Mahshona Dillard

What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent tattoo is of a poison tree frog from Costa Rica. Beneath the frog says Pura Vida which translates to pure life. This is not just a saying it really is a way of living out there. Live and live in full acceptance. Last year, I left the country for the very first time to travel to Costa Rica and the experience completely changed my life. Seeing the Costa Rican Way of life made me realize that it’s possible to be satisfied with the smaller things and it’s possible to just

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

I only have a few pieces so far, but if my ink could speak, it would give you a glimpse into my personality and my spirit. It would tell you that at the root of my being is a whimsical Faye just looking to be accepted and loved. My background is an extremely traumatic one so I hope to be able to tell my story in a meaningful way. So that anyone that identifies with the traumas I’ve faced and overcome will know that they are not alone.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Honestly, my life has completely fallen apart, and I’m just beginning to put the pieces back together. $25,000 would change my life significantly I have 12 siblings that are suffering the same as me and if I won this money, I would do all that I could to help them and to bring us together. Having siblings and never being able to have grown with them or share a life with them is so difficult. This could be the opportunity I need to bring us together.