[6][7] From the beginning, Barba prioritized hiring female tattooers in order to diversify the notoriously male industry.
[14] The location, originally opened by renowned tattooist Bert Grimm, has operated as a tattoo shop since 1927.
[16] A silicone arm tattooed by Barba was featured in an exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in 2018.
[17] Barba is regularly part of the jury of experts for the Mondial du Tatouage in Paris, France.
Barba's son is a tattooist and shop owner and her daughter is a successful professional at Orange Coast Community College.