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AB Moore

@valleytattoo.bsky.social

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Tattoo artist at Constellation Tattoo Collective in Portland, OR (they/them) 🏳️‍⚧️ IG: @v_a_l_l_e_y abmtattoo.com/booking2025 Patreon.com/abmoore

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · Mar 29

Thanks to a reader tonight for showing me their Annihilation tattoo and telling me it's their favorite novel. Means a lot. And thanks Portland in general. (Terrible with names alas.)

a lily like flower with stalk tattoo on their wrist and hand.

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Mar 15

Rat memorial for Sapphire ♥️🐀

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #rattattoo

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Mar 14

Selkie playing an Irish flute for Joan!

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #mythologytattoo #irishtattoo

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Mar 12

I made a playlist for the studio of some of my favorite songs that aren't rock... It ended up being a lot of country ballads! People seem to enjoy this one, so I thought I'd share here for y'all. Some yearning & wistful favs...

open.spotify.com/playlist/26m...

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hehe thanks

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Mar 12

Baba Yaga house window, a custom piece for Mo~ something different!

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #witchtattoo

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Mar 11

Bakunawa eating the moon for Kiana. (Healed clock not by me.) This placement was tricky and I'm so happy with how it turned out.

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #dragontattoo

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Mar 11

I made a little video collage of my recent trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. It's up for to view (free for public) on my patreon :)

www.patreon.com/posts/mardi-...

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Mar 11

Thanks so much!!

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Mar 10

Coral snake freehand for Patrick. This one took about 4.5 hours to tattoo and an hour or so to draw on.

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #snaketattoo

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 26

Hard to explain.. it's like a little rubber pouch with a slit in it, and the slit only opens when you squeeze it

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 25

I’m going to Mardi Gras in New Orleans again this year- here’s some 35mm photographs I took on my Olympus OM10 back in 2012, on my first trip to New Orleans.

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 24

Fenrir and Gleipnir by Walton Ford, and The Swan by Hilma af Klint for two different people.

I'm booking April! Link in profile :)

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 22

Two headed garter snake to fill in the gaps on this nature sleeve. Healed work by the wonderful Rebecca Cameron. The snake's body was drawn on.

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #freehandtattoo #snaketattoo

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 20

I totally took the photos I drew these from at that exhibit haha. I’m honestly surprised I haven’t seen more flash inspired by that exhibit around town!

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 20

colored this tattoo design for fun. This is available to tattoo (black only) and is also available as a print on inPrnt.

www.inprnt.com/gallery/vall...

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #crabtattoo

A pale blue crab with very long legs and a bumpy, spiky carapace inspects a magenta orchid flower. The orchid has a yellow center and dark magenta spots on it’s lighter magenta petals.

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 20

I’m trying to be the Crab Guy in town

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 20

Eleven crabs waiting to be tattooed… thinking of Howie the Crab today. ♥️ I’m booking April!

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #tattooflash #crabs

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 18

Brittle stars & brittle star abstractions flash. I’m booking April! Fill out a form on my website to book: abmtattoo.com/booking2025

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #tattooflash

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 15

Here’s a custom tattoo design for a client that I got excited about and decided to color for fun. It’s a selkie playing an Irish flute! I have prints available at www.inprnt.com/gallery/vall...

#selkie #selkietattoo #illustration

A selkie, a half seal, half human creature from Irish folklore- plays an Irish flute while perched on jagged gray rocks encrusted with white and purple barnacles. She is surrounded by a border of green kelp. A calm ocean is behind her. Water ripples around the base of the rocks. She has long, wavy, dark red hair, and freckles on her pale peach skin. Her flute is long and black with 6 holes and no keys. She emerges from a seal skin that appears to still be alive and moving, because it is a part of her. The seal skin is brown with a lighter brown belly and dark spots on its back. The deal’s head rests on the woman’s head like a hat, and its flipper hugs her body. Her breasts are hidden by her arm and hair.

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 11

Fox & laurel for Bentley!

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #foxtattoo

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 8

thank youuu

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 8

European starling and milk thistles. We made some considerable edits to this custom piece- the leaves & stems were drawn on.

#portlandtattoo #pdxtattoo #birdtattoo

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AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 8

Thanks Ollie looks are soo fun

AB Moore @valleytattoo.bsky.social · Feb 7

Start of a freehand loon to accompany this healed freehand cormorant!

#portlandtattoo

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