Jeremy ackerly

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My family has inspired all of my tattoos. My latest is a tribute to my dad, who scraped whatever he could each year to be able to afford ski lift tickets for my twin brother and I to hit the Colorado mountains for spring break to ride keystone’s slopes - so I got a snowboarder in a resort landscape encased in a pair of ski goggles.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

Beauty in “the bad.” Pop culture portraits- characters are not seen as good guys but there are individual qualities about each that i personally relate to as well as being tied to an immediate family member that embodies positive traits the character & them share; or are the sole reason I’m drawn to that character. Tats are clean, placed well, legible, & relatable. Look beneath the surface to appreciate more than face value. My ink would beat your ink in a fight.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I met the love of my life (Alejandra) while I was teaching elementary school in Kansas 6 years ago. She had 2 kids & we became a family of 4 instantly. A teaching salary doesn’t create comfort to spend frivolously on a wedding, but I would use a large portion to give Ale the wedding she deserves. Our oldest found interest in aviation -we want to pay for flight time. Our youngest wants a pair of Kobe’s shoes. With what’s left, I would like to pay off student & car loans.