Tattooer Talk @THP South
Saturday, August 15
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch
THPS Branch Meeting RoomJoin Bay Area tattoo artists Leslie Mah and Xochitlpili 'Prince' Faulkner for this talk about tattoo art and methods.
Process vs. Product with Prince
Xochitlpili 'Prince' Faulkner, 10 year artist will focus on scientific illustrations of flora and fauna.Prince is a black and latinx, queer, and disabled multidisciplinary artist in Oakland. They have been tattooing since 2016 with a focus on scientific illustrations of flora and fauna (Theprinceofflowers.biz or theprinceofflowers on IG). You can catch them hosting figure drawing around the bay with the nonprofit sketchboard.co
Tattooing Across the Years with Leslie
Leslie Mah, 30 year artist who has cofounded queer and trans collectives like Comrade Lover and Queercation. Leslie Mah - Musician and fine artist Leslie Mah has been tattooing in the Bay since 1995. She is cofounder of Comrade Lover, an Asian queer and trans punk social justice lion slam dance crew. And cofounder of Queercation a queer, trans, & ally collective of tattoo artists who produced a tattoo conference in 2023 and are now working towards producing a queer, trans, & ally tattoo convention.
This program was created as part of The Books Are Open tattoo art show series.
On display at Central Library August 3 - August 31.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Literacy, Learning & Lectures | Creative |
Wheelchair accessible. Request sign language interpreter, real-time captioning, materials in large print, braille, or other accommodations by calling 510-981-6195 (Library) or the 510-981-6347 (City of Berkeley TDD line). Please refrain from scented products during public programs.
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