Jamie Reid

What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent tattoo is almost like a paint palette.. I turned to art after I was diagnosed with epilepsy and so for my 45th birthday, two of my closest friends treated me to a tattoo that I had wanted for quite some time that showed my love of art and painting. It looks like someone just took the top of paint brushes and brushed my side and splattered a bit of paint on me. I love it!

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

If my ink could speak it would tell so many stories.. they all have so much meaning. I find myself getting ink when I’m stressed or overwhelmed because the pain is also this release of all of these emotions that I tend to hold back. I have my grandfathers signature and a cute msg he left for my grandmother. One of my favorites would be a picture of mine and my grandmother’s hands just before she passed. They are all so meaningful..

What would you do with the $25,000?

Of course.. I would get a beautiful pc of art on me! I would also pay off some debts.. but I would use the money towards a seizure support dog for myself and someone else that needed help raising funds for their seizure support pup! They are so incredible, but so expensive. People don’t often have the ability to get them because they can’t raise the funds for them.. I would put the money towards them!