My ink is my personal journey combination of artist such as Basquiat, Picasso, Bill Traylor, and it depicts a modern bull fighting series.
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Enter For FreeMy most recent tattoo, Mahakal, embodies the fierce protector in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, inked by legendary artist Rob Ryan. More than art, it’s a sacred anchor—a gatekeeper guiding my spiritual practice. I meditate on this piece as it symbolizes a catalyst for growth. This isn’t just ink; it’s a living symbol of transformation, pushing me to evolve in strength and wisdom every day.
If your ink could speak, what would it say?"If my ink could speak, it would be mantras for overcoming. Basquiat’s Sugar Ray Robinson , ‘To be a champ, you gotta believe when nobody else does.’ Ali states after KO’ing Cleveland Williams, ‘Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee—the best? That’s me.’It bleeds into Picasso’s bullfight, where Sugar Ray’s lone loss to LaMotta (the Raging Bull himself) reminds me: No one is truly undefeated .Above it all, folk-art angels watch
What would you do with the $25,000?The $25k would be used to firstly help cancer research honoring my lost loved ones. Secondly erase suffocating debts which should clear the way for me to start an executive functioning/addiction support system; Lastly get an awesome tat from legends like Chris Garver or Anthony Michaels - permanent reminders of this transformative moment. Each dollar would represent progress: from honoring the past to securing my future, while helping others. This prize would be more than money - it would be the
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