Beatrice Nearhood

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

Myself. I am finally in a space where I followed my dreams. I wanted to show my daughter to stay true to yourself and you’ll be someone your younger self would adore. I choose two letters B Z. Beezie. i couldn’t be more proud of the mother, artist, and woman I am today.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

Oh my ink speaks. My first is the ugliest heart on my right boob. I got it at 14 years old. I was abused by my parents verbally and physically so one day I had put a fake tattoo there and my stepdad told my mom I got a tattoo. So she called me at school threatening me and cursing me out. I decided not to go homeand fight with alcoholics and got a tattoo with a machine made by a Walkman battery. I’ll never cover or remove it. But it’s a story of standing true and my love of love and

What would you do with the $25,000?

I don’t think I have ever seen that amount of money. I wish I could say I’d do something glamorous but I’d put it back into my home and career. I’d pay debts, I’d repair something’s at home and I’d put the rest into becoming a better artist. I’d love a place where I can be happy with my surroundings and just focus on the beauty of giving back to the tattoos that set me apart and freed me in so many ways.