The author of New York Times"' bestsellers " High Voltage Tattoo" & " The Tattoo Chronicles" renowned artist Kat Von D raises the expository & tattoo bar with " Go Big or Go Home" her most intimate work yet. Someone who has followed her passions with full commitment & courage from a very young age Kat has always been a risk-taker in her day-to-day life her creative work & in love. Aligned with this focus on risk taking making bold moves following through & taking responsibility for her actions in this context is Kat's decision to create only large-scale tattoos especially for this book. These meticulous works of art take hours to plan draw & execute & require hours of concentration & endurance for both Kat & her clients. They represent a large commitment from Kat as an artist & from the client whose lifelong commitment to the large piece almost always represents a significant event or a visible manifestation of their evolving inner selves. Filled with Kat's sketches handwriting & specially commissioned photographs of the large-scale tattoos by celebrity & fashion photographer Patrick Hoelck
- both in process & finished pieces
- " Go Big or Go Home" is filled with a range of astounding work on regular citizens as well as the many celebrities that seek her out including songwriter Linda Perry actor Ewan Mac Gregor rapper " The Game" & comedian Bobcat Goldthwait. Above all this special book captures the candor compassion & enormous talent of an amazing woman beloved by millions worldwide."