bold, intricate, occult-esque, and whimsical—my ink’s a dark, moody map of what i love. no need to explain it.
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Enter For Freemy last tattoo is an upside down fern that starts at the nape of my neck and runs down my back. it’s inspired by my connection to nature and the path i walk in green witchcraft. the fern represents resilience, growth, and the cycles of change. i chose to place it upside down as a reminder to look at the world—and myself—from different perspectives. it’s still a work in progress, like me.
If your ink could speak, what would it say?fuck off. nah, just kidding… if my tattoos could speak, they’d say i’m not just one thing. i chose all black ink because i’m multifaceted, and i wanted that to be the theme that keeps everything cohesive. each piece reflects what i love, what i find beautiful, and what’s important to me—nature, victorian medical illustration, and the eye as both a symbol and my life’s work. they speak to curiosity, mystery, resilience, and the beauty in the darker, stra
What would you do with the $25,000?i’d finish my sleeve, start the next, and let the obsession continue—victorian medical illustrations, optics, eyes (because apparently i can’t escape work even in ink). i’d weave in twisting botanicals and odd anatomical details, keeping things intricate, dark, and just unpredictable enough to make people wonder if they should ask or mind their business.
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