Kitty Love
Art Activist / Executive Director
Arts 2 People
Candler, NC USA
“There will come a point when your interest in working with other people is so compelling there won't be a choice; you'll just be doing it.”
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By Roadtrip NationKitty Love
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
After graduating from art school, she realized she had absolutely no interest in commercial art.
Met a fellow artist in a bar; he convinced her that they should buy tattoo equipment and start tattooing.
Traveled around the country in a bus; they'd throw their portfolio down in a bar and just start tattooing people.
Says she never made a fortune tattooing, but she made a living, and more importantly, she's been her own boss for 19 years.
At one point, she heard a local task force was trying to rid her city of graffiti; she marched over to their meeting, ready to put up a fight.
Rather than shutting her down, the task force invited her to share her idea for a legal graffiti wall; she realized open communication was more effective.
Her idea grew into a 5,000-square-foot communal mural that celebrates the history of Asheville, North Carolina.
Believes in a "put the oxygen mask on yourself before helping your child" method; you can only devote yourself to helping others once your passion's fulfilled.
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Education
High School
Career
Art Activist / Executive Director
I'm a tattoo artist and also organize business and professional training resources for other artists and creatives.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Art
Non-Profit Organizations
Working with Others
Interviewed By
Asheville - Philadelphia
Team "Tabula Rasa" winds up their Roadtrip with a series of final interviews. In Asheville, North Carolina, Kitty Love, tattoo artist, talks about the unusual path that led her to become an Arts activist and community organizer. On their way to Philadelphia, they have a conversation with The Knux, hip-hop artists, performing at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey. Their final interview is with Daniela Romero, ESL Coordinator at the Nationalities Service Center.
