Painted Ladies - The History of Female Tattoo Artists in Australia
Author(s): Clare November Miles
Painted Ladies: The history of female tattoo artists in Australia', is the first book of its kind which seeks to show the accomplishments of outstanding Australian female tattoo artists past and present, by searching out the reason for their successes as well as the overwhelming obstacles that preclude most from achieving greatness. Interviews with historically important photos feature Australia's pioneering female tattoo artists - some well know and others never heard of. This text also recognises and highlights a few of the amazingly talented ladies from each state who are successful in the tattoo industry. They share an honest insight into how they got started, what they love and loathe, their thoughts on tattooing, gender stereotypes, media portrayals and personal stories while helping to encourage others to strive to accomplish their dreams and aspirations. This book features interviews with the following artists: Pioneers -Kate Witter (Brown), Cathy Felton, Kiwi Kim, Lou TatuLu Conlon, Ex de Medici, Megan Oliver, Jenny Roach, Cindy Ray / Bev Robinson, Raelene Robinson, Kay Stevenson, Jodie Thoonen, Clancy Warner, Colette Withers, Australia's only female Aboriginal tattoo artist: Monica Kirk, Featured artists from each state: Anna Day, Mimsy Gleeson, Teniele Napoli, Emily Hansom, Jin Suk O, Bridget Tunstall, Nina Grierson-Jones, Clare Keton, Kate Knowle, Kendall Donaldson, Miss-Jade, Mahala, Jasmin Austin, Lauren Fenlon, Stacey Ann, Miriam 'Mim' d'Abbs, Candice Cordwell, Kai Heymer (perhaps Australia's youngest tattoo artist starting at 6 years of age).
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Clare November Miles holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts and has been a professional artist in a wide variety of mediums for almost 20 years. She has been a professional tattoo artist since January 2008 and has been a professional secondary art teacher for over 16 years. Clare lives and breathes art in all its many and varied forms. At 17 she went to James Cook University in Townsville, Qld, Australia to study Visual Arts where she majored in photography and minored in sculpture. She then went on to study Secondary Art Education so she could teach Art and travel the world at the same time. For the next few years she managed to be a practicing artist and exhibited her photographs on a regular basis. Clare is passionate about all forms of art, her favourite styles include Surrealism, Dada, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Vintage and Postmodern. The writing and publishing of this book has been a labour of love for the past few years and is her way of giving back to the tattoo world. Clare lives with her partner Josh and their 1 year son Miles in Brisbane, Qld, Australia where she is the owner, manager and one of the artists at The Painted Lady Tattoo Studio. She lives by the motto live life - breathe art.
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- : CLAIRE MILES
- : CLAIRE MILES
- : 01 May 2016
- : Australia
- : 01 May 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : Clare November Miles
- : Paperback
- : 170