Joshawa Elsas
Owner · Lead Artist
Polynesian tattoo specialist of CHamoru heritage tattooing since 1999. Founder of IslandTAT, tattooing in the San Diego area since 2007.
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Founder of IslandTAT and a master of freehand Polynesian tattooing with over 25 years of experience. Joshawa established San Diego's first strictly Polynesian tattoo studio in 2007, creating a destination for clients who travel from around the world seeking authentic, culturally-rooted tattoo work.
Clients on Joshawa
This place has flawless reviews for a reason... Josh has been in the game for a long time, travelled for knowledge, and is a master at his craft.
Josh is extremely talented and took time to design a meaningful authentic tattoo. I love my sleeve and get so many compliments on it.
He did a huge chest piece on my husband over 10 years ago that I love and he gets so many compliments on. It still looks so great too!