Donna Mark

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

Growing up everything I saw was gnome. I would always tease my dad and tell him it was a high holy priest so every time I see a gnome it reminds me of him. If you look at it you will notice a fly and a bee they represent my mom and my nan who have both passed they both said they would come back to be with us. The day of my nan's funeral with snow and ice on the ground there was a bee flying around. My mom always said she would come back as a fly on the wall.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

My tattoos would say family and what my journey has been. Each of my tattoos tells a part of my life. I have peace love and mickey mouse on my neck that is my motto that is how I live to me mickey mouse is happiness. My celtic knot means love and family. I share a tattoo with my son. This one to show the strength he has and what he has overcome this is out butterfly with the semicolon as the body.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would help my husband with his moms house. We lost her 2 years ago and are trying to keep the house in the family. I would also love to do a piece on my calf for my dad. Although he is still here, it is to honor his time in the army. He was medic in the army during the Vietnam War. I would love to get something that would incorporate that and his dog tags. My father is truly my hero and I would to have a tattoos to show that.