![]() ![]() Back together in Germany, they started to run the now famous, Amazon Tattoo studio. Not long after moving to Thailand, Petra met Ralf, who was to become her husband and is her partner in charge of the piercing side of their Oberhausener studio today. But in 1997, she decided to sacrifice the modelling for the name of tattooing and left everything behind to move to Kho Samui in Thailand. She started off doing small jobs, as the tattoo industry was not as prosperous as it is today and still working as a model helped to supplement her income. Around about 1986, Petra got the chance of a lifetime and was offered some work in Ricky’s tattoo studio where she had her first work done. Unfortunately, as Petra was a fulltime model, she had to have the House Martin removed so that she could continue her career in the fashion industry as at the time tattoos were not seen as a ‘desirable’ item.Īlthough Petra had to curb her desire for more tattoos, she was still very passionate about them. All were tattooed by Ricky from Ricky’s & Pinkys Tattoo in Wancha, Hong Kong. Late, she had the name ‘Hong Kong’ which has been written in Chinese script and a little house martin (bird) on her right arm. ![]() In 1983, Petra got her first tattoo- a butterfly and a peace sign on the side of her foot. She became addicted to the world of body art from a very early age. This is a lifestyle that many teenagers dream of but for Petra the urge for trading the catwalk also had a different passion - tattooing. for the last 12 years in many fashion capital cities of the world such as Paris, London, Milan and New York. And while Petra was there, she made her glamorous mark. Her father had a job there with a big German fabric manufacturer. In 1974, Petra moved to Hong Kong where she lived with her family for 15 years. The international fashion stage has been her field for years and numerous famous photographers have worked closely with her on many photo shoots. Not necessary from the covers of tattoo magazines, but for many people her face is more familiar from the pages of the fashion and lifestyle press. ![]() Petra, tattoo artist and leader of the Amazon Tattoo studio in Oberhausen in Germany, is someone that many people would remember from some tattoo conventions, but she is probably more recognisable from various magazine covers. ![]()
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