Kit-Kat

Katherine Von Drachenberg, also known as Kat Von D. is a model, musician and a world class tattoo artist. She was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon in Mexico March 8, 1982 and moved to the states at the age of four. At the young age of 14, Kat Von D got her first tattoo and like some other tattoo artists, started tattooing by trial and error by willing customers. After noticing that the art of tattooing came naturally to her, she decided to begin her career and began working in her first professional shop in the year of 1998, Sin City Tattoo. At the age of 16, Kat dropped out of school to continue her dream as a professional tattoo artist. Currently booked completely with high demand, the public know her as a great artist who takes her time doing what she loves. She is mainly known for her portrait style of tattooing. Kat Von D credits her close ties with her family including her grandmother, Clara Von Drachenberg who Kat credits as a large part of inspiration in her life concerning music and the arts.

August 7 2007, LA Ink was introduced as a new American reality show on TLC that Kat Von D and other high end artists well known in North America. This show was launched after Kat Von D left the cast of Miami Ink and went to LA to begin her own show as a owner/manager of the shop "High Voltage Tattoo". This show invites people to come on the show to get tattoos by the great artists and allows them to get on the show speaking upon why they are getting the tattoo, and what the significant meaning of the art is to them. After 84 episodes and 4 seasons, in September 15, 2011 the show had come to an end, but Kat is still available for tattooing in this location. Besides her show and very successful store, Kat also created and launched a new make-up line for the famous high end shop, Sephora. Many successful tattoo artists such as Kat Von D launch different lines of products because they become successful and in demand. In the High Voltage Tattoo shop, there are goods available for sale with shop logos and Kat's name.

Kat Von D leaving Miami Ink and starting fresh in LA 

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Here is a request form if you want to get tattooed by her at High Voltage Tattoo!

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Miami's Finest

Miami, Florida is a beautiful place with great beaches, warm weather and palm trees and people love showing off their skin. There are many tattoo parlors of all types regarding prices and styles, but a very well known stop shop in Miami is "Love Hate Tattoo" which is co-owned by a popular artist by the name of Ami James. You may recognize him from the award winning show Miami Ink. In this show many people came in with stories and wishes to get a beautiful piece done by him or other award winning artists working the shop. This shop opened in 2004 by the name of 305 (The Miami area code), but soon after before Miami Ink the name was changed to what it is now. Ami James was born April 6, 1972 and got his first tattoo when he was only 15, giving him the desire to become a world star tattoo artist. As of now his average charge is said to be $500 / hour for his work, and he has a net worth of $5.1 Million.

In 1992 Ami James started an apprenticeship with an artist by the name of Lou at the shop "Tattoos By Lou". When Miami Ink picked up in 2004 on TLC, Ami started getting more relevance and being more popular in the tattooing industry as the great artist he is. As of now the show Miami Ink has 6 seasons, this show also encouraged other similar shows such as LA Ink. Along with being the Co-Owner of Miami Ink, Ami also has several clothing companies such as DeVille and has invested in jewelry lines such as Love Hate Choppers Jewelry. Ami's love for tattooing has brought him a long way from owning shops, to shows, and clothing/jewelry brands. His success in the industry is evidence of the hard work and patience put into his dreams.

In this video, Ami is doing work for a teacher, putting a Geisha on her back in the show Miami Ink.

You can follow him on...

Twitter: @amijames 

Instagram: amijames1

*Dragon Tattoo retrieved from Ami Jame's Instagram