808-283-3831
3600 Lower Honoapiilani Road
Lahaina, (West Maui) HI 96761
SweetTradeTattoo@gmail.com

Open Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm
Sundays by appointment

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Polynesian Shark

Polynesian Shark by Adam Considine.



"I rode a shark once. I wouldn't recommend it. It was fun, but I thought I was going to get eaten the entire time! Nothing against sharks. I love sharks. I just don't think we are meant to ride them."
Aaron Paul



Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Celtic Cross & Runes

Celtic Cross & Runes by Adam Considine.



"I was always interested in myths growing up. So, first I got into some Roman myths, then I was interested in Norse, then Celtic, then I started spreading to all the other mythologies."
Grant Morrison



Sunday, March 27, 2016

Head Tattoo

Head Tattoo by Monica Painter.



"I don't like to feel like I'm some fragile package that has to be shipped by high-priority mail and handled with white gloves."
Taylor Swift  



Saturday, March 26, 2016

Cheshire Cat

Cheshire Cat by Monica Painter.



"City Ballet has to develop choreographers of stature and a new approach to coaching before everything we value about it fades away and, in the great tradition of the Cheshire Cat, there's nothing left but Peter Martins' smile."
Robert Gottlieb



Thursday, March 24, 2016

Moon & Sun

Moon & Sun by Monica Painter.



"Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun."
John Lennon


Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Celtic Cross


Celtic Cross
By Adam

 

Tropical Scene

Tropical Scene by Monica Painter.



"Everything, however complicated - breaking waves, migrating birds, and tropical forests - is made of atoms and obeys the equations of quantum physics. But even if those equations could be solved, they wouldn't offer the enlightenment that scientists seek. Each science has its own autonomous concepts and laws."
Martin Rees



Monday, March 21, 2016

"Nightmare Before Christmas" Turtle

"Nightmare Before Christmas" Turtle by Monica Painter.



"All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable."
Walt Disney


Saturday, March 19, 2016

Arrow

Arrow by Adam Considine.



"The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede."
Eugen Herrigel



Friday, March 18, 2016

Polynesian Ohana Turtle

Polynesian Turtle by Monica Painter.



"Take a walk with a turtle. And behold the world in pause."
Bruce Feiler



Thursday, March 17, 2016

Polynesian Turtle

Polynesian Turtle with Star by Monica Painter.



"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star."
Friedrich Nietzsche



Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Hummingbird

Hummingbird by Monica Painter.



"Every morning, I'm visited by hummingbirds. I think it's nice, but maybe they're planning an attack?"
Rutina Wesley



Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Goodbye Nekita

Nekita at Sweet Trade Tattoo.


Sadly Athena & Adam's dog, Nekita, passed away last week.  It was very unexpected and she will be terribly missed.  Thank you to Nekita for all the love and joy you have brought to us over the past 11 years.  We will miss you more than we can possibly say!

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Plumeria Flowers

Plumeria Flowers by Adam Considine.



"I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty."
Georgia O'Keeffe



Saturday, March 12, 2016

Infinity Paws

Infinity Paws by Adam Considine.



"The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation."
Michael Jackson



Thursday, March 10, 2016

NEW T-shirts & Tanks!

NEW Women's Tank Tops:  $20
Available in many colors.

NEW Men's T-shirts double-sided print:  $30

NEW Men's T-shirts double-sided print:  $30

Men's T-shirts:  available in blue, green, and white.

NEW Women's T-shirt two-sided print:  $30
(Also available in green!)

Women's T-shirts.
Available in blue, green, and white.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Moon Palm Trees

Moon Palm Trees by Monica Painter.



"Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star."
W. Clement Stone


Monday, March 7, 2016

Palm Tree Sunset

Palm Tree Sunset by Adam Considine.



"It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened."
Philip Sidney


Saturday, March 5, 2016

Polynesian Whale

Polynesian Whale by Adam Considine.



"Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast."
Bob Kerrey



Thursday, March 3, 2016

Tattoo Video


An introduction video to the staff at Sweet Trade Tattoo.  Including artists Trevor Kennedy, Adam Considine, Monica Painter, and shop manager Athena Angelic.

Sweet Trade Tattoo specializes in Polynesian tattoo, Japanese-style tattoo, and American Traditional tattoo.