Evergreen

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

As a young tattoo artist, I am beyond excited to start a major leg project with Waterstreet Phantom this June. Their work has challenged and inspired me for nearly a decade. Last January I added a Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust piece, drawn from a story that shaped my sense of strength, solitude, and beauty. Every new piece is fueled by the artists and worlds that first made me want to build my own.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

My tattoos speak in the language of contrast—what’s seen and unseen, sharp and soft, enduring and evolving. A snake that watches, not strikes. Thorns that protect. Blades carried without violence. They aren’t meant to please or provoke; they exist as proof of discipline, survival, and choice. Each project marks where strength, precision, and restraint meet. Every line is intentional. Every mark is earned.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I’d invest in collecting work from the artists who’ve shaped my standards—tattoos and body mods chosen for their weight and meaning. Travel would be part of it, but not for luxury—for access, for study, for growth. I’m a collector and a student; every piece I wear is a record of commitment, survival, and sharp intention.