Episode 11 [2021] # Skin to skin with Lea Schenk

Lea Schenk can be considered as one of the few women pioneers in Paris, France to have taken a brave stride to become an artist in the then male-dominated tattoo industry. And now being in this profession for 10 years, she is now a sought-after tattoo artist in Bali, Indonesia, continuing her life-long passion of imprinting her art on not just the skin, but within people’s hearts.Having lost so much at such a young age of seven, Lea breaks off from her past and refuses it to hinder her from what she’s destined to be. In contrast, she even accepts the fact that her upbringing is what influenced her to be the artist that she is now.Lea prides herself of being a self-made woman. She believes how her hard work molded her to become a talented artist and not the other way around.In this inspiring session with Lea, we discussed about… 01:40 The source of creativity and its representation 6:30 Reflection of personal strength through her artwork 8:38 Definition of female empowerment 11:54 A recommendation to people who are interested in getting a tattoo 14:00 How skin is distinct based on gender and cultural background 18:10 The importance of the connection with clients 19:40 Tattoo industry as old-fashioned 22:29 How believing in something will make you fight for it more 24:12 How our inner belief is the thing that hinders/pushes us 29:30 The key to reconnecting with your creativity 31:30 Impact of Lea’s upbringing to her development 37:14 An advice to her unborn daughter 42:21 Self-sabotage as a form of self-hate 47:23 How men are made to createI would highly suggest checking out Lea Schenck’s socials if you wish to see more of her and her art.You can follow her on Instagram at @leaschenk and @lea.schenk.tattoo, and Lea Schenk on YouTube.Thank you so much for listening to today’s episode of “The Human Project”! We are glad to have you with us on the journey of exploring inspiring stories.If you enjoy the podcast, we would like to invite you…1. To SUBSCRIBE to The Human Project Podcast.2. To leave a REVIEW on Apple Podcasts (Tricky to find the review possibility, pls scroll down, give 5 stars and only then the review field shows up)3. To COMMENT on Instagram @thehumanproject_podcast and let me know what inspired you the most in this episode.Keep on ShiningYours,Corinna-Rosa