Self taught tattoo artist Lita Burgara-cruz poses for a portrait, shes here in Grandview University Libary in Des Moines Iowa, on Thursday October 3rd 2024
Photos by Luis Ramirez
Self-taught tattoo artist Lita Burgara-Cruz comes from Heyburn, Idaho. She is named after Lita, an American professional wrestler. Burgara-Cruz is a Studio Arts major and a member of the women’s wrestling team at Grand View University. Starting with “stick-and-poke” tattoos, Burgara-Cruz has been able to make a living using her earnings as a tattoo artist.
Lita Burgara-Cruz pays homage to her dad who works as a Rodeo Cowbooy in this tattoo, in the Grandview University Rasmussen Center in Des Moines Iowa, on Tuesday October 1st 2024 Lita Burgara-Cruz tells how shes always learning with the “Ancora Imparo” tattoo on her collarbone, this text translates to “Im still learning” a quote by the artist Michelangelo in the Grandview University Rasmussen Center in Des Moines Iowa, on Tuesday October 1st 2024 Lita shows off her own self inflicted cicada tattoo, she states she loves how annoying the bug can be, in the Grandview University Rasmussen Center in Des Moines Iowa, on Tuesday October 1st 2024 Lita Burgara-Cruz shows off the tools that she needs in order to make a sucessful design on the client in the Grandview University Rasmussen Center in Des Moines Iowa, on Tuesday October 1st 2024
