Cloudia Hack (Wilmington, Delaware) |
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Shop Name: Agaru Tattoo Your Name: Cloudia Hack Location: 413 S. Maryland Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19804 How long have you been tattooing? My first tattoo was completed almost 5 years ago in my apprenticeship. My apprenticeship lasted 18 months and I have been tattooing full time ever since. Have you always tattooed in Delaware? I did leave Delaware once to tattoo at a studio in New Jersey. It was definitely a learning experience that helped me grow as an artist and as a person. I joined the shop right out of my apprenticeship in hopes of expanding my knowledge and success as an artist. We ended up parting ways and I returned to Delaware, once again, to learn from new artists and to continue on developing my craft. |
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Who has influenced your art the most? There are so many amazing artist that I admire who are putting out beautiful work currently. With a plethora to choice from, I have always been inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci and his true versatility and ingenuity within his work. On the tattoo end of artist, Nikki Hurtado has been a complete pioneer of pushing boundaries on skin. Both artists influence me to constantly better my craft and continue to focus on fine details that may be overlooked by many. |
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What are some of your hobbies and do they influence your work? I started doing art when I took a basics class in high school. There I gained my love of drawing and painting, which I eventually expanded into my tattooing career. I still love being able to sit down to paint and create artwork just for myself. It is hard to find the time now, as I am almost always drawing for my tattoo career, but painting has been the one solid hobby I have carried throughout my life. I love being able to take my personal painting style and incorporating it within my tattooing and trying new styles on canvas. Along with canvas painting, I also paint horror figurines and creatures. It’s one more way I get to test my creative thinking and transform old trinkets that are unloved into a new and unique one of a kind piece. |
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What are your favorite subjects to tattoo?
I enjoy tattooing so many different subjects and styles. Currently, I love experimenting with color realism and bringing my college portrait studies into my work. I try to remain a well rounded artist and I love designing everything from horror to dainty feminine tattoos. The industry is constantly changing, along with what is popular and in demand, so focusing on specific subjects becomes difficult.
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How do you approach custom design pieces?
Typically, I like to start by sitting down with my clients and gain an understanding of their personality in order to incorporate a personalized feeling within my design. I always have clients bring multiple references (anything from tattoos, paintings, photographs etc.) to grab a sense of their style preferences as we sit down and just talk through ideas. Any and every idea my client is kicking around, I want to hear. After we have talked in depth about all elements being incorporated, I blast some music and just draw. I spend multiple hours per piece and normally scratch a few designs before I find the one that clicks. So much time and love goes into every piece I do and I approach the process as if I am designing for a family member. Every single line has to be perfect, flow well and contour to the body part it is becoming apart of. If the design isn’t one I would be proud of wearing myself, it gets scrapped and I head back to the drawing boards. |
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