Resilience, hope, changed my life from a 15 to life in prison as a 16 yr old to an upcoming tattoo artist as an adult. Keeping the momentum
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I tattooed Kobe black mamba on myself for discipline and strong mentality. Also tattooed my release date on my thumb. Reminds me of the hard work it took to turn my life around. I love pushing my limits.
If your ink could speak, what would it say?Pain is good. Pushes you to turn the page.i grew from it. Doesn’t matter where you at. With hope, nothing is permanent. Push through and enjoy the amount of mental freedom you get from being resilient
What would you do with the $25,000?I would book a flight with my parents to Mexico and catch up with family together. The rest, I would use it to travel to other tattoo conventions and grow as a tattoo artist. Also invest in creating events to give back to my community
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