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Bien venidos! (Se habla espanol.)
My name is Rocio and I have been tattooing for about 9 years. My interest is in transforming your ideas into a beautiful one of a kind image. I am comfortable with many styles, but my favorite tattoo to do is one that is balanced, layered and yet has movement. I find that simple, and bigger are some of the ingredients found in a beautiful design. I hope to hear from you very soon. Rocio |
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| Process | |
Remember, It is not important that you may not be able to draw, (That's what I'm here for.) but
what is important is having a clear idea of what you want and an openness to discuss what works
when designing a tattoo. Good communication is key!
Drawing tattoos takes time, so be ready to wait, but not for too long. After a consultation, I will take a deposit for the drawing being made up especially for you. This money goes towards the total price of the tattoo, but it will become a fee for a no show. During a prearranged time we can talk about any issues you may have with the design and I will make the necessary adjustments. When everything is right we can then come up with a time for you to get your tattoo! I'm usually at Diving Swallow Thursday through Sunday and can be reached via email at rocio@divingswallow.com |
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| About | |
Rocio likes to approach her work with a little humor, a little spirituality and a great sense of
wonder.
Rocio has been dabbling in alchemy since she was a wee little bird. Mixing up concoctions with
the left over food in the sink while doing dishes, or cleaning the glue out of the carpet
before her mother came home. She spent her angry teenage years in Ventura, California going to
all ages shows, the Ren. Fair, hiking, and doing freaky sharpie drawings on her friends in the
McDonalds parking lot.
Her big eye opening experience came in 1994 when she attended Cal State Summer School of the Arts. Rocio got a new taste of freedom, as well as the never before savored tofu dogs. She returned home with a single mindedness to move to San Francisco and spread her wings. At the tender age of eighteen she attended the Academy of Art College for a short time as a film major, but then quit and worked a few random jobs as cashier/produce girl and smoothie maker. Rocio though never stopped listening to a little voice in her head telling her, her true calling had always been creating. Her tattoo career started as an apprenticeship at Black and Blue in San Francisco, where she learned from a variety of very talented women, while holding down a job as a bicycle mechanic for 7 years. She has taken a variety of design, and drawing classes at CCSF as well as some jewelry, and metal arts classes, and has shown her personal work as a part of some small and large group shows in the Bay area. |
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