My Tattoo Inc - June 2022

Ester Mazzucchelli

PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOUR CURRENT TATTOO STYLE AND HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.

-MINE IS A VERY COLORFUL STYLE, FULL OF DETAILS AND LIGHTS AND THE THEMES I DO ARE: CARTOONS (ESPECIALLY FEMALE HEROINES LIKE SAILOR MOON AND DISNEY’S PRINCESSES), VIDEO GAMES, COMICS, THE 90S AND ALL THAT IT’S ABOUT FANTASY, BASICALLY MY PASSIONS OUTSIDE THE TATTOO!!

I WOULD DEFINE MY STYLE AS A MIX OF CARTOONS, KAWAII, NEW SCHOOL. THE STYLE I STARTED IS THE TRADITIONAL. IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE, BUT JUST TEN YEARS AGO IN MY CITY (I’M NOT FROM A BIG CITY) TATTOO STYLES WERE VERY LIMITED. WITH THE EXPERIENCE IN THE STUDIO, TRAVELS AND, ABSOLUTELY FUNDAMENTAL, TATTOO MAGAZINES (NOBODY USED INSTAGRAM) I WAS ABLE TO KNOW A WORLD OF INFINITE POSSIBILITIES AND I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE STREET OF CARTOONS STYLE.

OVER THE YEARS I HAVE TRIED TO PERSONALIZE THE STYLE, ENRICH IT WITH DETAILS AND NUANCES TO GET TO WHAT I CREATE TODAY, HOPING TO IMPROVE MYSELF MORE AND MORE. LIKE OSCAR WILDE SAYS: “THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS”.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TATTOOING AND HOW DID YOU START YOUR TATTOOING JOURNEY?

- I STARTED TATTOOING IN 2012, TEN YEARS AGO, WHILE STILL STUDYING AT THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS. A LITTLE FOR FUN A LITTLE TO EXPERIMENT WITH NEW ARTISTIC TECHNIQUES, BUT I IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT!! FORTUNATELY, AFTER THE QUALIFICATION COURSE I FOUND A STUDIO THAT IMMEDIATELY ALLOWED ME TO SERIOUSLY START MY CAREER AS A TATTOO ARTIST. OVER TIME I HAVE COLLABORATED WITH SEVERAL STUDIOS IN ITALY AND IN EUROPE AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN MANY CONVENTIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD. AT THE MOMENT I WORK FIXED IN FOUR CITIES OF NORTHERN ITALY (BERGAMO, BRESCIA, PADUA, TURIN) AND IN SWITZERLAND (MOGELSBERG, CANTON ST. GALLEN), BUT I PARTICIPATE EVEN AT TATTOO CONVENTIONS AND I ALWAYS ADD NEW STOP AND GUEST SPOT IN MY ADVENTURE!

DOES ANYONE OR ANYTHING INSPIRE YOU?

-MY INSPIRATIONS ARE COMICS, FILMS, TV SERIES, CARTOONS, WHICH I REWORK IN A PERSONAL WAY TO CREATE MY PROJECTS.

DO YOU LIKE VISITING OR EXHIBITING AT TATTOO CONVENTIONS?

WOULD YOU RECOMMEND ANY OF THEM?

-YES, I HAVE ATTENDED MANY CONVENTIONS OVER THE YEARS. AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL YOU REMEMBER ARE THE PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK CONVENTIONS. I’VE BEEN ATTENDED TO MANY CONVENTIONS IN EUROPE TOO AND I’VE ALWAYS HAD EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES. ALSO THANKS TO ALL THE COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE TRAVELED FAR AND WIDE WITH ME OVER THE WORLD!

I DON’T FEEL LIKE RECOMMENDING A CONVENTION IN PARTICULAR, MAYBE TO BE A LITTLE CAREFUL WHEN CHOOSING IT SO AS NOT TO RUN INTO NASTY SURPRISES, BUT TO THROW YOURSELF IN BECAUSE THEY REALLY GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW ARTISTS, COMPARE AND IMPROVE.

ANY ARTIST YOU PLANNING TO GET TATTOOED BY? WHO HAS TATTOOED YOU ALREADY?

-I HAVE NOTHING PLANNED RIGHT NOW, ALSO BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE A LOT OF SPACE LEFT! AND I JUST FINISHED MY RIGHT ARM WITH A WONDERFUL PIECE FROM MY FRIEND LINDA DEDICATED TO MY LOVE FOR CATS! BUT I’M FALL IN LOVE ON A LOT OF ASIAN TATTOO ARTISTS, MOSTLY KOREAN ... AND I WOULDN’T MIND JUMPING IN TO FILL MY CALF!

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AND DREAMS? IF YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS, WHAT DO YOU SEE?

-I HOPE I CAN CONTINUE TRAVELING. I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND SOME CONVENTIONS OR DO SOME GUESTS IN ASIA AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO AMERICA. IN TEN YEARS I SINCERELY HOPE TO STILL BE HERE.