MEET THE FOUNDER
Maribeth klaar
“I had a dream, a vision if you will, of a room full of women & mothers drawing, painting, and talking with one another about life and tattooing. Some of us had our children there and we were just loving the community and loving on one another. It was in this moment I realized there was a need within the tattoo industry. That need was a space designed specifically for women and mothers in tattooing.”
Hello and welcome! I am so thankful to have you here. I want you to know something- you see, I felt the struggle for many years. I was a mother to young children very early in my career as a tattooer. I felt like I couldn’t quite keep up with my colleagues and sometimes I just plain felt as if I wasn’t good enough to be in the industry because I CHOSE motherhood.
However, in the struggle I did find ways to balance tattooing and growth in my career along side motherhood… And do this with more peace and a whole lot of joy.
Finding balance between motherhood and tattooing wasn’t easy at first, and it often seemed like I was falling short; but I knew it was crucial to keep moving and keep growing. During this time in my life, I often thought, how cool would it be if I knew lots of other ladies and moms in my industry who were going through similar scenarios as myself? I thought about how amazing it would be if we could all share our experiences with one another, and be encouraged by one another stories.
As I worked toward finding myself, finding flow in my artistry and I finding small connections with other moms along the way, I found inspiration.
The idea of Metanoia Tattoo Gathering was birthed. I wanted to create this gathering of women in an effort to build up community. I wanted to facilitate a space for women to come together and empower one another in our walks as tattooers, mom’s and entrepreneurs.
Metanoia Tattoo Gathering is about helping women and mothers in tattooing to feel empowered to do life well. To find the balance between our careers as tattooers, and our personal lives. It is about finding our own unique successes, and knowing that each individual has their own idea of what success really looks like. Metanoia is here to encourage women and mothers to truly enjoy the beautiful moments that are in our midst every single day- both inside and outside of our world in tattooing. We are more. we are life givers, we are the future of women in the tattoo industry.
Metanoia is transformation. It is transformation of mind and heart. It is transformation in how we do life and exist in the tattoo industry. It is time for renewal, it is time for community, it is time for transformation and it is time for Metanoia.
All my love,
Maribeth