providing a clean and comfortable environment, while also maintaining a wide variety of style. Come check us out today!

"My body is my journal, my tattoos are my story."

-- Johnny Depp

Custom Tattoo Designs

Broken Anchor Tattoo & Piercing is one of the most uique tattoo shops in Missouri. The comfortable and relaxing atmosphere mixed with the exceptional customer service set it above your average tattoo shop. Our artists design beautiful tattoos on demand -- we'll let our imaginations go wild for you!

Find Your Dream Tattoo

Whatever You Want, Wherever You Want

Art On Your Body

Let us create a fresh tattoo for you exactly where you want it. You tell us what to do, and we've got it under control. We know you've got many choices when it comes to tattoo studios or piercing shops in the St. Francois County Area, but there's only one Broken Anchor Tattoo & Piercing. We look forward to earning your trust and creating a beautiful tattoo for you.

Piercing Services

Get ready for a whole new look with a piercing. This piercing will be sure to turn heads, not only for how stunning it will look, but because of the beautiful confidence it will instill in you. Our piercers are experts, and we're sure it will look excellent on you.

Safe. Sterile. Sturdy.

Gauged Piercings

Look stunning with a new set of gauged piercings. One of our trusted piercing experts will make sure you have an enjoyable experience with minimal pain. You're going to love your new piercing and our amazing shop. Feel free to get in touch with one of our experts if you're interested in finding out more about our services.