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ladies on their arms at the grocery
store, or the punks that hung out at
the city library with their jacked up
hair, leather and tattoos. I have always
been in love with this community.
MI: You’re very strong in many styles of art
– what is your favourite to do in tattoo form,
or in other medias?
HD: Thanks sweetheart. I really like doing
flora- and fauna-inspired content, with
a good use of line depth, strong black
lines and bright palettes. Lisa Frank
realness is what I’m tr ying to serve
up currently. I’m into watching all of
the space documentaries on Netflix,
(Neil Degrasse is the man), and
pretty much ever ything I paint or
draw for my own pleasure has space
dust in it right now.
MI: Now that being tattooed is less taboo and
becoming more mainstream, do you find your
clientele base is more diverse as well?
HD: Tattooing probably has some of
the most diverse clientele. There are
so many styles and forms of tattooing
– there’s something for anyone who
wants it. I have only been tattooing
professionally for six years, so I started
with a really diverse and great clientele
base. I find that I extensively tattoo a
lot of [