Dragon tattoo: This was their first tattoo. It is a mother dragon with a baby weaved into the dragons back. They got this tattoo when they were 18 years old. They were in a situation were they could not have a child. They got this to signify this.

Snow Owl tattoo: Their grandfather passed in 1997. They called him the wise old owl. They were researching owls and they really liked the snow owl.

King Snake tattoo: They wanted a band around their arm because they saw another hairdresser with a band on their forearm. At the time, arm bands were popular they saw lots of people getting them. They did not want to duplicate an upper arm band. They wanted something lower that could also be exposed during off months. They chose the forearm tattoo so it could be seen more often. This got them to talk about their tattoos, because people would ask about them. They wanted something that went with the theme of the dragon and the owl. They were very into Tolkien at the time. They had just gotten into fantasy. The snake is a king snake. The color has faded.

Astrolux tattoo: Strung Out is the name of their favorite band. They love this tattoo. The Astrolux has five dots, and there are five members in the band, Strung Out.

Maple Leaf in American Flag tattoo: The maple leaf was first. Later the American flag was added around the maple leaf. The flag has too many stripes, and this annoys Shoeless. This tattoo represents their dual citizenship of Canada and the U.S. Shoeless was born in Canada and moved to the U.S. as a baby. Their dad is Canadian and their mother is American.

Japanese Shoe Kanji tattoo: Shoeless got this at the time when Japanese Kanji was very trendy. Shoeless had been to Japan. Shoeless also wanted something because they had worked at a Girl Scout camp for years. The nickname they had at Girl Scout camp was Shoeless. Shoeless wanted something to symbolize that but did not want to tattoo of a shoe. Shoeless got the Japanese Kanji of shoe, and put it on their foot because they found it funny.

Sun tattoo: This one in one in the display books when they were getting the Kanji. Shoeless went swimming. They were drying the Kanji tattoo and it was new. They forgot that their not supposed to go in chlorine, and the tattoo wiped off. Shoeless had to get a repair, and it was the weekend. The tattoo shop said you have to pay for the repair, but it would be free if you bought another tattoo. Shoeless got the sun tattoo they had been looking at in the book. This is Shoeless’s favorite tattoo.

Roses tattoo: This is for their grandparents. Their grandfather passed away before they were born when their mom was 20. Their grandma died of tuberculosis when they were 4. This was their grandparent’s favorite color roses, they had these flowers all around the house.

Feathers tattoo: This is for them and their sister. Papa always said, “birds of a feather flock together.” Their sister is the bigger one, and they are the smaller one. This is because she is their older sister.

Initials tattoo: This is their mom’s initials. They got this tattoo when they were 18 years old, on Valentines day. They got the tattoo because their mom went to rehab for alcohol and drugs. Their mom is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. On November it will make 18 years their mom has been clean.

“Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future” tattoo: Even though they walk with the lord, they are not a perfect human being. The Lord died on the cross for them. Everyday they pray that the Lord still forgives them.

Maple leaf with goat Chinese zodiac tattoo: The maple leaf is for their sister. It’s her favorite leaf and they don’t know why. The goat is in Chinese because their papa taught them Kung Fu.