What Does It Mean When Tattoo Artists Say Books Closed

Books closed is a term used in the tattoo industry to indicate that the artist is no longer taking on any new clients or projects. This typically happens when an artist is fully booked with their current backlog of customers, or if they wish to take a break to work on other projects or to focus on existing clients. It can also be used as a polite way to say that a prospective client has not been accepted as a new customer.