Hillary cooley

My ink tells life and death of my family, of my past addictions, my spirituality & the power I hold within myself to change myself.

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What inspired your most recent tattoo?

The Hamsa Hand is a universal sign of protection, power, and strength. Protection from things I can’t see on a daily basis, fighting the demons within my mind, the voices. Power, to choose right upon my path & strength to make it through any battle I have ahead of me. My lotus, for mothers & nephews birth flowers. My mom has passed.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

If my ink could speak, it would tell the stories that I been through, they would tell you that decorating my body is the only thing that I could take to my grave, so therefore I will decorate it with memories, memories to take to the grave with me. I can’t expect no one to put anything in my grave, so I’ll carry it on my body.

What would you do with the $25,000?

With $25,000 I would definitely hit up my local tattoo shop Coast Shadows in Pascagoula, Ms to support my friends Billy & have another piece done by him. The rest, which is most would go for things to help my family. My Autistic son could use some sensory items, new clothes, & things he wants & needs , & to my husband to help pay off our truck, because that man has done so much for me the last 17 years an deserves it. So I would use it on my family, & this experience & ta

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