Fine Line · Blackwork · American Traditional
Marks that
mean something
Crooked Line is a small, by-appointment studio doing considered, well-drawn tattoos — no flash-in-a-basket, no rush. One artist, one chair, one piece of skin at a time.
- 500+
- pieces tattooed
- 9 yrs
- behind the needle
- 1
- artist, always
Fine Line ✦American Traditional ✦Blackwork ✦By Appointment Only ✦Single Needle ✦Cover-Ups Welcome ✦Custom Flash ✦
Portrait · studio, 2025
No. 01 — At the bench
The Artist
Hi, I'm Ren — I've been marking skin since 2016.
I started out drawing in the margins of notebooks and never really stopped. Crooked Line is what happens when that habit gets a needle: tattoos built from real drawings, not templates — botanical linework, fine-line portraiture, and old-fashioned American traditional done with a steady, patient hand.
“A good tattoo should look like it was always meant to be there.”
- Fine Line
- Botanical
- American Traditional
- Linework
- Cover-Ups
Available Flash
The Flash Sheet
Ready-to-tattoo designs, priced as-is. Sizes run roughly palm to forearm — ask about resizing or flipping for placement.
Steady Hand
Homebound
Quiet Venom
Sacred Heart
Watchful
Holdfast
North Star
Flash is one-and-done — once it's tattooed, it's retired from the sheet.
How It Works
From idea to ink, in four sittings
- 01
Consult
Tell me the idea, the placement, the size you have in mind. We talk it through, in person or over email.
- 02
Design
I draw your piece by hand. You see it the day of your appointment, with room for small tweaks before we start.
- 03
Tattoo Day
Stencil, placement check, then we get to work. Breaks whenever you need them — no clock-watching.
- 04
Heal Up
You leave with wrapped skin and a printed aftercare card. I check in at one week and again at one month.
Guestbook
Signed, sealed, tattooed
“Ren spent twenty minutes just talking about leaf placement before we even touched the machine. It shows.”
“My cover-up piece looks like the old tattoo never existed. Genuinely didn't think that was possible.”
“Cleanest line work I've seen. Healed up with zero blowout, even on my inner arm.”
Currently Booking
Ready to get marked?
Consultations are free and take about fifteen minutes. Bring reference images, a rough idea, or nothing at all — we'll figure it out together.
Studio412 Foundry St, Unit 3
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
HoursTue–Sat, 11–7
By appointment only
By appointment only
Deposit$50, applied to
your final session
your final session