Robert Shipley

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent tattoo is on my right temple reading "Never Forget" commemorating the 5 year struggle of being in a cell, fighting to never forget who I am, never forget where I came from, and to never forget where Im going, most of all, Never forget the Pain it cost to have a peace of mind (hence why I put it on my temple) the temple being my home and place of peace.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

My ink speaks in forms of pain and prosperity, the dark shades of work naturally balancing out the light shades just how all Evil is balanced out with Good. My ink would tell you that underneath this beautiful artwork there are scars and stories of the beauty behind the madness

What would you do with the $25,000?

During my time in the penitentiary, I learned to draw hyper realism portraits and I also learned to tattoo. Since my release in 2022 I have built a small business doing private tattoos and drawing portraits for customers, With this $25,000, I would invest into my tattoo business, creating my own private shop, with all new equipment, solidifying an environment where people who find as much pleasure as I do getting artwork in the form of ink, as a therapy to the world for people who crave the pain