Mandi Gilliam

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My son drew me a dbd themed mother's day card after one of my 10 back to back brain surgeries. He spent a lot of time to develop the character to look like me but in an anime, and also in Lauries cosmetic along with Michael Myers. It meant the world to me and I knew I needed it as a tattoo. Its the start of the sleeve but I still need Michael myers, Ghostface, bride of chuckie done, or I'm open to suggestions. I just want to build my sleeve around my love of everything spooky 👻 and my kids

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

It would definitely scream spooky queen!!! It would also scream the love I have for my children from the rooftops. I have a Gothic tinkerbell on my back. Now if you're asking what my new ink would say? It would say that life is too short, and do what you want while you have the time on this earth to do so.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would finish my horror sleeve with the piece my son drew being the highlight of everything. After 10 brain surgeries, spinal surgery , a stroke from bacterial spinal meningitis, etc. I've been so sick that I couldn't afford tattoos. So 25k would help me finish my sleeve and then whatever I had left would go towards a vacation if allowed, and take my family for our first ever vacation. if no I'd spend it on even more tattoos.