Tattoo Chronicles

Kat Von D's followup to her "New York Times" bestseller "High VoltageTattoo" offers an intimate look at a pivotal year in her personal andprofessional life through an illustrated diary that begins in spring 2008and ends in summer 2009. When Kat does a tattoo, she writes about it anddraws sketches in a journal, creating an entry for each piece. She hashundreds of ledgers of these entries in her own writing which reflect notonly upon the significance of the tattoo for the person who is receiving it(their story), but also how the experience of creating this tattoo affectsher personally. In these entries - some poignant, some hilarious, someserious - she lays it on the line about how doing these tattoos affects herlife and her art. Here are the highs and the lows, the good, bad, and theugly - including her feelings about her fame, her family, her boyfriend(Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue), her friends, and fans. Visually stunning, thisgraphically compelling diary is jam-packed with tons of Kat's sketches,candid photographs, images of a variety of amazing finished tattoos and hermany unusual personal collections - all shot by Kat herself. Fans will lovethe array of clients featured here, including Metallica's Kirk Hammett,guitarist Dave Navarro, and Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister, as much as theywill love seeing new photographs of Kat that were taken specifically forthe book. Here's the real Kat Von D - unscripted and uncensored - and herfans are going to go wild for it.