Katherine von Drachenberg was born in March 8, 1982. She known as Kat Von D, She is a Mexican-American tattoo artist, model and television personality. She is known for her work as a tattoo artist on the TLC reality television show LA Ink, which launched August 7, 2007, in the United States and ran for four seasons. Von D was asked to work at 305 Ink in Miami. When Darren
Brass broke her elbow, preventing her from tattooing. She appeared in two seasons of Miami Ink, the reality TV show taped there for the cable network TLC. She had a falling out with Ami James which led to her being asked to leave the shop.Kat Von D Tattoos Designs| Kat Von D Tattoos List
She acquired her own TLC series, LA Ink, which chronicled her work at her tattoo shop, High Voltage Tattoo, in Hollywood, California. On the show, she awarded the Guinness World Record of most tattoos given by a single person in 24 hours, with a total of 400. Accomplished in December 2007, it involved a Von D-designed logo for the city of Los Angeles, with proceeds going to the children's-blindness charity Vitamin Angels. Her record was broken by her ex-husband on June 13, 2008. Her first book, High Voltage Tattoo, compiling her artworks and tattoos, was released in January 2009 and reached #6 on The New York Times Best Seller list. It was her big achievment. Von D described the book as "not an autobiography, you know, 'cause I'm too young to do that. But this is just kind of like a picture-driven outline of my career as an artist. So, you see everything from my drawings when I was six to tattoos that have never before been seen." Her second book, The Tattoo Chronicles, an illustrated diary following a year in her life, was released October 26, 2010, and reached #3 on The New York Times "Hardcover Advice & Misc." best-seller list.
In 2008, Von D created and launched a make-up line for Sephora. She has released new collections every year and has expanded her line to include fragrances. In 2012, through Sephora, her New American Beauty Art Tour benefitted the Art of Elysium charitable organization.
On September 2, 2010, Von D opened the art gallery and boutique Wonderland Gallery in the space next door to High Voltage Tattoo. She launched the clothing lines KVD Los Angeles and Kat V
on D Los Angeles in the US and Canada in fall 2011, with the latter expanding internationally the following year.
Kat Von D provided the female vocals to the song "Rosary Blue" on X, a 2012 studio album by the Finnish Gothic Rock band The 69 Eyes.
Kat Von D provided the female vocals to the song "Rosary Blue" on X, a 2012 studio album by the Finnish Gothic Rock band The 69 Eyes.
