Nostalgia is one of the most important things to me, and my ink captures things I loved as a child, and fondly remembering the past.
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My most recent tattoo is on the Pink Panther on my neck. As with my others, the character is very nostalgic to me and is one of those pieces of art that brings joy to not only me, but others when they see it. It makes make happy to be able to see the joy in people's eyes when they see my tattoos and it brings them nostalgic thoughts just like they do for me.
If your ink could speak, what would it say?If my ink could talk, it’d probably just say, ‘Lighten up.’ Most of my tattoos are cartoons and little pieces of my childhood—stuff that makes me smile or feel safe. They remind me of when life felt simple and fun, before everything got so serious. It’s like carrying around comfort on my skin. I didn’t get them to be deep or edgy—I got them because they make me feel like myself. That’s enough.
What would you do with the $25,000?At 28 years old almost 2 years ago I bought my very first house. I basically put everything I had into the purchase and having $25,000 would greatly catch me up on bills and pay off my credit card debt, which would help tremendously. I'm also a huge book collector so I would pick out a few cool pieces too add to my collection! I also haven't gotten tattooed in about 5 years as money has been tight, so I'd definitely add some more ink to my body as well :)
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