GERI MARTINI
Interview: Candies Deezy Liu / Photography: Sean Hartgrove
InkSpired Magazine: How and when did your
modeling career begin?
Geri Martini: Well, I wouldn’t quite call it a career, YET!
I believe I still have quite a ways to go before I can call
it a career, but I guess you could say I started being
shot right out of high school and then proceeded to do
so while getting tattoos as well. I have only really shot a
total of maybe 3-4 times but know that with the passion
and love I have for it, I could make it a career and do
some really awesome things!
InkSpired Magazine: Do you have any advice for
aspiring models?
Geri Martini: My best advice would be to always be
YOU! Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you aren’t
skinny enough or pretty enough, or maybe you have
too many tattoos, or not enough. Always stay true to
yourself and you will find your niche!
InkSpired Magazine: What else do you do?
Geri Martini: I’m a bartender in Las Vegas! I recently
started playing the drums (still very much in my
beginner stage), my brother plays guitar so we jam
out! I’m a big reader, I love reading about serial
killers! Steven King books are always great as well. I
occasionally like to go out and let loose, have some
Jameson, and dance the night away, but most of the
time you’ll find me spending time with my family, closest
friends, and of course, my pit baby, “Opie”.
InkSpired Magazine: What inspired you to start
getting tattooed?
Geri Martini: That’s a good question... I remember
thinking how incredibly sexy tattoos were on both
men and women. It’s a different look that has become
much more popular over the years and definitely more
accepting. I just feel like it’s kind of like a way for people
to self-express and a display of art, really. Some people
hang it on their walls, we wear ours on our skin. Forever.
It’s kind of a cool thought to think about as well; you
can’t take anything with you when you die, your clothes,
money, cars, et cetera, but you can take your tattoos.
but I have it all planned out. Just waiting for the right
artist to complete it. It’s going to be my entire left arm,
all dedicated to my sister who just passed this year on
January 23rd, 2016. It’s going to be epic, stick around to
see my next shoot and she will be completed!
InkSpired Magazine: Who are your tattoo artists?
Geri Martini: I have been tattooed by many random
people. To name a few, a friend of mine, Daniel Hendrix
who resided in NoCal. Another artist that has done
a few pieces on me is Danny Lepore from New York.
Varand Hartoonian did my side piece and he’s out in
SoCal.
InkSpired Magazine: What role do tattoos play in
your life?
Geri Martini: Pretty big role! They are me. They all have
a story. Where I was, who I was with, what I was feeling,
why I got it. Everytime I look at them it’s a reminder of
all those things. It’s makes me who I am.
InkSpired Magazine: What inspires you?
Geri Martini: My biggest inspiration is my family. We
have all been through so much and managed to stay
strong. Especially now with the loss of my 22 year old
sister, these past few weeks have been the hardest I will
probably ever experience and my family has been so
strong throughout this. They are always there, through
thick and thin. Always supporting me in everything I
choose to do.
InkSpired Magazine: What is something that many
people don’t know about you?
Geri Martini: I’m a pretty open person. It’s always kind of
been like, if you want to know, just ask with me. I guess
something that not many people would know about
me is that I’m a pescatarian (don’t eat meat, but still
eat seafood and fish). I not only hate ho