AJ Tattooist

I have been going to AJ for about 2 years now and I absolutely love her! I know she will do any tattoo beautifully or she will tell me she won’t do it. I would refer anyone to her and she will be my artist for the rest of my life!

I’ve been waiting 10 years to be comfortable enough with an artists skills. A.J. Tattooist did a piece on a trusted friend. I was sold on the store my friend told about her experience. My experience has been everything I expected and more. She is a classy lady witha beautiful sense of creativity. I’m glad I waited so long to find her.

AJ does a great job. We came to her with a few ideas and she felt free to tell us her honest feedback as well as put in her own adaptations of the ideas we all came to her with. We’ll definitely be going back!

I have a tradition: I get a butterfly tattooed at each tattoo convention the Male Unit and I attend. After perusing the considerable talent at the first-​ever Chrome & Ink Convention in Salem, Oregon, I decided that tattoo number 16 would be the work of A.J. from right here in Portland.
A.J.‘s portfolio impressed me greatly: she’s done a wide variety of styles, and done them well. Her non-​tattoo artwork was similarly impressive. I love to support talented female artists, and do so whenever possible. So I was sold.
After a short consultation, we decided on a classic Monarch on the right side of my chest. She has a great «machine-​side manner,» and chatting with her about our kids and our shared Southern origins was relaxing and a great deal of fun! She has exactly the sort of temperament and professionalism that everyone hopes to find for their first tattoo, and if my middle daughter (age 18) decides to get one in the near future, A.J. will definitely be the one I trust my child’s skin with.
But the moment when I became part of Team A.J. happened when I mentioned that my former orchestra teacher had recently died. This was an incredible woman who made certain the poor kids she taught could have instruments to practice on at home. My lifelong love of music is in great part due to her, and I am in her debt for it eternally. A group of her students decided to get either a treble or bass clef tattooed in her honor. A.J. immediately offered to do it… for no additional charge. I had not expected to get that tattoo on that particular day, but we were having such a great time and I was touched by her offer. As a result, I now have a treble clef on my right ring finger, the only non-​butterfly tattoo I have ever gotten at a tattoo convention.
It’s been three months, and I wholeheartedly love both tattoos. Next Mother’s Day, I hope to get the long-​planned buttercups tattoo to represent my three children. I can hardly wait!
Whether you’re looking to get your first tattoo or your fiftieth, you can’t go wrong with A.J.

A.J. Is a talented artist! She has done amazing work on me. She is a beautiful artist! I highly recommend her work. If you are looking for a great artist, this is your tattoo artist!