la vida loca

love the dia de los muertos inspired image on her knee 

wearing a whisper white, flowy, dress by the late Alexander McQueen

this dress is like a tapestry and blends right into her personal artwork

                                 sexy stiletto's, Dolce Gabanna

 the hollywood script looks like it was written in red lipstick

Kat Von D was one of my first posts in my blogger beginning. She still inspires me as seen here. Before sobriety she once drank a bottle of vodka while MI VIDA LOCA was being tattooed on her back. . I know there are tons of other females with tattoo's I just think her story is impressive. Katherine Von Drachenberg by birth name, German and Latin descent. She grew up in Mexico, came to this country with English as a second language raised with a classical music back round, self taught tattoo artist and now rock star royalty with business at High Voltage Tattoo and the reality TV show LA. Ink, where you catch glimpses of Kat stenciling her magic. Love her make up line at Sephora, long lasting almost like a permanent tattoo of color while wearing. My favorite eye palette, Ludwig as in Beethoven, with a true mix of earth tones and warm neutrals and loved by even the most skeptical of make up artists. Kat Von D's most recent quest, journaling her tattoo experiences with feather quill on pen to paper in a soon to be released second book.

images: inked magazine

she is a work of art

Kat Von D is the celebrity tattoo artist that is giving me some much needed inspiration this week in the Salon. I love to watch her in action on her show LA ink. With her beautifully tattooed skin and all of the stories they tell with artistic script and color it Inspires me to go back into the Salon and be a more adventurous artist myself with hair color and make up. I just wonder how she bronzes up with all the tats. I love that she is Latina from Argentina and has a cool make up line with some pretty bold smoky colors just like the colors you would think of in a tattoo.
Another dose of inspiration this weekend came from my visit to a Baptist Church. Leave it to my Mother to Know the right dress code for this service, dressy! The days of dressing down for Church are all too common. I like old school way of getting dressed up seeing men with ties on and women in hats and heels. I was so inspired by Pastor Lucious Smith opening and closing message for the Michael Jackson memorial. When I found out his Church was in my hometown I was so there. All it took was a holler out and my Mother and sissy were able to join. We held hands singing with the choir, what a service filled with a beautiful message of Heal the World a nod to Michael Jackson's legacy and a need to show others that we need to "Walk the Walk," not just "Talk the Talk," in making the world a better place. Did I hear an AMEN?