Each tattoo is more than art; it’s a story, a transformation. If my work speaks to you, feel free to get in touch.
Francia David – Blackwork Tattoo Artist
My style blends bold blackwork with sketchy, surreal, and organic elements – driven by music, folklore, personal stories, and the human psyche.
Each tattoo is more than art; it’s a story, a transformation. If my work speaks to you, feel free to get in touch.
Francia David – Blackwork Tattoo Artist
My style blends bold blackwork with sketchy, surreal, and organic elements – driven by music, folklore, personal stories, and the human psyche.
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Global Tattoo interview
I don’t really know from when to start counting in terms of how long I have been involved in tattooing. Should it be from the time I was thinking about or planning how I could become a tattoo artist, or maybe from the day I did my first tattoo? Or perhaps from when I started tattooing as a full time job 7.5 years ago.
I could say that I’ve been drawing since I was little and it was always a dream of mine..etc etc, but it’s true. I was a creative kid, but life brought it on. I wanted and needed a little world that was mine and that no one could take it away. It has always been an art form that I can express myself in…even if I’m working on it.
Actually I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. It’s hard to narrow it down because I am trying to combine a lot of things together that I like.
For example: big black surfaces, skech/trash elements but there are also realistic, traditional and organic textures in my work!
Maybe if we have to give it a name, then maybe it can be Surreal organic trash blackwork. But let’s just stick to blackwork.
Inklegends interview
Can you start by introducing yourself and sharing your
journey as a tattoo artist?
I was always an active child. I practiced karate for eight/nine years, learned Latin dances, and
did breakdancing alongside school. When financial difficulties forced me to stop everything in
high school, I felt a deep void. I grew up during the Nu-Metal era, which introduced new music,
fashion, and thinking styles. It was a generation questioning superficiality, wars, and oppression.
Music has always greatly impacted me, leading me to explore art. Few people know, but I did
graffiti for many years! I wanted to attend art school, but my family discouraged me, saying it
wasn’t a real profession. I eventually studied electrotechnics, but life guided me back to art. I
wanted to create a small world where I could hide, and the rest is history.
news
Global Tattoo interview
I don’t really know from when to start counting in terms of how long I have been involved in tattooing. Should it be from the time I was thinking about or planning how I could become a tattoo artist, or maybe from the day I did my first tattoo? Or perhaps from when I started tattooing as a full time job 7.5 years ago.
I could say that I’ve been drawing since I was little and it was always a dream of mine..etc etc, but it’s true. I was a creative kid, but life brought it on. I wanted and needed a little world that was mine and that no one could take it away. It has always been an art form that I can express myself in…even if I’m working on it.
Actually I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. It’s hard to narrow it down because I am trying to combine a lot of things together that I like.
For example: big black surfaces, skech/trash elements but there are also realistic, traditional and organic textures in my work!
Maybe if we have to give it a name, then maybe it can be Surreal organic trash blackwork. But let’s just stick to blackwork.
Inklegends interview
Can you start by introducing yourself and sharing your
journey as a tattoo artist?
I was always an active child. I practiced karate for eight/nine years, learned Latin dances, and
did breakdancing alongside school. When financial difficulties forced me to stop everything in
high school, I felt a deep void. I grew up during the Nu-Metal era, which introduced new music,
fashion, and thinking styles. It was a generation questioning superficiality, wars, and oppression.
Music has always greatly impacted me, leading me to explore art. Few people know, but I did
graffiti for many years! I wanted to attend art school, but my family discouraged me, saying it
wasn’t a real profession. I eventually studied electrotechnics, but life guided me back to art. I
wanted to create a small world where I could hide, and the rest is history.