Kat Von D is without a doubt the most famous female tattoo artist.
She's Mexican-American and was born March 8, 1982 as Katherine von Drachenberg.
Kat Von D credits her grandmother, Clara von Drachenberg, as an inspiration for her in music and art, and the Latino culture of Los Angeles as a major influence on her tattoo art and style. She began listening to the Ramones, Misfits and other punk rock bands at the age of 12. She got her first tattoo at 14 and quit school at 16 to become a tattoo artist.
She got her own TLC series, LA Ink, which documented her work at her tattoo shop, High Voltage Tattoo, in Hollywood, California. That show ran for four seasons.
Kat is one of my style icons :)
Love her work as a tattoo artist very much!
XOXO
Lynn Richard.
She's Mexican-American and was born March 8, 1982 as Katherine von Drachenberg.
Kat Von D credits her grandmother, Clara von Drachenberg, as an inspiration for her in music and art, and the Latino culture of Los Angeles as a major influence on her tattoo art and style. She began listening to the Ramones, Misfits and other punk rock bands at the age of 12. She got her first tattoo at 14 and quit school at 16 to become a tattoo artist.
She got her own TLC series, LA Ink, which documented her work at her tattoo shop, High Voltage Tattoo, in Hollywood, California. That show ran for four seasons.
Kat is one of my style icons :)
Love her work as a tattoo artist very much!
XOXO
Lynn Richard.