Hello and welcome to my website, I am Anna - human, multidisciplinary artist and tattooist recognized for my distinctive abstract flow tattoos and pretty unique interpretation of floral motifs.
I draw, tattoo my artworks and create custom tattoos based on personal requests. I live and work in Berlin.
My specialty
drawing abstract shapes and compositions filled with multiple textures, bold black forms, negative space, and lines that stretch, longing to escape
capturing the essence of plants and flowers while transforming them into near-abstract pieces
sketching abandoned brunch tables, rubbish, self-portraits, still lifes, undressing figures, kitties, and my friends' dogs' paws and eventually tattoo them
My tattoo practice
I work from my Berlin atelier, SPC1L, with a slow-paced, personal approach - one person per day. Having a whole day for each session allows time to pause, step back, and reflect.
I strive to create perfect compositions ( being fully aware perfection is not real tho ), considering every detail: body movement, skin characteristics at different placements, how lines look when an arm is bent versus stretched, how elements move in harmony with your body. If you have existing tattoos, I take utmost care to balance the new piece within the overall composition.
I believe the tattoo session is a slow, mindful, and even intimate process - a conversation, a collaboration. It's fundamentally different from working alone on canvas or paper. What makes this art rather than service or craft is mutual respect and balance: I'm in dialogue with you, listening to your ideas, but I also have the authority and responsibility to push back when something won't serve the work. That honesty ensures the best outcome. Tattoos that one will love for the rest of their life are built on trust and open communication. And sure great artwork for a starters.
What I offer
You can get tattooed by me or purchase one of my original artworks.
Maybe you fall in love with one of my available drawings and want it tattooed? I'll help find the perfect placement on your body and tailor the size and flow of the lines to suit you.
Or perhaps you like my style and have an idea, story, or memory you want to transform into a tattoo? I'll translate your idea into a unique art piece using my visual language and guide you through the entire process, ending with a tattoo, tailored for you.
Not into tattoos right now but like what I do? You can still take home an original artwork :)
Want to know about my artistic background? Check my cv.
Ready to start a conversation? Get in touch or keep reading about my approach.
Artist Statement
Weird is awesome.
I like to challenge my default "that's good" sense and strive for something a bit different each time. A bit strange, a bit weird.
Sketchbook drawings as an act of resistance.
I love sketchbooks. I used to draw on a separate pieces of paper, carrying some with me in a4 soviet folder with a clip that I dig at my parents belongings, when I was in my last year of high school and was preparing for Art academy exams. I got my first sketchbook in 2009 and took it for a trip, trying to make each page nice and neat. Sure I failed that task and eventually stoped being afraid to make a bad drawing in this perfect little book. Drawing in my sketchbook was an easy escape, practice, exercise and fun.
In these times carrying my sketchbook everywhere and drawing a totally unnecessary sketch, finding a subject in a mundane surrounding instead of reaching for my phone when I feel uncomfortable or bored or overstimulated somewhere is a small win against the system and still lot of fun.
Raw vs Refined, Raw + Refined.
I love the imperfections and rawness of sketchbook drawings - a few-minutes draw that take a bit of courage (because you're going to make lots of shit drawings no matter what, and we humans are kinda afraid to fail ). When I work on my abstract pieces, though, I sometimes get carried away making my lines too neat. I go with the flow. But even when my linework looks flawless, there's always a little quirk of weirdness about it.
Contrast is everything,
whether in abstract, botanical, or figurative works on paper or skin: bold and tender, strong and fragile, filled black areas next to a single line and a flock of tiny dots, messy hatching encapsulated in soft shapes, sharp angles alongside flowing lines, enclosed forms and never-ending lines, empty space and density, chaos and precision.
Analog is a must.
It's important to me that each tattoo starts on paper. I've chosen to stick to analog because I believe only that can bring the human imperfection that feels alive. When I draw, I rarely use an eraser cuz I love the single-line attempt, the confident line or shaky stroke - It gives a drawing life. And yes, it's skillful, and I like to show off a little :)
Tattooing is an art form.
Tattooing sits low in the traditional hierarchy of arts, and I don't think that's fair. Tattooing is simply another form of artistic expression; the difference is there's another person involved, someone who will wear this work on their body. And just as painting can be art or craft, tattoo can be either - and it's not only about skills or degree but intentions and process.
More of my work
I especially enjoy transferring raw sketchbook drawings onto skin. You can find my earlier works (2009-2017) on Flickr, and more recent stuff on Instagram page sketchbook_au. Maybe I'll make a dedicated section here eventually.
Feel free to dig through the archives and if you'd like to get a still-life or crumpled napkin tattooed, contact me. I love that stuff.
tattoo as memory + souvenir + adornment + armor + reclaiming your body + impulse + celebration + mark + feeling + beginning + closing a chapter + treat + transformation + protest + comfort + turning point + permission + anchor + act of self-acceptance