Jamie dove

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent choice of tattoo would be a very beautiful skull & moth that I wanted to symbolize not just death, but of transformation and change. Each piece beautifully & delicately intertwined of a story that shows an ending always comes with new beginnings. A transient nature of life and the continual process of evolution and growth. A eye catching art of acceptance of life's impermanence and their embrace of change, whether it be personal, spiritual, or physical.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

if my meaning of each tattoo could speak it would be only in a language of a deeper understanding only meant for the people with only unconditional love and that have proven themselves the right to hear each very raw personal story of each and every piece of forever art authentically made to be only one of this exact piece.

What would you do with the $25,000?

From Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula, our community fights an urgent mental health and drug crisis in isolation. Guided by my faith and survival from trauma and addiction, I propose a trauma-informed outreach and storytelling initiative. With $25,000 from Inked Magazine, we’ll amplify silenced voices, spark healing, and provide hope where resources are scarce. This investment transforms pain into purpose, uplifts families at the brink and protects future generations. Hope is a stor