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Joshawa Elsas
Owner · Lead Artist
Polynesian tattoo specialist of Chamorro heritage tattooing since 1999. Founder of IslandTAT, tattooing in the San Diego area since 2007.
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.
Portfolio
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- Polynesian tattoo with honu San diego
- Healed Polynesian tattoo with honu and plumeria fullsleeve in san diego
- Freshly done fullsleeve polynesiantattoo in san diego
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- healed fullsleeve polynesiantattoo done in san diego
- Healed chest and fullsleeve polynesiantattoo done in san diego
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- oceanic motif
- beach landscape
- Healed
- tattoo
- san-diego
- Polynesiantattoo
- tribaltattoo
- meanings
- islandtattoo
- islandtat
- chest polynesian tattoo
- joshawa elsa tribal
- freehand polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- hawaiian
- freehand
- san diego
- islandtat
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- ancestor motif
- protection motif
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- gecko motif
- aztec fusion
- chest polynesian tattoo
- joshawa
- san diego
- islandtat
- freehand
- polynesian tattoo flow
- Legtattoo
- Rosetattoo
- ikaikahelmet
- tribaltattoo
- polynesiantattoo
- polynesiantattoosandiego
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- heritage tattoo
- custom tattoo
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- family story
- tribal
- arm sleeve
- honu tattoo
- polynesian tattoo
- joshawa
- san diego
- islandtat
- arm sleeve
- scorpion
- tribal
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- plumeria
- floral
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- samoan
- forearm sleeve
- samoan tattoo
- polynesian tattoo
- joshawa
- san diego
- islandtat
- arm sleeve
- maori
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- manta ray
- freehand
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- manta ray
- freehand
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- hawaiian tattoo
- freehand
- tribal
- full body sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- tribal
- freehand
- arm sleeve
- joshawa
- polynesian tattoo
- san diego
- islandtat
- freehand
- fusion