Do you like to get inked a tiny, subtle floral tattoo? This fabulous work by Esther Garcia will make you say: “Yep, forget a tiny one, I want the whole sleeve instead.
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This Chicago-based tattoo designer paints the bodies of clients in a most intricate combination of floral designs. Sweet peas, garden roses, peonies, and every other kind of flower you can ink from contrasting black backgrounds, along with butterflies and birds. Garcia first started doing them to cover-ups as black backgrounds perfectly obscure older and no longer wanted tattoos most beautifully.
Garcia is mostly self-taught and has been working as a tattoo artist for the last twenty years.point 305 |
She says that she is known for mostly doing floral tattoos that she started to cover-ups.point 74 | They are a complete trend on their own now.point 109 | Her creations were inspired by the tradition of Dutch flower painting from the 17th century.point 187 | point 187 | 1
“I exclusively offer my projects for people to choose from. The primary benefit is that I get to work with clients who are very comfortable with my process. Even if they are not experienced tattoo collectors, they have done their research and are happy to put themselves in my hands,” she said.
“It’s an honor and a joy to work like this and it’s great to show up for work and know we’re both so excited to be there.point 345 |
I used to feel so much pressure to ‘mind-read’ to some degree, to please the client – this method seems to sidestep that entirely, so I can rest easier and do my work in a more relaxed frame of mind.point 178 | ”point 185 | 1
She worked for almost two decades in her Butterfat studio in Chicago. Garcia is now moving on to off-body projects as well and is collaborating with artist and illustrator Kyle Letendre on a textile and commercial design project called Flower Thieves.
She is also working on a traveling workshop series. She wants to educate and inspire young artists to have their unique style and create sustainable businesses. She shares all the information regarding her projects on her website and Instagram. Take a look at few more of her work below!
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