Charli Orr

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

Honestly, I simply just wanted it. Being born on the west coast I’ve always wanted a Chicano style tattoo. The style always interested me and not for nothing just looks bad ass. So why not right? A lot of people get tattoos for a memory or it’s meaningful in someway. Me, I get them because they make me love the way I look and builds self confidence and feeling free to express yourself without needing a reason too. It’s art and I’m simply inspired by that reason alone.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

If my tattoos could speak, they would tell the story of resilience, identity, and transformation. Some born from pain, others from joy—but all from truth. They’d whisper the things I sometimes can’t say aloud: who I am, where I’ve been the things I’ve been through. My tattoos don’t just decorate me, they remind me and also define me. Not one has a singular meaning but holds a memory of what I was going through in that time of my life. If they could speak, they

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would love to be able to take my family back to the Philippines to see all of our relatives we haven’t seen in over a decade. I would get my mom some new teeth. I could invest the money in my business venture of finally opening my own bar. I would also love to give back to a mental health or recovery initiative because tattoos helped me heal through some dark times in life and I would love for others to find that in tattoo as well. It doesn’t have to have meaning but the journey i