On July 14, Miami Ink tattoo artist legend Kat Von D opened up her new rockin’ tattoo spot, High Voltage Tattoo, to the public. The LA based shop is also the focus of TLC’s new Miami Ink tattoo shop spin off series LA Ink, starring Kat Von D.
For Kat fans who have been dying to see their favorite tattoo artist since her departure from Miami Ink, walk-ins are welcome at High Voltage: Monday through Friday, 9pm to midnight, and Saturday and Sunday, 2pm to midnight. So, skate up the hot mini ramp and sit down in Kat’s tattoo chair for some new ink.
Unfortunately, during the filming season, the shop will be closed to the public on weekends until 9pm. But, hey why not try getting cast on the show by stopping lainkcasting.com.
(Update: Season 1 filming is complete, the shop is open for business from noon until midnight [Story])
The shop is located at:
1259 n. La Brea Ave.
W. Hollywood, CA 90038
LA Ink premiers August 7th at 10:00pm on TLC.
I know you have so many requests and hear so many stories, but I thought I would give it a shot. I am 42 next month, married w/ one 5 year old son after 7 pregnancies. He is a blessing! We have buried 2
daughters after delivering them a little to soon. We almost lost our son as well. I have a very difficult time carrying children due to a weak cervix. We think about our girls daily. It is the hardest thing I have ever gone trough. I do have one
Tattoo of a flower with the girls initials and would like to add on. I love your work Kat and have
wished you could add to my Tattoo. I am from the Chicago area and would love to come out when you were around. Is that possible? I have been looking for the best artist and by far you are it!
Please let me know. Thank you so much!! Valerie
i just wanted to let kat know that i bought her book,the art was amazing,it read well i loved it until it started to fall apart on me.I tried to take it back for a refund and those books looked worse. sorry to put this out there but ithought you should know.Hope you get this p.s I LOVE YOUR SHOW,MUCH BETTER THAN MIAMI INK thankyou bill
Those are some of the best dam Tattos that i have seen i will get my done there soon
Catfish, makes me wonder what YOU look like. With a name like that, probably stinky, slimey, and trash eater who also talks alot of….TRASH (S*%#T). Oh, did your customers give you that name because you were that “trashy?” Just because some women have tattoos don’t mean they’re “Skanks.” Some of us have a career, family and a very decent life, unlike people who sit at the computer, criticize those they don’t even know!! GROW UP and get a life…skank!!
YOU’RE AWESOME KAT!! You are a true artist…
hey everyone,
you are all cool i like you all. I am planning on making a trip to L.A just to make a tattoo from you, but not right now. I like your design of the tattoos and the colour and shading it is just a big WOWWWWWW. From malta here and i hope that i`ll be there soon to mnake my tattoo from you.
nothin’ says skank like tattoos on a female. unless they are tattoos of some guy’s name (that she WAS engaged to, of course). wonder what all that ink will look like when you are 50+ ?? gonna look like grease streaks from a distance. the only universally agreeded upon thing of beauty is HEALTHY SKIN.
hello,
I’m kim from the nederlands and I’m a big fan of you kat.
I want to get a tattoo of my brither he died 7 years ago, I am now 16 years old and ik have one tattoo it is a cross whit his name next to the cross. it is a small one like 3 to 4 inches but it is beautiful. and I like to get a tattoo dun by you, but It’s difficult because I can come only next year. and and that is only for the tattoo the nexst day I must go home so yes I am from holland for a day to la to get a tattoo from you xxx loves kim
I hope soon to hear something from you
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I am 31 years old and a single mom. I love my life and find peace on a daily basis. My twin sister died in a car crash 5 months ago. I … I… well… what do say after that. You pause from typing and you cry all the tears you have avoided crying. Her name was Trisha and she was the epitome of life. She was tatted, stretched, pierced… she used to scare the crap out of our parents. She was the black sheep. She was my other half. She was your biggest fan. She loved pinup art, I have a great picture of her that I am going to tweak a little and create an oil painting portrait. I have to be able to see her, to talk to her… God I miss her. She taught me how to be free. I really want Kat Von D to do this tat (my first one) full back of my twin sis (we called her Lady) in a classy pinup pose on the golf course (she loved to golf… it was so awesome how she was one person but able to be on both totally opposite sides of the spectrum). I don’t want Kat to do this tat because I want to be on TV (which is what I am finding advice on how to do while doing my research online.. seriously… people are searching for ways just to be on TV?… what about life?) Trisha and I used to sit and watch Kat together on TV, she bought me a magazine for our b-day with a Kat spread and 2 unused tickets to a private party as souvenirs. Trish was crazy, funny, outspoken.. if she knew what was on your mind she would say it for you if you didn’t have the gut! Our love for the art on LA Ink was something we shared, enjoyed, I had hoped one day her and I could both go to LA and get tatted together on a birthday. I need my twin sister on me, with me, back together with me. My family members, Dad and 4.. sorry 3.. other sisters have all been tatted with a General Star (she had 13 general star tats) or have their appointments set. I realistically imagine mine will take 1 to 2 years to complete. It will be large and on my back, it will hurt, it will be the one of the most important and emotional moments in my life save the birth of my daughter Tatum. Trisha was the love of my life. You don’t just say goodbye.. you slap their ass on your body somewhere! See you on the flip side.. don’t forget to tell those close to you that you love them… later bitches.
Hi Cat I live in Kelowna B.C and am very ill, and I promised myself before I died I would get you to tattoo a portrait of my 2 year old daughter on my arm, I was wondering how I go about that, if there is a number to the shop where I can book an appointment???
Hello Kat: I promised my brother I would try and contact you to give you a portrait that he made of you. He is not able to contact you himself but he really wants you to have it. He is an Incredible artist and I would love to send you a picture of it so that you could see it. I hope that you would accept this gift, it would mean SO MUCH to him. I would need an email address to sent you a picture of the portrait, does your shop have an email? Thanks so much. Jenean Bergman 702-308-4926
Hey everyone, =]
so yeah im really really obsested with KAT VON D,
she is my idol i love her to death.
i met her in newyork city at sephora and it was 5 hours that i wanted to see her. i had something that i made for her it was a plake with her name on it. once i finally got to see her i gave it to her “she was like are serious this is mine”? can i keep it? i was like yeah its yours do whatever you want with it.
well a couple weeks after the showed aired. my mom was on the first episode of LA ink and then while i was watching the show i saw my plake sitting there in her section where she does her tattoo’s.
i wouldnt believe she would do that. and next moth i will be getting a trubute tattoo of kat on my forarm. KAT VON D I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I CANT WAIT TO MEET YOU AGAIN IN MASSACHUSSETS.
hi, lm in LA from the UK on photoshoots for some models, l am going to come over to the shop tonight friday the 17th October to see the shop and give Kat a signed limited edition poster of my work
best jordan from darkview UK
Kat Von D is totally Cool!!! i will get a tattoo done by her at some point.
JUST LIKE TO SAY I WAS THERE TODAY AT HIGHVOLTAGE AT 1230 AND PLACED LOOKED GREAT BUT DAMN THE GIRL IN THE FRONT DESK WAS RUDE AND DIDNT CARE WHO WALKED IN THE STORE, WAS JUST ON HER PHONE ….TOOK LONG TO EVEN CHECK ON A PRICE , BUT HEY GREAT PLACE
I’m in LA for a few days from near Detroit and would love to see the shop and maybe get some work done, piercing too. I will begrudgingly admit that I am from the midwest and out of my element, but I know great art when I see it. This whole area is a dream. Can I survive there?
(At Kat’s shop).
Anxiously,
Sandy
I think Kat’s work is amazing. I’m savin’ my cash for a road trip from Abbotsford to LA to get my first tattoo done by her. Her style is amazing. And I love that she doesn’t take shit from anyone.
hey Kat love your show and hats off to you and your team for being real and doing the job you love. I,m a mom of tattoo artist so I know the time and love it takes to do the work you do. Keep up the good work make time for your selfs and respect each other as people not just co worker. you are a great family there i love all of you.God bless
You all can praise her like shes a god, but I went there three times and waited for miss kat, all three times she was ano show,her assistants were rude and blew me off, speaking from experience, shes worthless…
Kat, I wrote a letter to you not to long ago.
Hope ya got it.
Love ya!!!
OMG!!!! I love Kat Von D! I watch her show all the time! It’s the best show ever, in fact it’s my favorite show! She’s awesome! People talk to much shit. For those of you who don’t like her, keep your opinion to youself. We that do like her, don’t want to hear it. Why do you even bother comming to this site. Just don’t.
I hope to one day meet her & get a tatto by her!!!!!
Your the Best
Love Ya!!!!
Kat