Between layers
The mola is the textile art of the Guna people. It is made between layers: colored cloths, one on top of another, cut so the color underneath shows through. Ashbel brings that technique to skin.
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Guna mola tattoo · Panama City
Carry Panama on your skin.
Ashbel is a Guna artist. He tattoos original mola designs, plus micro-realism, blackwork and full color, at Falena Studio in Bella Vista.
Falena Studio · Bella Vista, Panama CitySee location 5.0on Google · see reviews- Private studio, certified by MINSA (per Falena Studio)
- Clients from the US, Puerto Rico and Spain
The work
An exhibition you can walk through.
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Three rooms · 25 pieces from his Instagram
Mola, in full color
More mola
Micro-realism, blackwork and more
Did something catch your eye?
Tell Ashbel which piece and what you have in mind. He answers personally.
Meet Ashbel
A Guna artist, in Bella Vista.
One-of-a-kind pattern · never repeated
One pattern, one identity
A figure can be repeated; a pattern, never. In Guna culture every pattern is an identity, so Ashbel draws yours for you alone. He works animals and symbols of his culture as single pieces, armbands or half sleeves, and also does micro-realism, blackwork and full color.
Living culture
A Guna artist who calls each animal by its Guna name: nalu, the macaw; mommor, the butterfly. At Tattoo Convention Panamá he tattooed a mola macaw in 8 hours, in the Panamanian culture category. His pieces have travelled to the US, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Puerto Rico. In his words: “My design is not just art: it is living culture, a unique story that travels with me.”
Roots
From Guna Yala to Bella Vista.
The mola comes from Guna Yala, home of the Guna people on Panama’s Caribbean coast. Ashbel, a Guna artist, brings that art to skin from his studio in Bella Vista, Panama City.
See the studioReal reviews
What people say after sitting with Ashbel.
Public Google reviews, quoted word for word.
5.0out of 5
3 reviews on his Google profile · checked Nov 5, 2026
Read them on GoogleWhat they repeat most
- Calm, trusting atmosphere
- Attentive to every detail
- Clear communication and design process
Falena Studio, where he works, has 5.0 with 73 Google reviews. See the studio
“The experience was wonderful from start to finish. I felt in a very calm atmosphere, full of trust.”
“I felt very comfortable and relaxed through the whole tattoo process. Ashbel was extremely attentive and professional.”
“I felt very comfortable in the studio, communication with Ashbel was great and I loved the design process.”
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Visit
The studio: easy to find, close to the hotels.
Falena Studio · Bella Vista
PH Colores de Bella Vista, 10th floor, Office D
Minutes from Casco Antiguo and the hotel district (per the studio).
Studio hours
Panama time now --
UTC−5, no daylight saving time.
Studio hours, not Ashbel’s personal schedule (falenastudio.com, Nov 1, 2026).
Try it on your skin
See a mola on your own skin before you decide.
Take or choose a photo of the spot, place a sample design, move it and resize it. Your photo never leaves your phone.
Choose a photo or sample skin to start.
Everything happens in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or saved.
Sample design
Drag to move · pinch or scroll to resize · two fingers to rotate
Sample illustrations in mola style, made to try sizes and placement. They are not Ashbel’s tattoos: he draws an original piece for you.
Imagine your design
Plan your session in minutes.
Four taps and your message is ready. Nothing is sent until you decide.
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Your message
It goes out in English with a Spanish summary underneath, so nothing gets lost.
This opens your WhatsApp with the message ready. Nothing is sent until you press send.
How it works
From message to your skin.
- You writeSend the idea, size, placement and dates. Reference photos are welcome.
- You get a quotePrice depends on the design, so quotes are made one by one.
- A 35% deposit holds your dateThe studio sends a secure card link that accepts cards from any country.
- Session dayVisa, Mastercard, payment link, bank transfer or cash (per Falena Studio).
Deposit and payment details come from falenastudio.com (Nov 1, 2026). Confirm them with Ashbel.
Traveler toolkit
Small things that help when you’re far from home.
Say it in Spanish
Before your session
General tips, not studio rules. Ashbel gives you the specifics.
Will my tattoo be unique?
Yes. You can ask for a figure Ashbel has already tattooed, like a macaw or a turtle, but the mola pattern that fills it is drawn new for you and is never repeated: in Guna culture each pattern is an identity.
How much time should I plan?
It depends on the design.
Hygiene and safety
Falena Studio says it is certified by MINSA.
Journal
Notes on mola, skin and travel.
Short reads from Ashbel’s studio. More are coming.
Nov 5, 2026What is a mola, and why I bring it to skin
Guna textile art, layer by layer, and how it becomes an original tattoo.
Read
Nov 5, 2026Before your session: five things that help
Reference photos, clothes, food, timing and the deposit, explained simply.
Read
Nov 5, 2026The first 14 days: caring for a new tattoo, even on a trip
General guidance for the healing weeks and how to fit them into your travel.
ReadReady when you are.
- WhatsApp +507 6758-7544
- Studio WhatsApp +507 6549-1129
- Studio email falenastudio@gmail.com
- Instagram @ashbel.tattoo
