Three of Swords is Tasha Tonks's traditional tattoo parlour in Halifax's north end, crisp linework, strong color, and a warm, plant-filled studio where everyone who loves good tattooing is welcome.
We built this place in a century-old Cunard Street storefront and filled it with plants, antiques, and hand-painted banners. The work is unapologetically traditional, bold outlines, clean color, designs that still read decades from now. Walk-ins are welcome and appointments are encouraged; either way you get our full attention and a spotless setup.
Traditional
American traditional
Ornamental
The studio
Bold colour
Custom flash
Bold linework
At the chairBold, classic American-traditional work, heavy linework and saturated color built to last a lifetime.
Decorative, pattern-driven designs that wrap and flow with the body.
Pull from our wall of original flash or commission something drawn just for you.
Talk through placement, sizing, and design with your artist before the needle ever touches skin.
Stop in when the lights are on, same-day pieces when an artist has the chair open.
You book with the artist whose work fits your idea, and the piece is theirs start to finish.
Tattooed across Canada and the US before coming home to rebuild a century-old Cunard Street storefront into a parlour with a point of view. IG @tashaterror.
Custom and flash tattoo artist at the shop, working in a bold classic vein. IG @grinandbare.tattoo.
Resident artist at Three of Swords, tagged on the shop's pages. IG @cryheartchris.
"Unapologetically traditional. Bold outlines, clean colour, designs that still read decades from now."
Three of Swords
After years tattooing across Canada and the US, Tasha Tonks came home to Halifax and opened Three of Swords one block from where she lives. She rebuilt a long-running Cunard Street music shop from the studs into a parlour with a point of view: traditional tattooing, done with care, in a space that's genuinely welcoming. She's also known for the painted banners she makes for the shop, the first batch sold out in ten minutes.
Share a reference or a rough idea. We talk through concept, placement and size before anything is booked.
Your piece is drawn for the spot it will live on, then refined together until it is right.
A clean station, a steady hand, and a comfortable pace from first line to last.
Clear care notes so a fresh piece settles and heals exactly the way it was drawn.
Reach out to book a consultation or an appointment, or watch the shop's Instagram for walk-in days and fresh flash. Find us at 6029 Cunard St in Halifax.