My tattoos have supported me through the military, motherhood, fighting addiction and breast cancer. What a story they tell.
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Learn MoreRecovery and reconnection. My daughter and I got bees together. My mothers name also means “bee”
If your ink could speak, what would it say?It’s a long journey. Life that is. Twists turns good and bad my ink says it all. From my first piece that I snuck getting done while in technical school for the Air Force, to the many pieces that I managed to be “sober enough “ to have etched upon my skin. In the end ink saved me from myself. It is a constant beautiful reminder of failure, addiction, cancer, the duality of existence, and most importantly survival and strength. I am still here.
What would you do with the $25,000?Add color and clean up my left arm sleeve If I can, save a little too
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