Keith Mercer

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My life, my road to recovery. I have a compass as part of one of my most recent tattoos to help remind me to stay focused on my goals and not to lose my way. My friend who I met in recovery is actually a tattoo artist and he did my most recent tattoos so his creativity really helped bring my ideas to life!

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

If they could speak they’d tell a story of survival They’d whisper about thedarkness I once lived in The skull with its hollow eyes holds the memory of days when I was nothing but a shadow of myself It’s not just a symbol of death it’s the version of me that didn’t make it out the eye above ever watchful represents clarity It sees the truth I used to hide from It’s the awareness I gained in recovery They would tell stories of my past, people who shaped me

What would you do with the $25,000?

I now have an amazing wife who without, I can say with some certainty I’d be dead already. We have built a life and a home together and we have two beautiful daughters. Harlie who will be three on 7/11 this year and Macie who is 5 months old. So, I would put it towards building the best future possible for them (which I am already grinding and working my ass off for) and to help others going through the struggles of addiction which I know all too much about.