Maria Velez has spent most of her life traveling, but a year ago the road brought her to Atlanta. Here Maria pursued her dream and became a tattoo artist because she had been attracted to the art since she was five years old when she first began to draw. Maria gets inspiration when she watches horror movies, listens to her favorite music, or just enjoys the beauty of nature. Since Maria believes her work is a symbol of life and death, she can draw both skulls and flowers, which will be in the styles of black and grey, neo traditional and fineline.