Daniella Vasconcellos da Silva and Ana Lopes

Daniella Vasconcellos da Silva and Ana Lopes

The best and Brightest Business Awards brought people together from all over the Waverley LGA and it was a fun mix. Dani’s business, Dani’s Tattoo Fairy Hands was nominated in the Entrepreneurial Innovation category. Ana was there as her guest.

“I have been running my tattoo shop in Bondi for almost 6 years now . I was born an artist and since I was 2 years old, the teachers at school told my parents that I had this ability. When I was 13 years old, I participated in a drawing competition (in one of the largest multinationals in Brazil) and they didn't believe that my drawing had been made by a child, they said it was done by a professional. Very upset I wrote a letter and sent my drawing book to them with an offer to draw in front of anyone, whatever they wanted. In return, they offered me a job and gave me the best watercolor pencils in the world. I turned down the job offer, but I started making drawings to sell. My dad's friend showed me a tattoo gun and I was very curious. I started selling my art to a tattoo artist and he offered to teach me how to make tattoos in return. He was a president of a Tattoo Association in my city.

I came to Bondi 10 years ago as a guest tattoo artist for work per 1 month only. After 15 days in Australia I got an email from a real state agent in Brazil saying my tattoo shop place was sold and I had 15 days to move out. I hired this Tattoo shop place for 8 years I was in Sky Tower in Sydney when I read the message so I understood it was God's signal and in that moment I gotta decision to live in Australia. I came back to Brazil and started the application for come back as a student for 3 months and learn English properly. and I chose to live in Bondi , since there I couldn't get out and now I'm Australian with my business in the best place in this planet, BONDI of course!!

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