Paige Kowalski

I tattooed "chaos" and "balance" on opposite elbows to reflect the tension I live between, that you need both to feel alive. I also finished my sleeve with negative lettering "LOVER" as a reminder that you should stay true to how you feel and continue giving yourself in your best form to everyone who needs it, never sink down to other people's levels or else you become what hurt you; and a snake showing constant regrowth and shedding of old versions of myself

My tattoos would say: f**ck it and do what you need to do, feel everything, heal loudly, act impulsively... this is what makes you human. They'd scream that beauty isn't always soft, and survival can still look like art. Use your body as a mural, a canvas, a dream board to reflect every version you've become; flawed, impulsive, resilient. And still here.

I’d use it to help pay for my dog’s physio and healthcare as he gets older because he saved my life over the years. My goal is to have my full body from the neck down so I'd also use it towards getting the rest of my body done. I'd love to get pieces done in different countries as I travel and also donate to different dog rescue foundations each time I get a new piece done.