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Abby Austin

@butterknifetattoo

Tattoo artist and co-owner of Better Friends Tattoo Collective in Portland, Oregon https://linktr.ee/butterknife.tattoo

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Latest posts by Abby Austin @butterknifetattoo

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Have posted in a while but need to be away from the gram. Here’s some recent flash

27.01.2026 05:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some recent pieces :)

#pdxtattoo #portlandtattoo

13.10.2025 15:49 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A new flash sheet! My artist’s block has kept me from finishing one since January 🥵

06.05.2025 17:54 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some recent tattoos!

#pdxtattoo

19.04.2025 14:31 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Freaky lil wolf spider from the other day!

#spidertattoo #pdxtattoo #portlandtattoo

10.04.2025 15:15 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Have been really excited about doing more etching style tattoos lately

#portlandtattoo

30.03.2025 18:00 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Crab claw from yesterday on @snimsytattoo.bsky.social !

#portlandtattoo

25.03.2025 16:55 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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I love doing mountain tattoos!

#pdxtattoo #portlandtattoo

22.03.2025 05:43 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Did something totally different yesterday!

10.03.2025 22:54 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Flail from my flash! Done while I was guesting in Seattle

07.03.2025 16:29 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Just got back from my guest spot at Tattletale Tattoo in Seattle! Pics coming soon ✨

24.02.2025 07:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Loved doing this symmetrical chest piece 🥰

23.02.2025 05:57 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you!

18.02.2025 16:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tattooed my own ankle and it hurt so bad, but we have this cool new mirror in the shop

18.02.2025 05:56 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Finding really hard lately to balance what I like to draw/tattoo and what is actually going to get me booked 🙃

11.02.2025 02:17 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some flash designs from our studio opening flash day

09.02.2025 18:58 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some of my favorite older tattoos, would love to do more sea creatures

07.02.2025 17:08 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

@alienink.bsky.social put together this great resource for finding tattoo artists!

07.02.2025 01:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

TYSM!! 🥹🥹

05.02.2025 00:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hardest tattoo I’ve ever done

04.02.2025 18:32 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hi! I’d love to be added :)

03.02.2025 04:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Got to do these matching chairs yesterday!
#pdxtattoo #portlandtattoo

02.02.2025 17:04 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Custom lamp I got to do for my friend Sue yesterday :)

#pdxtattoo #portlandtattooartist

29.01.2025 16:29 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Silly little spring fish from a few weeks ago
#pdxtattoo #portlandtattoo

27.01.2025 17:50 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I have two spots left for our studio opening flash day! Doing all of these at a discounted rate :)
#pdxtattoo #portlandtattoo

26.01.2025 19:01 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I love cities and buildings and I love to tattoo them too

#pdxtattoo #portlandtattoo

25.01.2025 23:51 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I made a little PDX tattoo starter pack! Let me know if you’d like your name added!

go.bsky.app/ReDkphP

24.01.2025 23:38 👍 52 🔁 13 💬 22 📌 0

This is great! I’d love to be added :)

25.01.2025 05:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Fire lookout from yesterday!

#portland #tattoo

24.01.2025 18:26 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Headed up to Seattle next month! Link in my bio to book an appointment :)

#seattle #seattletattoo

24.01.2025 04:04 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0