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= a ty x COVER MODEL KELLY EDEN PHOTOGRAPHER LAURA DARK CORSET BY -CINCHED TIGHT: ‘MAKE-UP BY :DEANNA ROBERTS. ISPAIR JEWELRY BY ATELIER GOTHIQUE CESSORY : CARA CRASS PUBLISHED BY FIFTY|S0 MEDIA GROUP EDITOR SHAUN VEGAS MCCURRY CREATIVE DIRECTOR (MISS MISCHTEF DIRECTOR OF ART/DESIGN HEIDI NAVARRO ‘THE PUBLISHER/EDITOR SHALL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY TOR UNSOLICITIED PHOTOS, HLUSTATIONS, ETC. ALL SUBAMITTED MATERIALS WHERE DONE SO BY RIGHTS OF SAID IMAGES TRANSFER ARLETO FIETYISO MEDIA AND ITS SUBSIDIES FOR INCLUSION IN, TATTOO'D LIFESTYLE, FPS WERSITE AND ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONAL COPYRIGHT 2011 TATTOO'D LIFESTYLE, ALLRIGHTS RESERVED. NO MATERIAL CONTAINED WITHIN THIS MAGAZINE MAY BE REPRODUCED OR PUBLISHED. WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PUBLISHER ARTIST PROFILE Cera Cece Me ace Ia) bee Sree or RC RUT A Lee er sr ee es UT UL oc Ue eg i ee would ride the subway everyday in hopes cee ee Ue CRU TCUL Ce isis aU CCC N MUL MCS eo BD fire re ETS UU URS Sa RL RRS Cue U cs coe ee See Ret RUST UL) stability she gets from painting on wood ee ey Poe CoE a yc ‘7s = arNarele Asa (kt Naa: P PL) Pear arco Ne a=ciad ee} PHOTOGRAPHY BY DREWSHOOTS I was actually at a tattoo shop, getting a tattoo ... | was looking through | believe PRICKED mag and thought to myself “Hey! | can do that!" lol. picked alterna- tive modeling because in my opinion | feel mn like | can express myself more. Ifthat even, 7. makes sense? ha, My half sleeve's meaning I don't realy tell anyone about lol. I's a secret x and the rib piece means, 'd rather be dead than a caged bird - both done by Steve Whit- tenberger. My Sailor Moon was done by Nikko Hurtado and my Wicked Witch of the West was done by Paul Acker. They're both part of my sleeve in the making of all my childhood characters. My favorites right now would be Paul ‘Ackerand Nikko Hurtado. | LOVEhow they make the tattoo look like an actual paint- ing. The colors, details..'m obsessed. used to Barrel Race and Pole bend. Which isan event done at rodeos. | LOVEIT! would lke to finish my childhood themed sleeve... 'm going to be on the shirts of TWISTED FUKS .. Which lim super excited about! Also, 2K28T clothing line. Br Narere Asc aa 70 BN a=: PP} fen as caged rd ~- TL: Where can we find you on the web? www.Cami-Li.com www-Facebook.com/CamiLi1230 www.Twitter.com/CamiLiModel Ere MENU MTZ Roa OLUONIN( UC ata eSSO GNP Kea ad *WORLD RENOWNED ARTISTS *CUSTOM & VINTAGE CARS, ALIVE TATTOOING & PIERCING HOT RODS & CHOPPERS aD AUSR ORES O VV RTy * UNIQUE VENDORS *CONTESTS & AWARDS su RAL UOE NOS PUSRIN ves OT mses +B De SEA OOO NS TS RS eet PUR vacole Miah (RL gS} BS EC Ier BUN BCRCECN TORIC eee er ae Seneca Rete gua See eeu ee kcuc NY isthe perfect place to do that! Another ST ace a ad Se ue eet a) I think a healthy body isa healthy mind. Sr a ae aed Ce ee eae ected Cr ee eee Cae SRC Ren CO aa Pe cu ecu See eee ecg Pee enue ere Pr EU Recerca De ROR C sao Pee cau ‘TL Where is your Tattoo Studio located? Sed Eo atre in New York City for the past 2 and Se eee eet STS Recency SO eRe ls Se Caen Pee ee Cee te Ce Cea een Eornue Baer Ee Fe ee ee ad ee eae Coe ee Ene one See aaa Sea Rat remodeling of the shop, we all have many cere Rr is Ce ase neta fit : ee c ENC an Ua emcee aC) Erect ws De ee aed cor STHANO: | post all my updates of cor RO cas ea a Pens iP Reon Pee 4 Fok Se a Pee eter ee oe Nea ee ane ee definitely a great experience! It was become part of Last 4 i ems KB Ly ard a red Tea Eel Sneed Pd Sree uan CeiLy ‘www.darkimages.com and around the Re Cae eae Reece uteri RRL Ree curd Brvarorep a= aa(6-t BN: P OP) NANA SPAN een ae. °) SN ame PACU UT VAC MRE UT RUTH (Oi wel! a Jot) zombie obsessed! Re ee eas eee en eer ee ea gece Ce cen cee Lac er Rs ca a cd Oe ene UCR eee nee el aher aed ema EL ets with a modern twist and I think that’s where | discovered tattoos. Ee eee ey eee ee eae eer) Cree aa eC ea} OO CUne es) my shoulders, next trip was a waterfall of See eee eases) Dee eee eat) the back of my neck, across my ribs, down ee aa) have left including a homage to my love Sree ony rather desperate to get “Lady” and “Luck” ec SrA Broo Na a cadet Tle} Feel free to come and say hello at: RUC TS tase ei wees unto date with new ink, up and coming ae ee 5 ya) g a i g s im J Pa i t a fe} e ks SUE Naroloie Ta aca (ee Tle) Ao eon 70U Wes Enter eter ve uceia Feces eke Pee ee Dee aes BOC one Soot Se eEC se Cc ar i wy thera PERT tI Ed SUSE coe 23 § TATTOO'D LIFESTYLE = ISSUE 3 ‘4 nies ell ‘ Puts Seem Pee eu kana this event to see The Lizardman, Amy Nicoletto from LA Ink and Doreen Lew- is (Illustrated Lady) and of course the EU GCS ed Cc SC eo aod eee need Day, Fallen Artist Category (in memory of fallen artists and their work) and TP RCC cc en their very first tattoo. Over 20 compe- STE eg ead Pe CS RC eu ud aca aes oes Cer eens tea SOE eat eer cee Pre) COCO cel Conc) PHOTOS BY LAURA DARK HAIR / SYNTHETIC REBELLION IU WACO TDD 25 = TATTOO'D LIFESTYLE = ISSUE 3 ~ a ) TL: Kelly, you seem to be everywhere these days. = How did you get started in modeling? | guess it all started back when | was working at my second 7 Tattoo shop in 2009, A photographer was hired to come in and take photos ofall he artists fr the shop website. The other 3 ® artists shot forless then 3 minutes, | shot for 2 hours. remem ber seeing the expression on hisface ater looking through the photos, he said, "Have you ever thought about modeling be- fore? After that, Iwas hooked. TL: What (ifany) are your inspirations for your tattoos? My tattoos are my life story. Every image on my arm is about ‘my progression as a human being and what influenced me growing up. TL: What kind of rad, crazy stuffdo you do when you're not being a gorgeous model? Well 1m also a makeup Artist. | spend a lot of time working at MAC (which | love!) If 'm not working or shooting, 'm usually ‘at home painting in my studio..... or watching cartoons... AND GOING ON MAGICAL ADVENTURES! TL: You've had some great experiences already in your ‘modeling career. What things do you have up and coming? | recently took a trip to Hollywood to co-star in the Escape the Fate music video, which was a blast! 'm definitely looking for- ward to starring in more music videos in the future. Also, Tim “Miller (Who sculpts the action figures for Marvel) isin the pro- ‘cess of creating a Kelly Eden doll. How cool is that?!|also finally graduated college. I've been working 4 long years to get my Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts ''m also planning on Visiting London, France, and Japan this year! TL: Are you involved in other arts besides tattoos and ‘modeling? Well, as | mentioned above, | just graduated from the Rocky ‘Mountain College of Art and Design with my Bachelors in fine arts. Ive been involved in the arts nearly my entire life, | guess you could say | was somewhat of a prodigy child. My talent and passion for the arts was recognized at a very young age. | excel at hyper realistic portraiture on a very large scale. Most ‘of my oil paintings are 6 feet tall Artis more than a beauti- ful object to hang on the wall. It is a vehicle for understand- ing myself. Making art is ike dreaming, Itis a way to sort out the problems of my mind. In this way, at is about expressing personal issues. Art functions simultaneously as a therapeu- tic process and as a method for expressing my attitudes and beliefs Le eee en eee ce Ee ed 1. Jump on a trampoline. An hour of jumping burns Terre ca 2. Go on adventures! Staying active is a big part of my health habits. So even if 'm too busy to head to the gym. I'm still getting a litle exercise. 3. Love and respect yourself. Being healthy is just as Pere pee Re acc ee Coe ener aetna itive mindset ALWAYS.. Because in the end, self love is RSE Ur ead Poland Cee ee ac Dee chas a TL: Tell us anything about you, your artwork, your inspiration, and/or other arts/activities that we Cres cr es Br varoreD A a= an (0k BN a=: PP) I Pg 0 L, Besides functioning as a therapeutic tool, | also Use art to discuss the issues face as a woman in this Society. | create paintings and drawings that express my inner conflicts, misery, and desites. These conifiets have to do with my personal experiences concerning strug- ling with my identity, and exploting the differences between looking at myself, women, and men. There are many confusing messages that society sends to women, and in my art, [raise these issues for both myself and the viewer to ponder. Another important spect of my work is the question of who is the artist and who is the object of the art. | create self-portraits that complicate the idea of the artistic genius captur- ing the object of beauty. By the “object of beauty’ lam ‘eletting to the way that artists have been involved ‘with depicting the “ideal” female and how there really 's no fixed perception of what is ideal. The standards cf beauty are forever evolving, in accordance with the fashion of the time, and | am concerned with society's message that there is a"perfect” kind of woman that we must live Up foley a=Cany Distinctive http://www. https://www.faceboo! » DBR R Tee es ae cr acu Dee hee eee the connection established between my imagery created on non-living Coe ue COL cure ed noe ere ee aC PCE i es ee Cee ee eur icemnd Dea et aCe ea et under the likes of painters Gerry Perrino, Daniel Ludwig, and renowned Peg es Cee Reo Loe ua a Oe og Pee Cu RCo ee cc kuna that my work will speak for itself. can be found working at 12 Tattoos & Body Piercing! Come in and see Proc Loca arco MME ype Te)

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