Lucy has this striking kind of beauty, which only gets enhanced by her likewise striking tattoos. Her black sleeve, the gorgeous witch on her hand, the intricate lettering on her chest, the polemical unalome on her face, they've all probably caught your attention, just like they've caught mine. I always wanted to know more about Lucy and her tattoos, and I know my dear readers wanted it too. I hope you all enjoy this interview!
"My name is Lucy Molloy, I'm a 22-year-old Australian living in the UK with my husband.
I remember always wanting a tattoo,
even before I was a teenager I wanted one. Sadly when I was 14 my Mother passed
away and I thought it would be a lovely idea to get a tattoo for her. I
was terrified to ask my Dad about it, but if I remember correctly he was
surprisingly cool about it and he wrote me a note allowing me to get one. My
step mum took me one day after school and I got it tattooed. Even though I got
tattooed for a sad reason, let's be honest, I felt pretty bad-ass. I was
attending a private school at the time, so I covered it with a band-aid (it's on
my wrist) and as far as I can remember, the school never found out.
After my first tattoo I
dropped out of high school the year after (so year 10) and I went to TAFE, which
is kind of like a community college, and I got a half sleeve and a little locket
on my hip. Those where my first real bigger pieces, which are now covered up,
or in the process of being covered up. I had a part time job and every penny I
made I put towards getting more tattoos, I've been probably getting tattooed once a
month for many years now!
It was always in the back of my mind
that I wanted to get lots of tattoos, I never thought it would be this quick
and my life would revolve around them as much as it does. But since I got many
of them at a young age, I kind of knew I would end up looking like this.
The witch on Lucy's hand was done by James Mckenna
My husband is Dan Molloy, and he has
95% of his body tattooed. Whenever I want a new tattoo, I ask him who does
he wish he could get tattooed by and what would he get, and then I'll go and
get that tattoo by that person! It sounds a bit weird, but that's what we've
been doing lately and it's really fun. More thought goes into the
placement rather than the design since I only get tattooed by the best, I'm
never one to ask the tattooist to change something on the design, if that's
what they drew, they obviously think it will look the best, and they're the
experts, not me!
I've been tattooed by Dan Molloy, James Mckenna, Pari Corbitt, Heath Crowe, Lauren Winzer, Anrijs Straume, Michael Gibson, Benjamin Laukis, Danielle Rose, Shawn666 and Stacey Ann.
'Serenity' tattoo by Benjamin Laukis
Each time I get a new tattoo that one
becomes my favourite until I get another one. Currently it's my stomach my
husband has been working on and my black half sleeve.
I got my half sleeve when I was
young, that's what's under my black arm tattoo. It's a lady being strangled by
an octopus, with dark purples and blacks and blues, which are hard to remove with laser. I feel like if I was still living in
Australia I may have gotten it lasered by Mike Driver because he's the bomb,
but since there aren't any local laser technicians where I'm living, I decided
to get my husband to black it out. It was a boring process, we would both sit
there with our headphones on because it was so boring, but we're both stoked on
how it turned out and how it looks with the rest of my tattoos. I feel
like it's something I won't one day decide I hate, because there is nothing to
hate about it.
I decided to get classic actors tattooed on my stomach in
black and grey because my chest is black and my neck is also black and
grey. There isn't too much of a story as to why I chose Johnny Depp as James "Whitey" Bulger, I saw
the movie Black Mass and I love Johnny Depp, so instead of getting Johnny
tattooed as something that's already been done 1 million times (although there
would be nothing wrong with that) I went for something new! I also have
Angelina Jolie, I mentioned a list of people I wanted to get tattooed to Dan, and she stood out to him. I mainly wanted males, but I'm glad we did a female. I
want a stomach full of legendary actors!
Portraits on Lucy's stomach, black sleeve, heart and Voldemort portrait are all by Dan Molloy
In a few days I'm going to Sweden to
get my throat tattooed by Peter Lagergren and I'm super stoked, I've waited
almost a year for this appointment!
I've been thinking
of getting my back tattooed by Peter Lagergren, although I don't know what I
want and that would mean many trips to Sweden. Which really isn't a problem,
I'm just trying to make excuses not to go and get it done because I'm
terrified, I've heard it's pretty gnarly.
Anrijs Straume tattooing Lucy // Zombie tattoo by Anrijs Straume
When I got my face tattooed there where
a few dickheads commenting on my photos. If someone says something rude, usually
I don't reply and I'll either leave their comment for others to laugh at or
delete it and block them. If I did reply to someone who questioned my decision
to get my face tattoo I'd probably tell them that their opinion doesn't matter
and I got it because I wanted to. My husband's whole face is tattooed, so it's not like my tiny face tattoo stands out when we're together.
Lady head on Lucy's neck by Pari Corbitt // Palm tattoo by James Mckenna
Being married to a tattoo artist is amazing. It's not a regular 9-5
job, you know? We spend some time apart every now and then because he likes to
travel for work, and sometimes if he's going somewhere cool or if I want to get
tattooed I'll go with him. I love my life and I
don't think many 22-year-old people live the life that I do and it makes me
feel pretty special.
I don't have a single friend that doesn't have a tattoo (as far as I'm aware) so I always forget that I have them. Sure, people look and stare, but that's just because they're looking at the art.
I don't have a single friend that doesn't have a tattoo (as far as I'm aware) so I always forget that I have them. Sure, people look and stare, but that's just because they're looking at the art.
Lucy's leg tattoos. The Russian dolls are by James Mckenna.
My favourite thing about tattoos is
it's like you're wearing clothing even when you're not. It sounds kind of
stupid, but I love that look so much! It gives you something to look at and
something to think about and you can always add to it, take away, or cover up
with other art work. There is always something new and fun to do and if Dan and
I are having a boring day at home, we go to the tattoo shop!
Thanks heaps, Heloisa!"
Thank you so much, Lucy! It's an honor to have you on the blog!
