They’re messy, meaningful, and mine—some are beautiful, some are ugly, but every one holds a piece of the story I survived.
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I got a tulip blooming with a star on my shin—because pain didn’t get the last word. It’s a tribute to growing through the hardest seasons and still finding light. Every step forward is rooted in something that once tried to bury me.
If your ink could speak, what would it say?I remember what she survived. I was there when she broke, when she bled, when she got back up. I'm not just art—I'm evidence. Proof she kept going, even when it felt like hell. I speak in scars and blossoms, rage and grace. And I’ll keep telling her truth when her voice shakes or fades
What would you do with the $25,000?I’d finally cover the owl on my arm—one that once felt like wisdom but now just carries the weight of someone who hurt me. I want to reclaim that symbol with a new owl—bold, sacred, and fully mine. A piece that speaks to the strength I’ve grown into, not the silence I came from. With the right artist, I’d turn it into something that watches over me—not reminds me of who watched me break.
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