An Inspired Chat with joza ink of los angeles

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Hi joza, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to share your story, experiences and insights with our readers. Let’s jump right in with an interesting one: What is a normal day like for you right now?
A normal day for me always starts with movement and creativity. I wake up early, clear my mind, and get my energy right before I touch anything artistic. Then I head to the studio, that’s where I feel most alive. Every day is different, because every client brings a different story and a different kind of trust, but my goal is always the same: create something unique that will live on their skin forever.

Most of my day is spent tattooing, sketching new ideas, or preparing concepts for upcoming projects. I’m also building my art practice outside of tattooing, sculptures, digital pieces, installations. I like keeping my mind busy and my hands active.

Because people travel from all over to get tattooed by me, my schedule is intense, but I love it. I finish my days late, usually reviewing designs, planning future sessions, or working on my exhibition pieces. Every day is full, but it’s exactly the life I always wanted: creating, experimenting, and growing.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Joza Ink — I’m a tattoo artist and multidisciplinary visual creator based in Los Angeles, originally from Athens, Greece. I’ve spent more than a decade traveling the world, tattooing in different countries, learning from different cultures, and building my own artistic language. My work blends abstraction, sketch energy, freehand movement, color, and emotion — a style that’s not easy to categorize, and that’s exactly how I like it.

What makes my brand unique is the philosophy behind it:
“Give me trust, give you scratch.”
For me, tattoos are not trends or templates, they’re a collaboration. Every piece I create is built from trust, instinct, and energy. I design everything freehand directly on the skin so the artwork feels alive and personal to each client.

Outside tattooing, I’m also working on sculptures, paintings, digital and installation art under the same name, Joza Ink. My goal is to merge all these mediums and create a world where my audience can experience my art in different ways, on skin, on canvas, in space.

Right now, I’m preparing new exhibitions, collaborations with other artists, and expanding my creative universe. I come from a long journey, from Greece to Europe to the U.S., and every step shaped who I am. I’m still evolving, still experimenting, and still trying to push what tattooing and art can be.

That’s the story of my brand: movement, trust, and creation with heart.

Okay, so here’s a deep one: What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?
One of the moments that shaped the way I see the world was when I left Greece and started traveling alone as a young artist. I had no safety net, no plan B, just my art, my sketchbook, and the belief that I could create a life through my creativity. Moving from city to city, country to country, meeting people from different cultures… it opened my mind completely.

I learned that the world is much bigger than the place you grow up in, and that if you trust yourself and stay connected to your passion, doors open in unexpected ways. Tattooing strangers who became friends, hearing their stories, building trust with people I had never met before, that experience changed me. It taught me humility, courage, and the importance of connection.

Traveling shaped my perspective:
we are all searching for expression, for meaning, for something real.
And that’s what I try to put into my art every single day.

If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
I would tell my younger self: “Don’t be afraid, keep going. Everything you’re dreaming about will come, but you have to trust your path.”
Back then, I was always worried if I was good enough, if I was making the right choices, if art could really become my life. I would tell him that the struggles, the long nights, the uncertainty… all of it will shape him into the artist and the person he needs to become.

I’d remind him to stay humble, stay curious, and protect his passion. And I’d tell him something simple but powerful:
“Your art will take you further than you think. Believe in yourself a little earlier.

Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
Yes, the public version of me is real, but it’s not the whole story.
What people see online or in my work is a true part of who I am: the passion, the movement, the art, the energy. I don’t fake that. I’m the same person with my clients, my friends, and my audience. But like every artist, there’s also a private side, the quiet moments, the doubts, the process, the discipline, the constant work behind the scenes.

The public Joza is the version that’s here to inspire and create.
The private Joza is the one who studies, experiments, gets frustrated, grows, and pushes himself every day.

Both sides are real , just different layers of the same person.

Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What do you think people will most misunderstand about your legacy?
I think what people may misunderstand about my legacy is how much discipline, sacrifice, and evolution stand behind it.
Many see only the final outcome, the international work, the exhibitions, the signature style, and assume it appeared naturally or quickly. In reality, it took many years of study, experimentation, and consistency to build a language of my own.

My freehand style may look spontaneous, but it’s rooted in structure. It’s the result of a lifetime of drawing, painting, sculpting, and understanding the body as a canvas. Every line is intentional.

Another misunderstanding might be that my legacy belongs only to tattooing.
Tattooing is one part of my journey, but my work expands into sculpture, digital art, and installation. I hope that what I leave behind is the idea that an artist can create without limits, without categories, and without fear.

Most of all, I want people to understand that my journey was built through trust, trusting my craft, trusting my clients, trusting the process.
My legacy is about persistence, evolution, and inspiring others to believe in their own creative path.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://joza-ink.com/
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