Jen Lee
JenLeegrewup“twenty-sixmilesacrossthesea”onan
islandcalledSantaCatalinaoffthecoastofCalifornia.
Sheplannedherescapein 1993 andheadedfortheSan
FranciscoBayArea, whereshestudiedprintmakingat
the California College of Arts and Crafts.
Jenbegantattooingin 1995 andlefttheBayAreafora
numberofyearstoliveandworkinNewYorkCityand
later, Denver. Shereturned to San Franciscoin 2008
afterreceivingacallfromEdHardyinvitinghertowork
athislegendarySanFranciscoshop,TattooCity.Visit
tattoocitysf.comto see more examples of Jen’s work.