“Originally I just
wanted a small
silhouette...
...but the side of my
head is shaved... so we
decided to go big!”
How long have you been modelling
for? Where has your career taken
you?
I modelled as a little girl, some mall
fashion shows and little things. Then
I stopped as a teenager, but I picked
it back up as a tattooed model about
5 years ago. I was running my own
makeup business then and it really
helped attract clientele. So I continued
with that and started landing a lot of
features in magazines and a few covers.
That lead me to Vancouver where I
went to school for hair and modelled
part time to pay the bills, but I quickly
decided that hair salon life wasn’t
for me and moved to Edmonton to
be a tattoo apprentice. I could not
have made a better life change, I’ve
never been more stoked on going
to work every day! Now I model
pretty rarely, mostly paid work or for
publication, choosing which amazing
photographers I want to work with.
I’m getting a little older now so we’ll
see how long I can keep it up.
What do you do for fun?
Other than tattooing, drawing, being
a dog mom and the best girlfriend
around - I love listening to rad
music and going to punk shows.
I change my hair colour almost
monthly, drink a lot of cheap beer,
and spend too much on clothes.
What are your favourite or most
meaningful tattoos?
My favourite tattoos are my
scissors on my head and my chest
piece. My mentor Jessica Wright
did the scissor piece; I love it
because I used to do hair for a
period of time and it definitely
gets people’s attention and causes
some mixed feelings. Originally I
just wanted a small silhouette of
ornate scissors on my forehead,
but the side of my head is shaved
and Jess’s work is very feminine so
we decided to go big! I love my
chest piece too because it is like
jewelry. It’s inspired by the Irish
Claddagh symbol. It was done by
Gwendolyn Williams in Victoria,
BC who has always been a huge
inspiration to me. I adore how she
chose to do a mandala instead of
a crown.
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