Bianca Felicia Maria is a tattoo artist whose work blends technical skill, artistic vision, and storytelling. Besides her degree in Visual Communication and Design, she's been in the tattoo world since 2019. About her tattooing philosophy, she says, "Tattooing is more than ink and imagery; it's a way to connect, to heal, and to transform both myself and those who trust me with their stories."
In this conversation, Bianca reflects on her early life, including how losing her father to suicide at 17 shaped her path as an artist. She remembers selling and trading her art pieces as a girl, as well as her first gigs photographing weddings as a teenager. We talk about her own first tattoo of a semicolon, and what that symbol means to her now as she continues her annual offering of free semicolon tattoos for those affected by suicide. She also goes into the thorough process of research, consultation, and design that goes into each tattoo, as well as the bond that is developed with each person in the tattoo chair.
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Music credits:
“Limit 70,” licensed by Kevin MacLeod
“Meditation” by Jules Massenet, from the Library of Congress Jukebox
