Claire Louise Tarrant creates cute girly tattoos with a tricky edge at Gravity Tattoo in Leighton Buzzard. We chatted to Claire about her tattooing fashion and inspiration...
I used to be first impressed to develop into a tattoo artist once I was at college finding out fantastic artwork. My work has all the time been illustrative, however I by no means thought tattooing might be a “grown up” profession. These days, I feel it’s essentially the most intense job I’ve ever had! I used to be very fortunate with discovering a studio the place I might study to tattoo, however discovered the male dominated studio and trade tough to navigate.
After I first began relationship, earlier than I met my associate Josh, I obtained the everyday bizarre questions on my tattoos and if it meant I favored ache. Even now I usually get the odd buyer who says feedback akin to “girls with tattoos are sooooo horny”. It’s boring! Individuals who have a great deal of tattoos or can simply get tattooed, truthfully neglect that they’re an enormous factor to different folks.
I stop tattooing round three to 4 occasions resulting from nervousness and concern of what committing to tattooing meant. It’s such an incredible, insanely cool job, but it surely’s additionally overwhelming. It’s helped form me as an individual in additional methods than I can rely.
I’m now at a all feminine studio, Gravity, run by the fabulous Holly Astral. Having a feminine mentor who understands what being a lady within the trade means has given tattooing a completely new gentle. It’s now enjoyable and thrilling! Tattooing makes me really feel like my inside baby is taking part in each single day; I get to be inventive, I get to speak with thrilling folks all day and I get to journey round and uncover new locations on a regular basis (properly earlier than lockdown I might).
I really feel as if I’m doing what I used to be placed on earth to do; I follow Reiki and I’m finding out to develop into a counsellor as properly. I get to make use of these instruments I’ve learnt on purchasers too and I really feel so linked to the folks I tattoo and different tattoo artists. I hate getting tattooed as I’m an enormous child, however the highly effective feeling of getting one other piece of artwork on me without end jogs my memory how purchasers should really feel!
I’d describe my fashion as conventional, playful, female and illustrative with a pastel and muted color palette. Sooner or later I’d love to focus on conventional fashion items coated in glitter results, pink and gold!
I’m massively impressed by historical past in my flash sheets and tattoo designs. I’m obsessive about the Tudor interval; there’s one thing so magic about castles, weapons, royal flags and embroideries. I additionally love conventional kinds of tattoo flash, however with the color palette of mustard, gold, pink, mint and maroon.
I like the concept one thing powerful will be lovely; girls can soften something!
I like tattooing flash sheet items; I solely ever tattoo them as soon as, so I like figuring out that it’s been tailor-made color sensible to the shopper particularly. I do, nevertheless, love connecting with a shopper and perceive them extra to do a customized piece!
