I am a blue collar worker who gets tattoos for the freedom, the respect for the original flash and history, like sailor jerry and ed hardy
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My wife and my love for sailor jerry designs and the stories behind his original flash. I got his “rose of no mans land” flash done by frank williams at rock of ages in texas. I love the story that when dying on the battle field a military nurse would save you while in the middle of hell almost like being saved by an angel. Thus seeing a rose in no mans land, which i consider a good tattoo flash for anyone with a powerful beautiful woman in their life that their rock
If your ink could speak, what would it say?It would say not only do I love tattoos and supporting artists, but I’m also into outsider art, subculture, and the history behind traditional flash. I’ve got a lot of respect for the ones who made timeless designs in a medium that society used to look down on. They deserve to be remembered like people still get crawling panthers today. It reminds me of graffiti artists or skateboarders who don’t do it for fame, but to leave a mark on culture.
What would you do with the $25,000?Get out of debt so my family can get our head above water and finally get to the financial freedom to finish making an art studio in our back yard so i can paint and my wife can create her jewelry/ metal smith work
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