KAT VON D Comments On "66 Nikkis" Charity Event For Covenant House; NIKKI SIXX Portrait Samples Revealed
November 29, 2008, 15 years ago
As previously reported, tattoo artist Kat Von D - the girlfriend of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx - has created 66 portraits of Sixx as part of a charity effort for Covenant House in West Hollywood, CA. She has issued the following update:
"During the time Nikki was out on the road with Crüe Fest was about the time I began sketching these portraits of Nikki. It was a good way to pass some time in between shooting scenes for the show, and still be creative, while missing him. I had no 'real' plan for these sketches, until Nikki and I started talkin' about the latest project he had been working on with the folks down at the Covenant House (charity organization that helps runaway teens).So I made some time to get my ass down there and check out what the facility is all about, and it blew my mind! The amount of time, energy and love that is put into these homeless kids was so uplifting.
After meeting a few of the kids briefly, and checking out the music room (which is under much construction), and talking to the head of the orgnaization, I KNEW I wanted to do something!
The 66 pieces will be up for public viewing at Carmichael Gallery right next door to the shop (High Voltage Tattoo), and will also have prints of each of them available for sale - with 100% of the proceeds goin' to Running Wild in The Night - (the program Nikki founded at Covenant House).
There are sketches of Nikki from when he was a little boy, to his mug shot, to silly to serious portraits.. all fun!
Hope you guys can join Nikki and I and enjoy these drawings - everyone is invited!"
With Love,
Kat Von D
Go to this location to view a few of the portraits to be featured.
Event details are as follows:
Carmichael Gallery
1257 N. La Brea Avenue
West Hollywood, California
90038
