Donalen

Donalen

Bio

Donalen Rojas Bowers (she/her, they/them)

Donalen is a Filipina-American multimedia artist apprenticing under Carlos Figueroa. Most of her past exhibited works are watercolor paintings/illustrations. She is currently finishing her senior year at the University of Alaska Anchorage, set to graduate in May of 2022 with a Bachelor’s of the Arts in Art, with an emphasis on watercolor.

In addition to watercolor, Donalen works in many mediums, including: graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, ink, embroidery, needle felting, and digital illustration. Her digital work includes drawings and cover designs for The Weirdness of Willow Street, an ongoing children’s book series in a cartoon style, and a video produced and illustrated for the Teen Climate Action Anchorage Museum project for their website. Her physical work has been in multiple exhibits, at various places both in person and online.

She hopes to utilize her love for watercolor to create illustrative tattoo works, but would love to explore multiple genres of tattoos. A goal she wishes to work towards as a tattoo artist is to bring more attention to the medium as a whole as a fine art. The body is the most beautiful canvas an artist could ask for.

Tattoos

I made a lil kewpie self-portrait for my profile photo!! I would love to do custom portraits (of you or of anybody you’d like) either as a digital commission or as a tattoo! I’d also be interested in full body Kewpies πŸŽ€πŸ’—

#kewpiebaby #kewpietattoo #kewpiedoll #kawaii #digitalart #comission #bunny
Happy Halloween!! Here is just a cute lil bloody toof 🦷🩸 thank you @amouse_ak !!!

also had to include a peep of my new armrest πŸŽ€πŸ’—πŸ•ΈοΈ

#halloweenflash #halloweentattoo #kawaiitattoo #stencilwizard #radiantink
A precious Hello Kitty I did today for a fellow Sanrio lover @decayingruins and a (3 mo.) healed ghosty Cinnamoroll! πŸŽ€ 

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#sanriotattoo #kawaiitattoo #kawaiiaesthetic #hellokittytattoo #asiantattooartist #anchorage #cinnamoroll #cinnamorolltattoo #creepykawaii
Some lovely critters I have done lately! I admire pretty bugs 🐞 Tough, beautiful (and slightly creepy) on the outside, mushy on the inside πŸ’—πŸ–€

#bugtattoo #creepycrawlies #cutebugs #beetletattoo #centipedetattoo #dragonflytattoo
[Progress photo] A Naruto/Kurama forearm piece I’m working on! I hope that I will be able to finish this soon! ☺️ Anime is always a blast!! 

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#naruto #narutotattoo #kurama #animetattoo #firsttattoo #anchoragetattoo #alaska #asiantattooartist
Last thing I’m going to post for today! 

✨New One-Offs!!!✨ If you are interested in getting one of these, shoot me a DM! I will be squeezing in as many as possible before Halloween (but halloween is year round imo so it’s okay if y’all want them later!)

These are not repeatable, FCFS!
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*#3, 4, 7, 8 claimed*

#halloweenflash #kawaiitattoo #halloween2022 #anchorage #halloweentattoo
Swipe to see My Melody peeking out from the paper towel πŸ’—πŸ₯Ή 

This was a custom for @_almiguel_ that I absolutely loved!! An Alaskan My Melody with Forget-me-nots πŸ˜ŠπŸ’™ I will always be happy to tattoo Sanrio πŸ’—

#sanriotattoo #mymelody #kawaii #forgetmenot #strawberry #alaskantattoo #anchorage #asiantattooartist
A few daggers I’ve done recently 😌 I love doing these, too! 

#colortattoo #daggertattoo #blackandgraytattoo #floral #neotraditional #alaskatattoo #anchorage
A black and gray Marceline next to a lil pride mush I did in my apprenticeshipπŸ–€πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ 
Thank you again @nicxlle_jay 

#marceline #marcelinetattoo #adventuretimetattoo #blackandgraytattoo
A kawaii skull with little mushes and sparkles I did for @embalmedhoney 

Thanks again for the trust and for sitting so well for a chest tat!! 

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#kawaiitattoo #anchoragetattoo #customtattoo #skull #mushrooms #sparkly #cute #chesttattoo
Badtz-maru as Taurus ♉️ and a healed (~1mo.) Gutsy Gudetama 🍳 for @zcr.xo 

Love doing custom Sanrio tattoos!

#sanrio #sanriotattoo #kawaiitattoo #tattooartist #anchoragetattoo #alaskatattooartist
Susuwatari (soot sprites) with star candies I did for @ivory.bear β­οΈπŸ’–πŸ’

It’s always awesome when I am able to tattoo a lovely person with a cute tattoo and a *perfect* placement! Always down to do Studio Ghibli tattoos πŸ₯° {Swipe to see the unedited photo that shows the placement better ☺️}

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#sootspritetattoo #hayaomiyazaki #studioghibli #studioghiblitattoo #spiritedaway  #animetattoo #kawaiitattoo #kawaii #radiantink #peakneedles #stencilwizard