Kat Von D

Kat Von D @ The Maxim Magazine Extreme Sports Party

Moelicious — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:30:00 -0400

Life at the sharp end

The woman popularly known as Kat Von D was just 14 when she decided to give up school to become a professional tattoo artist. Born Katherine Von Drachenberg in 1982, to church-missionary parents, Von D had always been a good student while growing up in California, but she hated the other side of high school life - the jocks, the cheerleaders, the big, apparently unbreachable social divisions. On the first day of seventh grade, she had a fight with someone who told her "I had a bad attitude", she says, and shortly afterwards she left school. She spent the next two years creating mini-masterpieces on the arms and legs of willing friends, using a homemade tattoo needle. [Guardian]

Breaking! Kat Von D Hits Up The Melrose Trading Post!!

Moelicious — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:30:00 -0400

Photo Credit: Gabo/bauergriffinonline.com

Check out PR.com's interview with Kat Von D from earlier this month...

PR.com: How did you meet Nikki Sixx?

Kat Von D: I met him through a mutual friend, Scott Ian, from ANTHRAX. His girlfriend is Pearl Aday. I had been going through a divorce. A little over a year ago I separated from my husband, and Nikki had just separated from his ex-wife (former "Baywatch" actress Donna D'Errico) a year prior to that. So [Pearl] was like, "I really think you guys would be a great match." I'm like, "Well… we both have baggage (laughs). I don't think it's a good idea." They tried to set us up on a blind date, and I am not into blind dates. So, we actually just became friends, and it was great. [Then] Nikki and I connected and it was totally unexpected. To this day I always thank Scott and Pearl for trying to hook us up and for actually introducing us. [Read more...]

About The Melrose Trading Post:

A flea market "for the sexy, hip and groovy crowd" (Los Angeles Times) The Melrose Trading Post is held every Sunday in the parking lot at Fairfax High School, where 3,000 to 4,000 attendees browse the wares of nearly 200 eclectic vendors. Overseen by Greenway Arts Alliance and run by and for the Fairfax Family and Friends Foundation The Trading Post is widely regarded as the most successful, ongoing fundraising events in the history of the Los Angeles Unified School District. [Official Site]

Kat Von D Shows Off Her Regrettable Tats

Moelicious — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:12:00 -0400

These were snapped @ the launch party for Verizon Palm Centro. Kat Von D was on hand w/out her freaky half (Nikki Sixx).

Here's some personal history on Ms. Von D...

Born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Von D moved to the United States when she was four, settling in Colton, California.[1] Her father René von Drachenberg is of German descent and her mother, Sylvia Galeano has Italian roots. Both were born in Argentina[1][2]. She speaks fluent Spanish and English[1]. She has a brother Michael and a sister named Karoline.

Growing up in the Inland Empire, she made her first tattoo in 1996 with a homemade rig at age 14, the skull logo of the punk band Misfits.[3]. In 1998, she began working in her first professional shop, Sin City Tattoo. This was a great period of growth in her work and led to her eventually moving to True Tattoo for a chance to work with Clay Decker and Chris Garver. This afforded her the opportunity to live and work in Hollywood, Los Angeles.[4] While working at True Tattoo, Von D met her ex-husband, Oliver Peck, and occasionally worked at his tattoo shop "Elm Street Tattoo" in Dallas, Texas. [Wiki]

Kat Von D @ Spike TV's 2nd Annual "Guys Choice" Awards

Moelicious — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:11:00 -0400

DAMN TYPO!!

Tattoo artist inspires eye-popping makeup

Kat Von D tattooed her way onto our television sets via the TLC reality show "Miami Ink," then later in her own spinoff, "LA Ink." She seems to be one to evoke strong emotion: You love her or hate her. Just as many people find her strikingly beautiful as find her overdone and garish. [ADN]

Kat Von D Shows Off Regrettable Tats on Jimmy Kimmel

Moelicious — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:00:00 -0400

Check it:

Kat Von D & Nikki Sixx @ 2008 Young Hollywood Awards

Moelicious — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:01:00 -0400

Here's some recent Kat Von D drama...

In February 2008, Von D was the subject of controversy when it was reported that an autographed head shot of herself was given to former co-worker and fellow tattoo artist Chris Garver to pass on to her ex-boss Ami James. The head shot in question was autographed and signed: "Burn in hell Jewbag xoxo Kat Von D". The photo also had a drawing of a burning Star of David and a swastika.[7] Von D denied the accusations and stated through her publicist that:

"The recent accusation of a publicity photo of me with offensive and anti-semitic comments and graphics allegedly written by me is completely false and unfounded, and clearly a forgery. This was already proven many months ago to be 100 percent untrue. I always have been, and will continue to be an advocate for tolerance of all races, religions and ways of life."

Though Garver confirmed that Kat von D herself handed him the autographed head shot, the TLC network stated that a full investigation was conducted and insufficient evidence existed to conclude that Von D authored the text. [Wiki]