A Kansas Girl Ran Off to Join the Circus and Changed the Tattoo World Growing up in rural Kansas, I was always drawn to the world beyond our cornfields.
My parents, good Midwestern folk that they are, encouraged me to pursue my dreams, but I think they secretly wished I'd stay close to home.
Little did they know that their daughter would trade in her overalls for a life of canvas and ink, becoming one of the most respected tattoo artists of our time.