I started tattooing at a time when it was less popular and accessible than it is now, which is why I underwent quite a traditional apprenticeship. At that time, I was living in the United Kingdom, and that is where I made my first lines on skin. I bought my machines at the London Tattoo Convention in Tabacco Dock in 2012. Thanks to many brave friends, squatters from the Carp Club,
I quickly completed my custom portfolio and got a job in a studio, initially an oridinary Tattoo Shop in Glasgow, and few months later, a high-end Tattoo Parlour in Amsterdam, Netherlands where I have moved to study at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.
I underwent in-depth training that allowed me to master the tattooing technique very well, but from the beginning, I felt that I wanted to tattoo in different circumstances than a commercial Tattoo Shop.
During my intense research and over 50 guest spots in the best European studios, my vision gradually began to clarify. From 2017 to 2020, I've lead a collective called o81, bringing together female artists of tattooing and other fields.
When I became interested in tribal,
pre-Christian tattoos, I felt an absolute validity in the ritualistic, magical approach to this practice.
However, it remained important for me
not to use cultural appropriations
but to create something universal
for the contemporary person.
With my maternity leave, I decided to end working in a group studio in favor of the privacy and intimacy of one-on-one encounters. Currently, my base is a cozy attic in the center of Gdynia,
which I've named "o przestrzeล".
The process of creating the Oidy Tattoo:
STAGE 1 - FIRST MEETING
CHOOSING INTENTION
With the help of esoteric tools:
Astrology, Numerology,
Tarot, Pendulum, Meditation
and deep conversation
we will discover who you are,
what you need, and how the Tattoo
can support you.
After 3 hours of consultation,
you will verbalize and write down
the Intention we will work with.
STAGE 2 - SECOND MEETING
DESIGNING THE PATTERN
I will design a unique Oidy for you,
your Magical Eyes that will serve
the Intention you have chosen.
During another 3-hour session,
we will drink Ceremonial Cacao,
I will guide you through Meditation,
then we will place the pattern on you
with body paints and work on it together,
ensuring it is right.
STEP 3 - THIRD MEETING
TATTOOING RITUAL
We will precede the tattooing
with a guided relaxation/light hypnotic trance,
enhancing the Tattoo's role
as an anchor of Intention,
and easing the discomfort of the skin embellishment procedure.
The amount of time needed to complete
the Tattoo depends on the size
and complexity of the design.
It may involve one or multiple sessions.
STAGE 4 - FOURTH MEETING
CLOSURE
We will have a creative photo-video session
of the healed tattoo, as well as an evaluation
of the process.
The entire process is documented by me in writing. This multi-paged document is given
to you in the form of a PDF file.
I have been professionally tattooing since 2012. It is a technique that is the most important in my practice because if I create art for the people, there is nothing more powerful for me than literally getting under the skin of another person.
Since 2016, I have been doing tattoos as part of the Oidy project, which is based
on working with conscious intention.
Since 2023, I have been working in
a 4-staged, esoteric process, guiding the tattooed person through a spiritual transformation, of which the Oidy Tattoo becomes a symbol.