After the article printed in Tattoo Life journal, we’re proud to satisfy Hanna once more and to speak together with her about her artwork and her love for tattoos. She is a brilliant inventive particular person, and an amazing tattoo collector…!
Hello Hanna, how would you introduce your self to Tattoo Life readers?
Truly my actual identify is Joana. I selected Hanna as my nickname as a result of that’s what all my family members name me. I used to be born within the north of Germany and nonetheless stay there immediately. I’ve constructed fairly a pleasant life for myself and I completely really feel at house right here, though many individuals suppose {that a} “huge metropolis life” would go well with me higher. However I want the small, pleasant locations – with character. I want locations the place I’ve sufficient area to breathe and the place I could be alone once I depart my home.
What’s your background? Is your loved ones into artwork?
I come from a really inventive household and I used to be launched to self-fulfillment very early on. My mom performed and painted with me from morning to nighttime. My father wrote poetry and philosophized with me. My sister confirmed me the number of music. I received the prospect to maneuver freely – with none situations. My mother was within the style scene, so it began with a tailor’s apprenticeship.
I lived in style and I cherished style as effectively, however I truly solely used it as a medium for my “completely different personalities”. Nicely, I seen at a younger age that I couldn’t place myself in my atmosphere. I used to be actually versatile and changeable. I cherished to specific this by way of my costume fashion.
I at all times wore garments that I had sewn to characterize my temper. Within the apprenticeship I noticed that a lot was going incorrect on this world. I encountered a number of vanity, hierarchy and prejudice. From this level I needed to criticize society and our system extra.
My dream of a profession as a designer broke and I used to be extra involved with my atmosphere.
The place did you research?
I studied artwork at a small artwork academy that additionally provided animation, comics and graphic design. I felt very comfortable there as a result of there weren’t many college students and we supported one another as effectively. I wish to suppose again to that point. These years actually formed me loads. I can nonetheless suggest coaching programs in smaller corporations to at the present time. For my part it’s extra intense, extra attentive and simpler for my part.
And what occurred subsequent?
After this episode I made a decision to start out a second diploma in graphic design. I realized to specialize my artwork extra and I used to be taught to be extra conscious of buyer requests than to my very own. It was rather more pragmatic and industrial in comparison with free artwork research, however I additionally actually favored this time. Teamwork was extraordinarily essential.
Nicely, I feel at college you study to do away with the narrow-minded view of your self and as a substitute open up extra to different individuals. So that you needed to pay extra consideration to the desires of others moderately than to your individual. In spite of everything that years I’m now a graphic designer and freelance artist, and I’m presently in a tattoo apprenticeship by the way in which. I can’t keep in a single job for lengthy and I at all times must study one thing new and develop myself additional. I feel that is essential to remain completely happy in life.
Do you need to inform us extra about your love for artwork and what it means to you
Artwork has at all times been essential to me. After I was very younger, I most likely didn’t even know what artwork was, however subconsciously I’ve at all times lived in my very own creativeness and have seen it as a spot of retreat. I was very reserved and introverted. I assumed greater than I talked. Seen on this method, my drawings have been a glimpse into my inside world however even then I used to be very all for different individuals, in how completely different everybody truly is.
I like to watch from my hiding place and to place myself in different individuals’s sneakers.
I used to be capable of empathize with different people and was capable of shortly discover out about their traits. Nonetheless, options that these individuals discovered unhealthy about themselves I discovered them fascinating and generally distinctive.
Nicely, I like to attract individuals who don’t even know the way particular they’re and attempt to present them how particular they really are and I want to take care of matters which are present. Issues that when come up between individuals however which finally turn into a basic social downside in our world.
What about your ardour for tattooing? What was your first tattoo and is there one you’re significantly keen on?
My curiosity in tattoos has at all times been very sturdy, however I made a decision to have some alone physique once I was making a tattoo idea for myself as an artist. The constellation is especially essential to me. The whole lot must be constant and tailored to my persona. Again then, about 10 years in the past, I went to my tattoo artist, who was additionally my buddy. I needed one thing graphic, detailed. We began with my sleeve. Each new tattoo was truly primarily based on this. I actually like each single one.
Every one is expounded to a different. but when I had to decide on I might choose the architectural tattoos. Now I’m additionally beginning to tattoo and I’m very all for human anatomy and the difference of tattoos to physique components basically, a really thrilling craft that I actually get pleasure from.
You might be an unimaginable tattoo collector: the place does your love for Decorative fashion come from?
I feel most of it comes from my very own artwork. I like symmetry and concord, and particularly linework. I feel it’s outstanding how strains can be utilized to encase completely different components of the physique in order that they stand out. It’s usually thrilling how a physique could be reworked by way of tattoos. It’s like magic.
Who tattooed you over time and who took care of your beautiful backpiece?
I used to be truly at all times loyal to my buddy and tattoo artist who began with my arm. The backpiece can also be from him. We’ve actually recognized one another for a very long time and I belief him utterly. It’s generally extra essential to me to have somebody with whom I really feel linked than at all times searching for somebody higher. If my buddy doesn’t tattoo me, then I solely get tattooed by individuals I actually like.
Are you planning one thing new on your pores and skin?
Sure, truly this month. My neck and my décolleté shall be embellished. I’m very enthusiastic about it. It’s one thing architectural once more. I’ll go to Ilja Hummel for this mission, a proficient, pleasant tattoo artist from Germany.
What are your different nice passions?
Undoubtedly music. I play the violin and I like string devices. I typically go to concord orchestras to loosen up mentally. I like devices and particularly their versatility. My associates are all primarily musicians. They encourage me loads and we frequently make music collectively. I’m additionally very dedicated to animals. I attempt to save all canines and cats, however there are too many on our planet who’re in want. The revenue of my subsequent exhibition goes to animal rescue.
I’m all for a number of issues and I want I had infinite time to strive every thing out.
How is your typical day?
My on a regular basis life could be very effectively deliberate for the time being. There are just a few rituals which are significantly essential to me within the morning, earlier than work begins. I make espresso, give my cats breakfast, and return to mattress for about an hour. There I benefit from the calm – earlier than the storm comes. Then I activate music, take a bathe and go to the tattoo studio. I spend there all day. After that I typically go to my artwork studio and work on my present initiatives, generally effectively into the evening.
I typically order meals there, by way of supply service. I do know it isn’t that wholesome however on such days there is no such thing as a time left to cook dinner meals. Though I actually wish to cook dinner. Nicely, I may make an artwork mission out of pizza bins. After I’m again house I normally reply emails and put together tattoo designs. If there may be any time left, I take a shower to recuperate from the day… and on the finish I do a yoga lesson! I haven’t slept a lot in the previous few months as a result of the working days are very intense. A lot of the artwork commissions occur on weekends, in addition to the music.
What are your plans for the long run?
I’m presently nonetheless at first of my tattoo apprenticeship. Sometime I wish to convey my artwork into the pores and skin of individuals, to be able to mix my artwork with the craft of tattooing. My artwork fashion could be very elaborate and detailed and it’ll most likely value me a number of energy to interchange pens with needles, however I wish to stroll a protracted, exhausting path once I know that I’ll ultimately obtain my aim.
Is there something you need to add earlier than saying goodbye?
Ultimately it’s best to at all times say ‘thanks’. I’m actually grateful that I may do every thing I ever needed to do. Even when it’s a number of work. Some individuals can’t take this path. And I worth my life. I’m completely completely happy to share my weird fantasy with you and the entire world. I simply suggest everybody to do the identical.
Hanna Heartwork
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