WaitlistMara Voss
@mara.electricorchid.demo
Single-needle work so light it reads like a pencil study. Books out six weeks ahead, every time.
- Fine line
- Botanical
- Micro
Est. 2014 · Southeast Portland
Hold still.
Ink thatoutlivesyou.
Four artists. One room. No flash-off-the-wall compromises — every piece is drawn for the body it's going on.
The room
No two the same.
Drawn forone bodyonly
We don't keep a binder of designs waiting for a customer. You come in, we talk it through, and someone here draws the thing that only works on you — the curve of a shoulder, the way a forearm turns, the scar you want covered or kept.
That takes longer. It costs more. It also means nobody else is walking around wearing your tattoo.
- Years open
- 11
- Resident artists
- 4
- Pieces finished
- 6.2k
- Single-use tooling
- 100%
The light stays on till ten.
The bench
Four hands you can trust
Residents only — no rotating guest chairs. Pick the person whose work you keep coming back to.
Fictional artists · stock photosWaitlist
OpenSilas Kane
@silas.electricorchid.demo
Heavy black, saturated colour, and a bold line that will still read across a room in thirty years.
- Neo-trad
- Colour
- Large scale
OpenJune Halloran
@june.electricorchid.demo
Geometry, dotwork and things with teeth. Brings a sketchbook to every consult and fills it.
- Blackwork
- Ornamental
- Dotwork
WaitlistKoa Reyes
@koa.electricorchid.demo
Portraits and back pieces built over multiple sittings. Will talk you out of it if it won't age well.
- Realism
- Black & grey
- Cover-up
Healed & fresh
Work off the floor
September sheet
Flash, once only
Drawn this month, one of each, first to book takes it. Claimed designs stay claimed — we don't repeat flash.
Bitter Pill
3" · June
$180
Night Moth
4" · Mara
$240
Second Coil
5" · Silas
$220
Old Rose
4" · Silas
$200
Keeping Watch
2" · June
$160
Homeward
3" · Koa
$140
Palmistry
4" · Mara
$190
House Orchid
5" · Koa
$260
Word of mouth
What people say after
Sample reviews
I brought in a bad idea and a worse reference photo. Koa spent an hour turning it into something I'd actually want on me for the next forty years.
Cleanest shop I've been in, and I've been in a lot of them. Mara's line work healed dead even — not one blowout.
They told me no twice before they told me yes. That's the reason I trusted them with a cover-up.
Before you book
No surprises.
Houserules
The things people ask at the counter, answered before you get to the counter.
Sample policies01Deposits
Every booking takes one — $50 for something under three inches, up to $300 for a sleeve or back piece. Flash too.
It comes off the final price. It's also how we know you're actually coming.
02Cancelling or moving a date
Give us 48 hours and your deposit moves to the new date, once. Inside 48 hours, or a no-show, and it's gone — someone else could have had that chair.
Running late? Text us. Past thirty minutes we may have to reschedule.
03Shop minimum
$120, however small. That covers a fresh setup — needles, ink caps, barrier film — all of it thrown out when you leave.
A single initial costs what a small flash piece costs. We won't pretend otherwise.
04ID and age
18 and up, no exceptions. Not with a parent, not with a note.
Bring government photo ID that matches the name on the booking. No ID, no tattoo, and the deposit stays with us.
05Touch-ups
Our work gets one free touch-up inside three months, once it's fully healed.
Hands, fingers and feet fade faster than anywhere else, so those are charged at cost. Skipping aftercare voids it — we can tell.
06Walk-ins
Thursday to Sunday, first come, first served, while there's an artist free.
Walk-ins are for flash and small pieces we can draw on the spot. Anything bigger starts with a consult. Come early on Saturdays.
Book
Let's talk it through.
Start apiece
Consults are free and take about twenty minutes. Tell us what you're after — we'll match you with the right artist and come back within two business days.
Demo contact details- Call
- (503) 555-0148
- ink@electricorchid.example
- Walk-ins
- Thu – Sun, first come
- Step 1 of 4: Request
- Step 2 of 4: Deposit
- Step 3 of 4: Consent
- Step 4 of 4: Booked
After
Heal it right.
Aftercare
The artist does half the work. The next four weeks are yours — and they decide what it looks like in ten years.
General guidance, not medical adviceDay 0
Leave the wrap on
Keep the film on as long as your artist said — usually 3 to 24 hours. Peel it off in the shower, wash with lukewarm water and unscented soap, pat dry with a clean paper towel.
Days 1 – 3
Wash, dry, go thin
Wash twice a day with clean hands. Let it air dry, then a rice grain of unscented balm, rubbed in until it barely shines. Some weeping and redness is normal.
Days 4 – 14
Let it peel
It will flake and it will itch. Don't pick, don't scratch, don't help it along. Swap the balm for plain unscented lotion once it starts to flake.
Weeks 2 – 4
Wait it out
The surface looks healed before the skin underneath is. Keep it moisturised, keep it covered in the sun, and keep going.
Stay away from
- Swimming, baths and hot tubs for two weeks
- Direct sun and sunbeds until it's healed — SPF 50 for life after
- Tight clothes or straps rubbing on it
- Petroleum jelly, and anything scented
When to worry
Redness that spreads, heat, swelling that gets worse after day three, or a fever — see a doctor first, then tell us.