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Kat Von D

Born on March 8th, 1982 in  Leon New Mexico, California at the age of four. Growing up, she was very close to her grandmother who greatly influenced her love for art. Her grandmother introduced her to playing the piano and listening to great composers such as Beethoven, Kat Von D's favorite. She grew up close to her parents and siblings in Inland Empire, where she was exposed to various cultures and influences. At the age of 14, she got her first tattoo, an English J on her ankle, a tribute to a previous love affair. It was then when she discovered her talent for art and in 1996, she picked up the machine and started honing her craft. Two years later, Kat Von D started working in a professional shop, Sin City Tattoo, and moved on to Blue Bird Tattoo in Pasadena a year later. Other shops she has worked in include Inflictions and True Tattoo, where she worked with Clay Decker, Chris Garver and Tim Hendricks. It was then when she moved to Los Angeles, where she met her husband to be, a talented artist named Oliver Peck. In 2008, Von D created and launched a make-up line for Sephora.^[1] She has released new collections every year and has expanded her line to include fragrances. She is the creator of the MusInk Tattoo Convention and Music Festival
Von D was asked to work at Miami Ink  She appeared in the first three seasons of the same-name reality tv  show taped there. She had a falling out  which led to her being asked to leave the shop. Kat has said she has not spoken with members of Miami Ink since her departure.
She later acquired her own series, LA INK, following her work at her tattoo shop, High Voltage Tattoo, in Hollywood , California. On the show, she gained the world record  of most tattoos given by a single person in 24 hours, with a total of 400.This was broken shortly after by her ex-husband Oliver Peck with 415, then Robbie "Coon" Koch with 577, then Derek Kastning with 726, and after that by Hollis Cantrell with 801