First, I realized I was doing something different. Second, I connected my inner self with the outside world. Third, I hope it all works out.
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It’s never really about the piece itself. It’s about what it makes someone feel. I’m the biggest, most devoted fan of true creative expression. I want to believe that what I do puts a little more kindness, good energy, dreams — or at the very least a smile — out into the world. And yeah, it’s not exactly rare for my clients to cry when they see their tattoo… But every time, they tell me those tears are pure happiness.
Where do you find inspiration?Is there anything more meaningful than those barely-there moments, so fleeting they feel like they never happened? I’ve always been drawn to a butterfly’s wingbeat, a bird suspended weightless in the air, a prairie dog cupping a seed in its tiny paws, and a drop of morning dew sliding down a still-sleeping leaf. I keep chasing that stolen heartbeat on the highest mountain, and the last ray of sunlight slipping under the edge of the world. Little things. The ones that somehow mean everything.
What would you do with $25,000?Easy come, easy go, right? I solemnly swear I’m up to no good. We’ve all got our weak spots, and mine just happens to be a black 1967 Chevy Impala hardtop with a tan interior. My dream? One day I’ll open my own tattoo studio and park that car right in the middle as the main attraction. So any fan can swing by, run their hands along the car, sit inside, check out all the little details — just find their own way to connect with this beautiful classic.
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