High Voltage Tattoo

SYNOPSIS

Kat von D is the star of TLC’s number-one rated show, LA Ink, but she is more than that. She is quickly becoming a pop culture phenomenon.

HIGH VOLTAGE TATTOO will be targeted to the tattoo audience, particularly the younger demographic that actively gets tattoos. It will include Kat’s story, what inspires her, information about her show and her shop, her sketches, and her personal tattoos (she’s a walking tattoo). The thrust of the book is her point of view on tattooing now: the work she finds inspirational, past and present; great tattoo artists, from a classic artist like Sailor Jerry to people she admires who are working around the world.

The book will feature the work of and profiles of/interviews with a range of contemporary tattoo artists. It will also include lots of profiles of /interviews with people who have interesting tattoos and all the stories behind them, which is a very intriguing aspect of her show. The book will have a strong voyeuristic, human interest factor along with a wealth of great line art and photography, which is being shot for the book by Lionel DeLuyo. Finally, the book will include numerous visual thematic portfolios of Kat’s work and aspects of tattooing she finds compelling. Examples include: Kat’s portrait tattoos (for which she is famous); great work in typography, back pieces, memorials, body suits, and more.

HIGH VOLTAGE TATTOO features tattoos by Kat on ordinary citizens as well as her celebrity clientele, including: Comedian Margaret Cho, Steve-O of MTV’s Jackass, Bam Margera, pro skater and star of MTV’s Jackass, Jason Freese, touring musician with Green Day, Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist, Metallica, Ville Valo, lead singer of HIM, Frank Iero, lead singer of My Chemical Romance, Nikki Sixx, founder and bassist of Motley Crue, Jesse Hughes, leader, Eagles of Death Metal, Kerry King, lead guitarist, Slayer. There will also be a foreword by Nikki Sixx.

AUTHOR PROFILE

Kat Von D is the star of The Learning Channel’s L.A. Ink, which has been the station’s number-one-rated program for its 2007 and 2008 seasons, and will enter its third year in January 2009. Kat’s makeup line launched with Sephora in June 2008, and she is also working on a line of apparel and starting her own eponymous magazine. She holds the Guinness World Record for doing the most tattoos in a 24-hour period. Her tattoo shop, High Voltage, is in Los Angeles, where she also lives.