mia palau

@stabbypain · Tattoo artist

📍@tigerclue Portland, OR ☻ permanent tattoos for temporary people ☻ tattoo request at link below 🕳️ watch me fall @miapalau

mia palau is a tattoo artist in Portland, OR whose work centres on American traditional. American traditional is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 25 of the 96 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. Roughly 81% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often navy, burgundy and teal. Recurring subjects include flowers, eye, rose and star. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 19% of pieces, measured across 96 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: navy, burgundy, teal and dark red.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, eye, rose, star, bear and peony.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the chest.

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Work

Floral arrangement black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by mia palauSkeleton in sombrero American traditional tattoo on the thigh by mia palauWoman with flowers American traditional tattoo on the forearm by mia palauSpace turtle new school tattoo on the forearm by mia palauBrick wall with hand black and grey tattoo on the back by mia palauHouse with flame black and grey tattoo on the thigh by mia palauRhinoceros beetle black and grey tattoo on the thigh by mia palauSea otter and pufferfish new school tattoo on the forearm by mia palauPanther black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by mia palauButterfly black and grey tattoo on the hand by mia palauWinged creature American traditional tattoo on the thigh by mia palauRoses and skull American traditional tattoo on the forearm by mia palauSword and flowers ornamental tattoo on the thigh by mia palauPeony black and grey tattoo on the forearm by mia palauPeony and polka dots American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by mia palauPuffer fish dotwork tattoo on the forearm by mia palauMushroom and moth black and grey tattoo on the forearm by mia palauAlligator black and grey tattoo on the forearm by mia palauCrow black and grey tattoo on the chest by mia palauPeony and snake American traditional tattoo on the thigh by mia palauMerman American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by mia palauCrow and fish black and grey tattoo on the chest by mia palauMythical creature American traditional tattoo on the forearm by mia palauBear and flowers American traditional tattoo on the back by mia palau