Octavia began her career as a Tattoo Artist

in October of 2004, after graduating from BioTouch International's Micropigmentation training program. She began with cosmetic tattooing: eyebrows, eyeliner, lip blush, lash line enhancement, and later added lip neutralization, beauty marks, and tattoo freckles.

 

As a former paramedic with the United States Army Reserves, it was only natural for Octavia to add paramedical services to her repertoire of services: scar camouflage, tattoo heloma camouflage (corn on toes), inkless stretch mark revision, scalp micropigmentation(men) hairline restoration(women), Vitiligo camouflage, and Areola repigmentation (tattoo nipple restoration) for breast cancer survivors.

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In 2005, Octavia was featured in the Milwaukee Community Journal Minority Small Business section, as she was among the first to bring permanent makeup to her community. A year later, in 2006, she was featured in the African American Women 50+ Lifestyle magazine. In that same year, Octavia was also featured on the Public Broadcasting Station channel 10/36 show Black Nouveau.

 

Also known as Tattoo Tavi, Octavia plans to share her passion and the knowledge she has acquired over the past 21 years in all things tattoo through her academy that will open in the spring of 2026.

 

Her passion and love for the tattoo industry is only surpassed by her faith in GOD and her love for her three children, twelve grandsons, three granddaughters, three great-grandsons, and two great-granddaughters. She is also an ordained minister.