Myoshi McMillan

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent tattoos were two hearts in two different places, they symbolized my love for myself and remembering what that love means to me and for me. Love is the center of everything for me so I feel two hearts captured my essence. Two very distinct hearts one close to my heart smack in the middle of my breasts, a simple black outline and the other a spiderweb heart on my glute. The old me would never dare get a tattoo in this area of my body to appear modest& wholesome but RISK and love

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

My ink tells a specific life story, I was timid during my first Japanese tattoo 18 and practically still a baby. My name is Myoshi and it means my Oriental princess so I wanted my first tattoo to symbolize my very unique name, as time went on I discovered me and who I am slowly but surely. Each tattoo reflects risk/ love for myself. To delve more into my life story which is my rib tattoo, it describes life as beautiful and tumultuous but being present every step of the way.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I am looking forward to starting an LLC for survivors of alcohol/ drugs. My parents were recovering addicts & I watched as a kid as they poured back into that community, they sold items to encourage those in recovery to stay in recovery. Secondly I would donate to the DV shelter where I work, the YWCA who serve survivors in NJ. Thirdly, I would donate to some homeless shelters because when I fell on hard times they assisted me. I know the items that community of people need on a daily basis.