Kim Saigh
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Kim Saigh is an American tattoo artist
and television personality. She is best known for her work as a featured tattoo artist
on the TLC
reality television
show LA Ink
.
She got her first tattoo at the age of 16. At the age of 18 she became an apprentice at one of her friend's tattoo studio.
In 1994 she relocated to Chicago
to work in Guy Aitchison
's tattoo studio. She later opened the Cherry Bomb Tattoo Studio, and was then invited to Los Angeles
to work as an artist in High Voltage Tattoos; the shop which is followed by the reality television show, LA Ink
.
She currently works at Memoir Tattoo in LA with fellow artist Shawn Barber.
Tattoo artist
A tattoo artist is an individual who applies permanent decorative tattoos, often in an established business called a tattoo shop, tattoo studio or tattoo parlour...
and television personality. She is best known for her work as a featured tattoo artist
Tattoo artist
A tattoo artist is an individual who applies permanent decorative tattoos, often in an established business called a tattoo shop, tattoo studio or tattoo parlour...
on the TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show LA Ink
LA Ink
LA Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events of the High Voltage Tattoo tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California...
.
She got her first tattoo at the age of 16. At the age of 18 she became an apprentice at one of her friend's tattoo studio.
In 1994 she relocated to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
to work in Guy Aitchison
Guy Aitchison
Guy Aitchison is a renowned tattoo artist and a painter born in Michigan. Aitchison began painting album covers in 1985 and began tattooing in 1988. He has also released several books. He owns a studio called Hyper Space Studios with his wife, Michele Wortman, who is also a tattoo artist and...
's tattoo studio. She later opened the Cherry Bomb Tattoo Studio, and was then invited to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to work as an artist in High Voltage Tattoos; the shop which is followed by the reality television show, LA Ink
LA Ink
LA Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events of the High Voltage Tattoo tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California...
.
She currently works at Memoir Tattoo in LA with fellow artist Shawn Barber.