All the pain and complaining* started in the winter of 2022 when Santa brought me a tattoo machine. Two years later I got an apprenticeship in Bad Pen Pal studio. Besides tattooing I also enjoy bad music and  DIY culture, especially sewing.

Weird and magical characters emerge from the back of my brain onto paper, where they wait for their future owner—whose skin they can start to inhabit. I also love bringing together designs based on the client’s own vision: descriptions, images, poems, band logos, memories, and memes—every idea is welcome in the creative process!

* valukaebus = pain complaint