Meet Dana!
Tattooing for over a decade, Dana has been dedicated to her craft since first stepping into the field. Over the years, she has refined her skills across a variety of styles and techniques, creating unique and memorable tattoos for each of her clients.
Originally from New York, Dana moved to Portland, Oregon in 2019 to deepen her connection to the land. This practice has strengthened her career as a tattoo artist and helped her develop a distinctive style inspired by nature. She enjoys working in both color and black-and-grey, taking on larger projects as well as custom or flash pieces. Dana looks forward to collaborating with each client and is deeply grateful for the trust and support they bring to her work.
Meet Nia!
Tattooing since April 2022, Nia has had the joy of working with many clients to make their dream tattoos come into reality.
Learning her trade from Dana Vargas, Nia also specializes in nature inspired tattoos. Other things that Nia enjoys tattooing are; birds, pop culture, fantasy inspired, and soft shading designs.
Meet Willow!
Willow has been drawing since she could hold a pencil. She would wake in the early morning hours, before the rest of her family stirred, just to draw. The opportunity to live and breathe art every day is an honor she does not take lightly.
She loves the entire tattooing process, especially the collaborative experience of bringing a client’s vision to life through fully custom work and tattooing her own one-of-a-kind designs.
Continuing to learn and grow as an artist is deeply important to her. Willow is drawn to whimsical, fine line tattoos, botanicals, animals, and mythic creatures, often weaving in elements of Art Nouveau and sacred geometry.
This year, she hopes to take on more large-scale projects, further exploring ornate Nouveau forms and geometric structure within her work. She also plans to begin offering ritual tattoo sessions and in-depth consultations, creating space to envision deeply intentional pieces that weave the client’s vision, story, and soul into a singular work of
Meet Emily!
Emily has been slingin tattoos since 2021 in Portland, OR and Nashville, TN since ‘24. She is currently traveling bi monthly between her Nashville studio and Portland and all the destinations in between!
Her Tattooing is rooted in embodiment, empowerment, and self reclamation. She loves creating everything! Fine line, ornamental, botanicals, illustrative, patchwork and larger designs. She offers both blackwork and color.
Meet Ciara!
Ciara Lynsey has been tattooing since 2023 here in Portland OR. Originally from North Bay Area, CA., she moved here in 2017 for a different climate. After 15 years in the corporate tech world, COVID had other plans for her and she has been tattooing since 2023.
Formally at Inside Recess Collective, where they created a fun, playful and safe environment, Ciara still prioritizes these things in her practice. She specializes in black and grey fine line tattoos but is inspired by her clients' ideas. She likes to collaborate closely on custom work and this can result in different styles emerging:)
Meet Valentine!
My name is Valentine (he/they) and I specialize in stylized and vintage photo realism tattoos!
I love creating art that feels magical.
Magic is a common theme that resonates in a lot of my work across different mediums. It has always been present in my life whether that is hiding in unexpected places or existing right in front of me all along. There are many magical concepts that inspire me including dark-fantasy, fairytale, relics, jewelry, nostalgia, trinkets, antiques, romance, whimsical botanicals and anything sparkly.
I have so much gratitude for the way that tattooing allows me to connect with people through my art and share what I am passionate about. It is always my priority to create a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone during my sessions!
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