My ink is my form of loving my skin after years of being uncomfortable with my body, it’s a story of everything I am and everything I was.
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My most recent tattoo is a work in progress that was inspired by Polynesian tribal tattoos. I think tattoos inspired by one’s culture are so beautiful and I wanted something similar but reflecting my own culture. Being able to mix my heritage and my own alternativeness is really important to me which reflects in the many Aztec inspired tattoos I already have.
If your ink could speak, what would it say?If my ink could speak it’d tell a story of my life and my growth as a trans man. It’d tell you everything I have held near and dear to my life, from my family and culture down to my love for animals. As well as how I’ve embraced my alternativeness and blended it with my culture and memories of my loved ones.
What would you do with the $25,000?If I won the 25,000 most of it would be used to go back to graduate school. It’s been my goal to go to graduate school for the past 3 years but due to financial reasons I have been postponing it. I would also use some of it to get more tattoos, obviously!
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