How many different art mediums have you worked on and how often do you shift through different mediums?

My art mediums of choice are tattooing and graphite drawings. I would love to master these two before moving on to another medium. But perhaps I would like to try sculpting in the near future.

What’s on your artist bucket list?

I have many goals! I would like to have an art studio, sculpt, have a solo show, and publish many more books.

Growing up in Mexico as a woman delving into tattoo culture, did you face any resistance?

I’m from the second biggest city in Mexico, where there are a lot of American tourists and young people. So being a woman in particular wasn’t an issue, the resistance was more about the subject of my artwork within a conservative and religious community.

You mentioned that you gained an appreciation for the black and grey style when you moved to California. Was there a tattoo style that was popular in Guadalajara at the time?

At the time, the most popular styles came from American magazines. Artists were trying to mimic pioneers of American tattooing, with all kinds of styles: Japanese, biomechanic, traditional, tribals – all except for black and grey. That’s why I had to move to learn from the source.

Where do you tattoo now?

Right now I reside in NYC. I tattoo at a private studio called Grit n Glory, in the heart of West Village.

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