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Wakako Inks
@wakako-inks.bsky.social
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💜 Japanese American tattoo apprentice & artist 🇯🇵 based out of Minneapolis - She/her

💙 Occasional cosplayer, dog sport mom, fit(ish) vegan bebe

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Some cat portraits 🐱

#cattattoo
#traditionaltattoo
American traditional cat tattoo with a purple flower American traditional cat tattoo with a red peony American traditional cat tattoo with a red rose
June 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
wakako-inks.bsky.social
A recent fun walk in 🐝
Black and grey tattoo of a honey bee on a leg with a small crescent moon
April 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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First session of a fun trad clipper ship 🚢

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns #americantraditional
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist
#asiantattooartist
Traditional clipper ship line tattoo on an upper thigh
April 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Coverup of a rose and arrow with…another rose and arrows! This was a fun challenge and I hope I get more opportunities like this in the future!

#tattoo #queertattooartist #americantraditional
#minnesotatattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist
#asiantattooartist
Color tattoo of a traditional rose with arrows through it Older black linework of a rise with an arrow
April 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Little memorial strawberry tattoo

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist
#asiantattooartist #strawberrytattoo #americantraditional
Color traditional strawberry tattoo
March 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Is this bullshit or derivative? Why not both!

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist
#asiantattooartist #frankreynoldstattoo #dannydevitotattoo
Color Danny Devito tattoo of him as Frank Reynolds wearing a white wig and black outfit with subjective art as a backdrop
March 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Really fun walk-in the other day, inspired by Roukie’s work 👁️🖤

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist
#asiantattooartist #linework
Black line work tattoo of an eye surrounded by lines going away from it in the shape of a heart
March 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Love when walk-ins get something traditional 🖤

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist
#asiantattooartist
Black and grey traditional butterfly tattoo
March 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Fun crane tattoo with some color and whip shading, done with a coil machine ❤️🩷🖤🤍🩵💚

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist
#asiantattooartist
Color tattoo of a crane doing a dance in the water
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Really had fun whip shading this SC flash piece 🕷️

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist
#asiantattooartist #americantraditional
American traditional color tattoo of a spider on an ankle
March 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Another SC flash filler piece nestled between some other pieces I’ve done. Used a 5rl, 7m, 5rs, fusion and Intenze inks and done with a coil machine.

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist
#minnesotatattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist
#asiantattooartist
Traditional color dagger tattoo in between other tattoo pieces
March 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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I am always so grateful when a new client trusts me with their first tattoo 💙💚

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist
#asiantattooartist
A peace symbol tattoo with the shape of Africa embedded, done in green and blue color with splashes of white highlights, on dark skin
March 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Cute peach with peach blossoms above the knee 🍑 Done with a 7rl, 7m, Intenze and Fusion inks with a coil machine.

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist #peachtattoo
American traditional tattoo of a peach with peach blossoms on a band above the knee
March 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Alanis Morissette song quote using a 5tl on a coil machine with Dynamic Black ink.

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist #typewriterfont
Text tattoo that reads “forever incomplete” in typewriter font where the “e” is not fully inked
March 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Stoked to have the opportunity to do something from my flash 🌺

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #femaletattooartist #traditionaltattoo #floralbandtattoo
American traditional color tattoo of a floral band above the knee from a predawn flash set
February 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Another #samcollins flash piece I got to do, and it was on my first walk-in! I’m always told how walk-ins wanting American trad just don’t exist anymore so I’ll treat this like the unicorn it is 💖

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice
A pilot skull tattoo done in American traditional style in black and grey
February 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Little 🍒for a friend 💖
Done with a 5tl and 9rs, using a coil machine.

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine
#tattooapprentice #colortattoo #cherrytattoo
Color tattoo of two cherries with some sparkles done in a graphic illustration style with gradient colors
February 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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A kitten heel tattoo and a photo of the inspiration it’s from. Done with a 9rl, 5rl, & 7m, using a coil and Intenze inks.

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
#coiltattoomachine #tattooapprentice
A color tattoo of a kitten heel with a pastel floral pattern on the bicep Photo inspiration for the tattoo of the kitten heels; it is made with a metallic fabric and has colorful floral designs
February 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Some filler line tattoos for a client. All done with dynamic black ink and a 5rl, using a coil machine.

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist #ufotattoo #blacklinetattoo #illustrativetattoo #finelinetattoo #skulltattoo #spider
Small black line tattoo of a dinosaur being beamed up into a spaceship with a crescent moon and stars in the background Small black like tattoo of a spider coming off of a spider web Small black line tattoo of a skull that a child drew Black marker drawing of a skull that a child drew on a board
February 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Some Valentine’s Day flash I got to do the other day ❤️

#hearttattoo #tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist
Color tattoo of a heart with a moon, stars and clouds, filled in black and lined in pink with a decorative frame around the heart
February 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Traditional style #peonytattoo from Sam Collins’ flash book. Coil machine using 7rl, 7m, Intenze Coral Red and Intenze Pink inks.

#tattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #tattoodesigns
#minnesotatattooartist #japanesetattooartist #coil
Traditional style peony flash tattoo from Sam Collins’ flash book. It is bright coral red with pink highlights, green leaves and red tips.
February 9, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Couple of wrist pieces for a client, both black and grey, one being traditional and the other fine line illustrative.

#blackandgreytattoo
#finelinetattoo
#traditionaltattoo
#swallowtattoo
#deerskull
#tattooartist
#tattoo
#tattooapprentice
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo on a wrist Fineline illustrative tattoo of a deer skull on a wrist
February 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Full color traditional pinup of a diving woman 🏊‍♀️

#americantraditional
#minneapolistattooartist
#womenwhotattoo
#colortattoo
#pinupgirltattoo
American traditional style pinup of a dark haired woman diving. She has a flower in her hair, and a floral print on her one piece bathing suit, with matching water shoes. She has dark teal tattoos herself, making this a tattoo with tattoos.
February 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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#blackandgreytattoo from my existing flash 🖤

#americantraditionaltattoo
#japanesetattooartist
#tattooinspiration
#tattoolife
#tattooartist
#tattoodesign
Black and grey floral band tattoo on the upper arm below an existing piece
January 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM