About Me

TL;DR VERSION:

I am a tattoo artist, illustrator, and full-time cat lady residing in Seattle, Washington, USA.

A MORE COLORFUL BIOGRAPHY:

I am originally from Moscow, Russia but have called the Seattle area home for decades. I’ve been involved in art in some capacity throughout my life.

After graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in painting and drawing, I took a hiatus from making art professionally, only to become obsessed with tattooing. Eventually, I quit my day job and began my tattoo apprenticeship. I have been tattooing professionally since 2019.

The imagery I gravitate to the most includes: traditional Japanese and American tattoos, silent film era photos and illustration, art nouveau paintings, Edo-era Japanese prints, and 18th-19th Century European etchings. Portraits - be it humans or animals - are my favorite subject to draw and look at, but I also have a soft spot for illustrative flowers and maps.

Tattooing and drawing occupies most of my time, but outside of that, I enjoy trashy TV, puzzles of all kinds, traveling (when the world isn’t a dumpster fire), and spoiling the shit out of my cat.