Mandy van Pelt (Plakplaatjes) (she/they), is a queer, neurodivergent multidisciplinary artist and social maker. 

Besides tattooing, they work with different media such as; film, illustration, painting, installation art and more. Within these media, Mandy investigates how we can be ourselves within a society that decides on what is “normal” and what not. What all different work they make have in common, is that it’s one big experiment on how to come closer to your creative inner child during the process of creating.

When they create intuitively, they do so to come into a headspace where they can get lost completely without minding (and being influenced by) the rushed outside world. They try to escape the expectation that the heteronormative capitalistic society has on us. When working on bigger and less intuitive projects, they further investigate how we can identify ourselves within a society that forces their ideas on us on what is normal and what not. Their study Cultural Anthropology and their own struggles with being queer and neurodivergent had a major influence on the subjects they investigate within their art.

TATTOO APPOINTMENT
I am a resident artist at The Ink Society in Utrecht (the Netherlands) and I do guest spots Sometimes (also internationally). I only work on appointment. If you want to book an appointment, you can click the link here where you can fill in my booking form. Sometimes my bookings are closed. When this is the case, you have to wait until my bookings are open again. I announce this in my newsletter and on instagram.

CONTACT
If you want to collaborate, want to buy an artwork or have questions, you can send me an email at plakplaatjes.tattoo@gmail.com.

NEWSLETTER

In my newsletter “Busy Head - Slow Art”, I will share about my journey in slowing down as a neurodivergent queer artist and human being.

Click here to subscribe to my newsletter. 

I will write about:
✿ Things that allowed me to slow down,
✿ Things that inspire me,
✿ And steps I take in taking care of myself (as an artist an human being). 

I will also share about my experiences as a neurodivergent tattooer and what it’s like to get tattooed as a neurodivergent human being and that it’s completely okay if you need more time during the process of getting tattooed for example.

But I won’t be only writing stories to you. I will also give practical updates about: when I open my tattoo bookings, when I have new work for sale (like paintings) and when there are things on the agenda that I co-organise for the queer nature/care initiative Garden of Queerdom.

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