Australia’s ‘most tattooed woman’ has revealed an incredible detail about her body art as enthusiasts and industry heavyweights descend on Brisbane for the Australian Tattoo Expo.
Amber Luke, who calls herself the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, was among the stars who attended the Brisbane expo on Saturday.
She tattooed her eyes at the age of 22; the excruciating process left her blind for weeks.
Ms Luke revealed she had recently returned from Brazil to get her eyes tattooed again.
“I wanted to acknowledge it and say, ‘You know what? I may have gone blind for three weeks, but it turned out to be a pretty cool experience,'” Luke told The Apollo Show podcast host Adam Manikis earlier this month.
‘As I saw it at the time, it was a catastrophe for me for three weeks.
“I really wanted that to be completely separate from what it actually was.” She told the podcast that there were no complications and there was no pain,” she said.
Amber Luke, who goes by the name Blue Eyes White Dragon, got her eyes tattooed at the age of 22.
Ms. Luke rose to fame for her prolific body art which includes 250 tattoos, including on her eyes.
Ms Luke explained that the process involved injecting a 1mm syringe into “two spots” directly into her eyeball.
“My eye is a solid blue… if it’s done correctly you don’t feel any pain,” he said.
Ms Luke revealed that the first time she had her eyeballs tattooed she felt intense pain.
“It was the most intense and brutal pain of my life,” he said.
‘I honestly felt like I had 10 pieces of glass rubbed in my eye for three weeks.’
Ms. Luke rose to fame for her prolific body art which includes 250 tattoos, as well as multiple piercings and implants.
The Tattoo Expo, which has been held for 15 years, attracts around 60,000 people through its doors.
The Tattoo Expo has been held in cities across Australia for the past 15 years, attracting around 60,000 people each year.
A Tattoo Expo spokesperson said the event was dedicated to supporting the tattoo industry and increasing community growth.
“It’s a great opportunity to be tattooed by the titans of the tattoo industry, form lasting connections and chat with pioneers and newcomers in the tattoo community,” the spokesperson said.
