Tex Buss has been tattooing in San Francisco for nearly a quarter century. She moved from Scotland, where she began tattooing punk rockers. San Francisco offered no shortage of punks that needed tattoos and she was lucky enough to be a young artist during the heyday of the 90’s Bay Area tattoo explosion. Tex has been a guest artist in tattoo studios in Europe, New Zealand, and the United States, and has traveled widely for conventions. Her work is illustrative and figurative, leans towards the neotraditional, and often features elements from the natural world. She is especially fond of animals and birds. For the last decade, Tex has owned and operated a shop in the city.
In addition to her love of drawing on skin, Tex (her secret painter name is Laura) also paints—mostly large figurative narratives in oil and shows in galleries locally and beyond. She also writes about tattooing and art.
