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    Pretty peony by JD at Anatomy Tattoo
    Christina M.

    My friend was looking for someone to do a botanical tattoo on her arm, and she was not receiving many responses from those who specialized in botanicals in the Portland area. We aren't from the area but we were certain we wanted one done that weekend in Portland. After searching online for a few places that allowed for walk in clients, Anatomy Tattoo came up and we decided to check them out and inquire about timing and availability. We were paired up with JD O'Kelly, who is soft spoken and very friendly, and he agreed to take on her project, and was excited about doing a pretty peony for her. We scheduled an appt for 2 days out before we were leaving, and I was impressed by his demeanor that I decided to get a touch up done of a tattoo I already had. After seeing some ideas, JD sketched out his interpretation, and when we saw it on the day of the appt, it was PERFECT and exactly what she wanted! The final result of the peony was gorgeous! He then worked on my touch up, and he was patient while I hemmed and hawed about the size and placement of some extra stars I wanted to add. He did a great job bringing my 20+ year old tattoo back to life, I love the coloring that he added to mine. JD was friendly and personable throughout the entire experience for both of us. The rates and deposit here are reasonable, and there was no pretentiousness about this place. Everyone there seemed nice and open to walk-in and scheduled appointments. JD is a true artist and I can't say enough great things about our experience!

    As you see here the leaves are NOT shaded like the others she did and are not finished whatsoever.
    Bailee M.

    I went to Anatomy this past summer... My zoom consultation was super good and I was very excited to come in and get some work done. Momma Tomma was my artist, not only did I not feel welcomed, I didn't hear a word from her during my entire appointment until it was time to pay. The one thing she said to me was "don't move your head." The worst part about all of this was that she didn't even finish. This was a single session as I was adding more flowers to my current tattoo. As I am looking at her work I have lost ink in multiple area and now have scarring. Super upsetting because she isn't cheap, and not to mention the owner.Won't be going back unfortunately, after this experience I'm finally gaining the courage to find a new artist.

    I love this studio, everyone made me super comfortable. I go to Dev and have had such great experiences. Highly recommend her if you're looking for super cute tattoos I love this studio, everyone made me super comfortable. I go to Dev and have had such great experiences. Highly recommend her if you're looking for super cute tattoos

    Artwork by ED K.
    Valerie W.

    Several of my tattoos were done here by a guy named Ed. Ed sadly no longer works at Anatomy but all of the artists are great. I highly recommend coming in and taking a look at the different portfolios especially if you are looking for artists that specialize in "old school" looking tattoos. The prices are fair and of course my tattoos look fantastic. I have had my half sleve and back tattoo for about 7 years now and the color still looks great!

    I went to Anatomy Tattoo on my birthday. My GF and made the appt. the day before. I was extremely excited! My GF had a different tattoo artist and hers turned out beautifully. My experience was different. Originally, I thought my tattoo was going to turn out great because I was going to have my work completed by the owner. Unfortunately, my tattoo was and is a disgrace. I understand that line work is difficult. I never imagined it would turn out this bad. It's embarrassing to show my tattoo at this point. In addition, the word, "Grace," specifically the A and C are messed up. Anyway, maybe her other work is great. I hope so! I now have an appt. On 6/16 with my ex-boyfriend to fix it. "Hurt So Good" tattoo shop. I should have gone to him in the first place but he is booked out 6 months. I was impatient and now I am paying the price. I have never written a review for anything, but I figured when it comes to something permanent on your body, it was worth it.

    Momma Tomma is a bad ass.
    Betty F.

    This shop is like a home to me. I've had the honor of being tattooed by the owner, Tomma, for years now. She has pretty much done, or redone both of my sleeves as well as some art on other areas of my body. I initially went to her to have cover up work done and have been amazed by what she was able to create. You would never know I had anything there before. I love her aesthetic and color work. Tomma says what she means and means what she says. She is a badass Boss Babe and runs her shop fairy and with integrity. From spending numerous hours there, I have become well acquainted with the wonderful staff. So many different personalities with such different talents and aesthetics. They work well as a team with the same goals in mind. It's been awesome to watch the progress and changes Tomma and her team have made to Anatomy over the years. It just gets better every time I'm there. Recently, they did more renovations and added microblading to their services. The room is gorgeous and inviting and Sina did the most incredible job on my patchy eyebrows...or what's left of them after the 90's fad of waxing them down to tiny lines. Besides the convenient location, they offer off street parking and accept all people of all ages and background. They constantly do fundraisers to give back to their community and they raised over $10,000 for the ACLU and thousands for other amazing organizations. It's located off the bus line and has a great walking accessibility with anything you could want within a close distance. Set up your consultation today. You won't regret it.

    Tomma's filigree
    Mary M.

    This is a cool little shop with a good vibe. My low score has to do with Momma Tomma. I went in with a piece with an odd flow. My first tat was a bow that I had for a couple years. I went to an artist with a good rep that added flowers and ribbons but it still looked weak. I went to another artist who added lilies on my shoulder blade which I still love. I lived with it for about 8 yrs and then I had a lot of extra time and decided to get it reworked into something beautiful. I was assured by Tomma that she could make it look dainty and beautiful. I went in for 6 sessions ranging from 1 hr to 3 hrs. I left a 20% tip each time. I know stupid! All appts but one were at 12:30 and I was the first customer. I had to wait for her numerous times. She told me it had to be a cover up and I panicked when I saw the giant purple flower, Dahlia and blue Hydrangea and told her how I felt and she reassured me again and said that she was going to go back and put in low lights and shading and that the flowers would pop, and yes I went back again for a total of 6 times just knowing that it would all come together in the end! NOT! All the hrs we spent together she barely talked to me, showed no interest in me or anything about me. She was polite but cool. Her mind always seemed somewhere else, not giving me 100%. My third session we took a little break, I went on my phone to Instagram and saw she had posted about 15 minutes before the break while she was working on me!!! MULTITASKING! I'd rather of had 100% putting permanent ink on me! Yes, I still went back. I felt I was into it too far! She didn't have a design for me until the third session after I told her I needed to see what she was going to do next. My fifth session I heard her tell one of the other artists she was going to 'power through the leaves'! When I took the wrapping off the next morning I had blowouts and uneven lines. My last session was scheduled for 3 hrs and she was supposed to finish the leaves and pull everything together. She only spent about 2 hrs. When I took off wrappings the next morning my heart sank! I had to go to yet another artist to fix her work!!!! Just unbelievable! If she had done stellar on the filigree I wouldn't have felt so ill. Good news, I did find someone but still had to pay even more money to fix Tomma's sloppy parts. I paid $1652.55 for tattoo + $385 tip for a total of $2037.55, I should of had a killer tattoo! My new artist another $130 + tip! to fix the filigree, smeared shading around filigree and some leaves. He's going to fix where the three huge flowers meet at a later date. I always went in with a positive attitude because I wanted nothing but for this to be gorgeous and I wanted good energy around the experience. That Tomma let me walk out of HER SHOP with my finished piece really not finished and sloppy areas still blows me away! She then said if I ever wanted to redo another part of the tattoo to give her a call!!!! The pics say everything! I couldn't insert pic's where I wanted so will post original tattoo pic top and bottom , Tomma's 3 large flowers with smears that weren't there before, Tomma's filigree and last fixed filigree with my new artist.

    Tomma in the final stages of my tattoo. I'm so thrilled with it
    Rebekah B.

    I'll admit that this is my first tattoo but I still think it deserves all the stars. (Momma)Tomma was my artist and god bless her. She answered the questions I had and let me know what I needed to do to make it so nothing went wrong. Not only that but I'm well pleased with how the tattoo itself turned out. I would highly recommend her to any of my friends. The shop was clean and it wasn't difficult to find at all. I'm already thinking of scheduling my second one.

    Thanks Anne for making my first tattoo experience an amazing one. My sister and I love our sister tattoos!! Beautiful work!
    Patty P.

    Got my first tattoo at Anatomy Tattoo on Tuesday, 8/7/18 and I absolutely love it! Anne was our artist and she did an incredible job from start to finish. She designed our sister tattoo and it's perfect. Now, I'm thinking about what I want next. My sister plans to go back for a touch up on one of her other tattoos.

    Erin's Rose, by Lucky Maloney

    Our experience with Anatomy Tattoo was at the convention in Philadelphia. My 18 year old was a fan of Lucky Malony; no one else would due for a rose tattoo. He did not disappoint in any way. He made her feel like her getting the tattoo she wanted, was all that mattered. It is stunning work, custom drawn just for her. Lucky and his team worked like a unit, looking out for each other. They where after all, across the country from home. Thank you Lucky and Co. Best Wishes, see you next year!

    (a littly blurry )
    April B.

    I chose Anatomy Tattoo because it used to be Painless Steel and I'd had good luck with their shop in Missoula, MT. I was a little disappointed to learn it wasn't Painless anymore, but looked at Ed's portfolio, talked to him about the design I wanted, and felt that he would be a good artist regardless of what the shop was called. So I made my appt and left a crude mock-up of my idea for a tattoo. We talked a little about possible designs, but I was very open to his ideas about how the end product would look as long as it incorporated 3 elements. At my appt he showed me the design. I was so impressed--- I was amazed. His design was so much better looking than I could have imagined. At that point I knew I'd found a good artist and the right one for my tattoo that I'd been wanting/planning for almost a year. I had a 4-hour appt but he ended up only going for 2 hours, which was plenty. He finished the outline of the entire thing and I'll go back for the shading in a week to 10 days. I know it's hard for smaller, less known shops to get customers in a business where word of mouth is the best advertising, so I want people to know that if you go to Anatomy Tattoo you will be very happy with the tattoo you get. Ed was my artist and I will definitely be going back for any future tattoos.

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    Jake is the man! Great dude....fantastic artist. Very thorough and professional. Can't say enough good things!

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