Our Story
Jag and Joshua met in 2016 and immediately discovered that they were meant to become creative collaborators and partners. We had day jobs to pay the bills but would spend our nights together dreaming, painting, drawing, sewing, talking, dancing, singing, and laughing. We hustled, planned, scrimped, and saved, all in the hope that one day making art could be our full-time gig. Sweet Heart Tattoo is the very place we dreamt of and creating beautiful tattoos side by side is exactly where we are meant to be. We strive to provide an inclusive, warm, welcoming, and inspiring environment for ourselves, our clients, and our community.
We both work and live in North East Portland and want to be a part of the legacy of art, community, culture, and kindness that North East Portland is known for. Although we achieved our goal of opening our shop, Sweet Heart Tattoo in July of 2020, we continue to build upon our dream in order to better serve our community. We are always painting new art for our walls and creating new tattoos for y’all! We are overjoyed to share our love of tattooing, art, and one another with our clients and our community through Sweet Heart Tattoo. Thank you for making our dreams come true!
What's Going on
At Sweet Heart Tattoo we strive to provide our clients with a clean and comfortable environment, where you can feel confident you are in good hands. Our walls are filled with hand painted tattoo flash designs that we have curated for our clients. We are always adding to the art on our walls and coming up with new tattoo designs and ideas for you to choose from. We have two ‘Get What You Get’ tattoo games filled with fun’n’fancy traditional tattoo designs, in both classic and deluxe sizes. Prefer a personalized piece? We are always happy to design and draw custom tattoos to suit your unique style, our artists are just that, artists! and we would love to create a custom tattoo just for you.
Not into tattoos but still want to be a part of the Sweet Heart Tattoo family fun? We have everything from tee shirts to tote bags featuring our artist’s designs. We sell art prints and original paintings made by our talented artists and for the tattoo lover who literally wants to wear art on their sleeves, we have one-of-a-kind hand-stitched patches (tattoos for clothes!) made in-house by Jag. Come on in and check it out!
Come on in!
We know that getting a tattoo can come with a few questions—especially if it’s your first time with us, or your very first tattoo. We’ve put together a list of frequently asked questions below to help you feel more informed and confident when choosing Sweet Heart Tattoo for your next piece. If you don’t see your question answered here, please feel free to reach out through our contact form or give the shop a call—we’re always happy to help.