Abbey Schaeffer

What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent tattoo is my neck/throat. When someone tells me I can’t do something or won’t look good with a certain style, I become more driven to go for it, which is what people were saying about my placement and style of my tattoo. My mandala makes me feel different from the rest, but also makes me feel beautiful at the same time. For some reason, it made me feel more brave.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

My tattoos would tell a story about my journey and growing up in life. With each session I’ve gone to, people start to learn more about who I am. My ink would say that I’m brave, driven, inspired, and hard working, each tattoo is a representation of me. My tattoo would go as far to even say I’m a huge nerd, it’s painfully obvious with my huge Pokémon sleeve.

What would you do with the $25,000?

This would be the time for me to actually start paying off my debts - credit cards, hospital bills, student loans, etc. The past few years have been an interesting journey, and even though I’ve been getting so much better, this would be the cherry on top! I would finally take control of that one part of my life!