KAT VON D TO SIGN
‘HIGH VOLTAGE TATTOO’
AT BORDERS IN BIRMINGHAM ON FEBRUARY 13TH
Kat Von D. will sign copies of her new book, “High Voltage Tattoo.”
Colored wristbands will be given out beginning the morning of February 13 at Borders in Birmingham. The wristbands will determine places in line.
Friday, February 13 at 1 p.m.
Borders
34300 Woodward Avenue
Birmingham, MI 48009
248-203-0005
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. 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.
About “High Voltage Tattoo”:
“High Voltage Tattoo” is a graphic perspective on today's global tattoo culture by Kat Von D, star of The Learning Channel's L.A. Ink and one of the most talented and popular artists working today. Designed in a style that is reminiscent of a handmade Gothic journal with its red padded cover, ornate typography and parchment-like pages, it throws the door wide open to tattooing culture in the way only an insider like Kat can. ”High Voltage Tattoo” traces Kat's career as an artist, from early childhood influences to recent work, along with examples of what inspires her, information about the show and her shop, her sketches and personal tattoos. The book goes deep into tattoo process and culture: readers can see up close the pigments, the tools and the making of complex, even collaborative, tattoos.
With a foreword by Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx, the book features images and stories about celebrities, rockers, pro skaters, and everyday citizens, including Slayer's Kerry King, Anthrax's Scott Ian, Margaret Cho, Jackass' Bam Margera, David Letterman, and many others. It profiles and showcases the work of artists Kat has selected from all over the world, her interviews with people who have compelling tattoos and stories, and amazing images of extraordinary tattoo work.
Numerous portfolios throughout the book showcase a range of relevant subjects, from the black and gray portrait work for which Kat is famous to a popular tattoo theme, such as the rose or biblical images. There is a knockout ten-page full-body spread of Kat—clad in a yellow bikini and seven-inch, rhinestone-studded red stilettos—that catalogs in detail all her personal tattoos on her front, back, left, and right sides—even her hands and head.
MCB's MoneyPenny will be onsite to document this event
and getting a copy of "High Voltage Tattoo" signed
for the winner of this contest
5th emailer to hit us up gets the signed copy once we have it in our grubby little hands
WE HAVE A WINNER!