The Laboratory · Yucca Valley

Step inside the Laboratory.

Part working tattoo studio, part evolving gallery, and home to independent artists running their own creative businesses. Strata is clean, professional, welcoming, and unmistakably its own.

Front room and reception area inside Strata Tattoo Lab Strata Tattoo Lab · Yucca Valley
Founded in 2004
Female-owned operation
Independent booth-renting artists
Body art, fine art and more
Exterior entrance of Strata Tattoo Lab in Yucca Valley
Reception and gallery interior at Strata Tattoo Lab
Built differently

An artistic environment with a life of its own.

Strata Tattoo Lab LLC is an all-encompassing creative environment providing booth-rental space to individual artists whose businesses focus on body art, fine art, digital art, and more.

Founded in 2004, Strata was purchased by longtime resident artist Jay’e Jones in 2008, changing the business into a female-owned operation. Today, independent artists run their own creative enterprises from within a clean, friendly, professional, and welcoming facility.

Artistic. Independent. Never ordinary.

Inside Strata

Walk through the Lab.

Every room carries the same unmistakable character: working stations, original art, dramatic details, unexpected objects, and a space that continues to evolve around the artists inside it.

Wide view through the Strata Tattoo Lab reception area
Strata Tattoo Lab reception desk and chandelier
Ornate waiting area inside Strata Tattoo Lab
Retail display and view into the tattooing area
Tattoo workstations inside Strata Tattoo Lab
Reception desk with awards displayed behind it
Front gallery and entrance inside Strata Tattoo Lab
Reception view looking into Strata Tattoo Lab
Red tattoo station filled with original artwork
Art in every direction

Every surface tells part of the story.

The Laboratory is layered with artwork, collected objects, custom details, rich color, and the marks of the independent artists who work here.

A working laboratory

Independent artists at work.

Strata provides the space, atmosphere, and professional environment. Each booth-renting artist operates an independent business, manages their own work, and brings a distinct creative voice to the Lab.

Independent tattoo artist working with a client at Strata
Tattoo artist working at a private station inside Strata
Tattoo session in progress inside Strata Tattoo Lab
The personality of the place

The Lab has a pulse.

Strata is more than a collection of stations. It is a community of independent artists, clients, characters, celebrations, and creative energy.

A member of the Strata community inside the studio
Artists and guests celebrating inside Strata Tattoo Lab
Artist standing outside the Strata Tattoo Lab entrance
Community recognition

Recognized by the Morongo Basin.

A selection of Readers’ Choice honors displayed at Strata, recognizing the studio, its staff, and Jay’e Jones.

2025 Morongo Basin Readers Choice awards for Strata Tattoo Lab and Jaye Jones
2024 Morongo Basin Readers Choice awards displayed at Strata
2024 first place tattoo artist award for Jaye Jones
2023 Morongo Basin Readers Choice awards for Strata Tattoo Lab
Strata Tattoo Lab neon window at night
Strata Tattoo storefront and neon sign at night
Side entrance to Strata Tattoo Lab
Visit Strata

Come see the Lab.

7257 Mohawk Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284

Sunday & Wednesday–Saturday
12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Monday & Tuesday
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Studio Phone
760-369-8288
Landline only, no texts
Availability
Walk-ins welcome. Contact individual artists for appointments.