Who We Are
🟦 Xibalba: Platform Overview
Xibalba is a modular platform built to support creative communities with real tools, not just ideas.
We’re not a tech startup. We’re not a studio collective. We’re building the infrastructure that makes both possible — from bookable space and media access to payout systems and project dashboards.
Each project we launch — whether it's a tattoo studio, a pet wellness app, or a storytelling platform — runs on the same underlying framework. We're developing that framework in real time by using it. Testing it. Rebuilding it stronger each time.
Right now, that system is stitched together with low-code tools, off-the-shelf software, and a lot of creative problem-solving.
It works.
But the long game is to turn it into a self-sustaining, white-label product that any aligned community can use — starting with ours.
We don’t sell access.
We build leverage.
Everything here is a prototype of what comes next.
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We build tools that heal, not just function.
Xibalba exists to return creative power to those who’ve been overlooked, overworked, or pushed to the margins.
We don’t just offer tattoos or tech.
We offer second chances — a way to make art your life’s work without losing your soul.Our mission is simple:
Equip artists to thrive.
Bridge creativity with community and care.
Build the future from the margins outward.
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We imagine a future shaped by artist-first spaces:
Modular. Trauma-informed. Deeply rooted in community.
Studios become sanctuaries.
Systems scale without exploitation.
Creative work becomes a path to healing, expression, and truth.
Xibalba is more than a business.
It’s a living blueprint — built to be replicated, remixed, and re-rooted in neighborhoods everywhere.
Led by the very artists who were once told there was no space for them.
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Autonomy. Healing. Access. Shared Success.
These aren’t slogans. They’re the soil we plant everything in.
Autonomy
Artists are not resources — they’re sovereign storytellers.
We protect their freedom, voice, and creative agency at all costs.
Healing
We build for nervous systems, not algorithms.Our spaces are designed to soothe, regulate, and restore.
Access
No gatekeeping. No ego. No elitism.
Just clean entry points, honest tools, and support that meets people where they are.Shared Success
We rise together, or not at all.
Everything we build is made to be taught, shared, and passed down.These values aren’t tacked on — they’re embedded in every studio, every system, every offering.
Not as policy. As practice.
Our Studio Space
🟦 Welcome to the Xibalba Creative Network
Where showing up is sacred — and every session builds the system.
Xibalba isn’t a shop.
It’s not a lease.
It’s a launchpad for tattooers, piercers, and apprentices ready to build something of their own.
This space was built for artists who don’t want to fight for the spotlight or beg for a booth — they just need a place to show up, plug in, and work their craft without compromise.
Whether you're laying down linework, starting your apprenticeship, or offering precision piercings with care — Xibalba gives you time, tools, and trust. Bring your own gear or use ours. Wireless machines, autoclave access, sharps containers, booking support — it’s all here, and shared in service of the people who show up to use it.
There’s no boss breathing down your neck. No gatekeeper telling you when you're ready. If you’ve got the skill, the license, and the drive — you're welcome here.
And when the machines go quiet, the real rituals begin:
Art jams. Flash nights. D&D campaigns. Late-night shop talks that turn into lifelong collaborations. Workshops that aren't gatekept. Mentorship that isn’t performative. Skills that get passed on, not priced out. Every booking helps fund shared tools, support the next generation, and keep this space radically accessible.
This isn’t just a studio.
It’s a working system — built to serve artists, not extract from them.
🟪 Why This Matters — And Why You Might Want In
Most artists don’t leave the industry because they lose the passion. They leave because the system makes it impossible to stay.
Studio cuts get higher. Support gets thinner. Trying to go solo means carrying the full weight of space, tools, gear, clients, and marketing — alone.
We built a different kind of option. A place where you can walk in, do the work you’re proud of, and leave with more than a healed client — leave with your own footage, your own content, your own next step.
You don’t need to lease a whole building.
You don’t need to buy $10,000 worth of gear.
You don’t need to build it all from scratch.
We’ve already done that part.
Whether you’re rebuilding after a break, testing something new, or just tired of feeling like you’re renting someone else’s dream — this space is for you.
And the vision doesn’t end with ink or steel.
🟨 Where Creative Worlds Collide
At Xibalba, tattooers and piercers work side-by-side with streamers, designers, podcasters, and storytellers — each building something that feeds the rest.
A tattoo session becomes content.
A livestream sparks a flash collab.
A late-night D&D game turns into a new brand or zine.
Art inspires motion. Motion inspires ink.
This is a space where creativity crosses mediums, where inspiration loops between crafts, and where every kind of artist — analog or digital — can sharpen their voice in good company. We’re not just offering a place to work. We’re building a space where every artist’s practice becomes part of something bigger.
Your booth might be beside a podcast.
Your breakroom chat might turn into a zine launch.
Your tattoo reel might inspire a digital collab you never saw coming.
That’s the kind of space we’re making.
Our doors open soon.
Let’s build something better — and let’s build it together.
A Shared Future
🟦 Shape What Comes Next, Together
We’re not just building a studio — we’re building a platform for possibility. A place where creative people can connect, contribute, and grow.
This space is still evolving, and your voice can help shape it. We believe the best systems aren’t built for people — they’re built with them.
That’s why we’ve included a few questions here — to check the pulse, hear your perspective, and make sure Xibalba is becoming a place that truly feels like it belongs to you.
Whether you're an artist, an organizer, a dreamer, or just someone curious about what this could become — there’s room for you here.
This isn’t a final draft. It’s a beginning.
Thanks for helping us shape it.