Samantha Hotchkiss

What inspired your most recent tattoo?

Omar was a once in a lifetime kinda person. He knew darkness in a way most people don't, and so he did his best to make sure those around him would never have to know it too. He was a teddy bear in a gimp suit, wild and goofy, with the world's most contagious laughter. We agreed we'd always be ok no matter where we went as long as we went together. Wherever the wanders. He passed two years ago. In his memory I have a crab with mushrooms coming out of his back, "wherever the wanders"

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

I think my ink would say that I'm a feral little gremlin with so much love and laughter in my heart and life.

What would you do with the $25,000?

After my recent cancer scare, I really took another look at my life. I would use the money to go back to school and to get back on my feet with my daughter. I hope to continue my education by pursuing a degree in mortuary science, so one day I can open my own mortuary where families of all incomes can still find beautiful ways to seek closure without causing more financial strain.