Each arm tells a mirrored story—one side alive, the other skeletal. Full symmetry. Life vs. death. a study of skeletal evolution
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My latest tattoo—a scorpion—was inspired by the idea of transformation and danger wrapped in beauty. It sits just below a my black and white snake on my stomach and it encompasses my belly button, balancing my “alive vs. dead” theme. Every tattoo is part of a larger mirrored narrative, representing duality—existence and decay, strength and vulnerability.
If your ink could speak, what would it say?I’ve been through it all and still look this good.” My ink would speak with confidence, chaos, and a wink. It would tell you I’m not afraid of death, I just want to look iconic while I dance with it.
What would you do with the $25,000?I’d finish my full-body symmetrical concept—vertebrates from every class, mirrored across life and death. I’d document the process in a photo series and mini-doc to inspire others to build tattoos like personal mythologies. Anything left over? I’d throw a legendary party
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