Through The Creative Door

22 | Ink and Inner Peace with Valentina aka Nakdlines Tattoo

Through The Creative Door

Show Notes

Alexis chats with Valentina, the Colombian-born artist behind Nakdlines Tattoo and resident artist at More Than Tattoo Melbourne.

After leaving her teaching career to follow her creative passion, Valentina now channels emotion and identity through both tattoo and digital art. Tune in as she shares her journey from the classroom to the tattoo studio, and what it truly means to live as a full-time artist.

If you’d like to see more, you can follow on instagram; @ nakdlines_

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