Roman

What inspired your most recent tattoo?

It is one of a couple in preperation devoted to my mom who was recently diagnosed with congestional heart failure. I've had plans for a tattoo for her for a long time and this news inspired me to immediately get the tattoo I got done most recently and for her. The next one will also be for her but one she and i will both get together and will be her first tattoo. They'll be my leftside where my sleeve will be completed in a patchwork style of individual life pieces specific to my experiences.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

Im organized and clean yet seemingly random and very individualized. My right side being a full sleeve but specific to me and very put together. My left being random significant pieces coming together in the moment planned last minute. It fits my life perfectly in how on one hand my life can be expressed as a specific well constructed plan but in reality it's all been sporadic, go with the flow, last minute decisions that just somehow came together in the way that it has absolutely unplanned...

What would you do with the $25,000?

My life being so "me", very laid back, going with the flow, last minute decisions, always barely planned. For once plan these dollars opportunistically on time and very coordinated on purpose with a purpose and that being using the money spending time with my mom after this diagnosis, the way I've always planned to but havent. For she and I to go on vacation and spend quality time the way we've always wanted, last "minutes" yet planned with purpose on a fun trip together.