About South Seas Tattoo Company

South Seas Tattoo Company is an all-custom, award-winning tattoo studio in Coral Springs, Florida, run by Rob, the owner and resident artist, with resident artist Aja. The shop is known for freehand Polynesian and Polyfusion tattoos and cover-ups, and moved to Coral Springs from Deerfield Beach.

Quick facts

Who: South Seas Tattoo Company is an all-custom tattoo studio run by Rob, the owner and resident artist, with resident artist Aja.
Where: 6190 W. Sample Road, Suite 113, Coral Springs, FL 33067, inside Bella Salon Suites at Sample Road and US 441. The shop was previously in Deerfield Beach.
Since: [OWNER TO CONFIRM: year the shop opened]
Styles: Polynesian and Polyfusion, freehand, cover-ups, full color, black and grey, realism and fine line. All work is custom.
Awards: 2nd Place, Best Tribal at the 21st Annual South Florida Tattoo Expo (2016); 3rd Place, Best Polynesian Tattoo at the Ink Mania Expo (2016); 3rd Place, Best Chest Piece (2018).
Booking: Call 954-531-1765 or message @southseastattoo on Instagram. Consultations are free.
Hours: [OWNER TO CONFIRM: business hours]

Where did South Seas start?

South Seas Tattoo Company began in Deerfield Beach and has since moved to a new studio at 6190 W. Sample Road, Suite 113 in Coral Springs, inside Bella Salon Suites at Sample Road and US 441. [OWNER TO CONFIRM: the year the shop opened and the story in the owner’s words]

What does “all custom” mean here?

Every tattoo is designed for the person who wears it. Large Polynesian pieces are usually drawn freehand on the skin and built over several sessions, and many clients come back for years to extend a sleeve, chest panel or back piece. The shop also offers pre-drawn flash designs as a starting point.

Ohana

Hawaiian and Polynesian culture runs through the shop, from the patterning in the work to the way the shop talks to its clients: “Mahalo for always supporting brah!!” and “Happiness is.. Ohana!” It’s a small, family-style studio, and clients often travel a long way to get work done.

Ink Mania Expo 2016 trophy for Best Polynesian Tattoo, 3rd place, lit in red — Ink Mania Expo 2016: 3rd Place, Best Polynesian Tattoo.

What awards has South Seas won?

Trophies from South Florida tattoo conventions for Polynesian, tribal and chest-piece work.

20162nd Place, Best Tribal 21st Annual South Florida Tattoo Expo
20163rd Place, Best Polynesian Tattoo Ink Mania Expo
20183rd Place, Best Chest Piece [OWNER TO CONFIRM: event name]

Art beyond the tattoo chair

Paintings, marker drawings and hand-painted caps posted from the shop.

"Manaia Kalani," painted as a gift for a kumu hula, with Hawaiian and Polynesian motifs and petroglyphs.
"Manaiakalani," a marker piece from about 2011.
Downtime at the shop: a paint-marker lion.
Hand-painted caps, made in batches for friends of the shop.
From the graffiti sketchbook.