Janice Carr

What inspired your most recent tattoo?

A childhood friend of mine and I linked up after prison both wanting change. He wanted to persue Ink, i agreed to be a blank canvas maping my journey Unfortunately he is now serving a sentence we will never be able to pick back up and continue.. Its a tribute to him in a way as well as continuing the journey of me and my existence... my passions,career, accomplishments... my story visually there to remind me, maybe inspire. The startin piece of my puzzle as I continue to rise thru the ashes.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

Well, its only just begun!! It was just getting started. I would love nothing more then to would show the timeline of my choices, my journey, my rises and falls, my good bad and ugly. I have a difficult time articulating verbally often so my language is thru music and art. Permanently engraved into my flesh reminding me where I've been, the ashes I rose from, and all the good bad and ugly in between. No holds barred.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would use some for payment to the artist for there talent and the privledge of displaying their unique style and drawing my life,and whatever is left I'd like to either donate to an existing non profit organization rallying for recovery or start up my own organization of a memorial to reflect and remember the amazing people who have lost their battle with addiction or help the families with grief and loss and moving forward. Im not sure how to put them together yet but I know it can be done.