Wendy Brown

What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My sons suicide in 2021 inspired my latest tattoo It's a memorial tattoo to him it's picture of his hard hat and his demolition hammer with the words king of the clouds he has been lifted around it and then underneath it has the suicide survivors Infinity symbol with butterflies coming out of it. I feel like tattoos should have some sort of meaning in your life most of mine almost every one of mine have meaning some life event that has happened unfortunately this was a painful one.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

Every one of my tattoos tells a story about something that's happened in my life or about someone I've lost. One of my tattoos speaks out about how I am a mother and foster mother of several children that I love. One tells you about my son that I dearly love that I lost in that I am a survivor of suicide and losing my son that way I cannot explain how horrible it is to be left behind. One of my tattoos is dedicated to my father who was a watchmaker so I have an owl with clockwork eyes.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would use the money in several different ways I would try to finish the sleeve I want to dedicate to my son. I would finish getting my car fixed so that we have a second car and get things for my children because I still have a foster child and we adopted our grandchild so there is always a need for extra money. God bless you all and thank you for your time