I got courage as my first tattoo. I traveled to Danville, VA, to get this tattoo. My dad took me for my 17th birthday present. I had gone through some personal stuff the year before. I got courage tattooed on my foot. When I look down, I see this word on my foot and know I have the courage to get through the day.
The symbol of Venice tattoo. It is the symbol of a female. I got this to represent female empowerment. I did this myself as a stick and poke. Stick and poke as it’s real ink and a real tattoo needle, but it’s a hand poke.
Musical note. I have done a lot of choir and singing throughout my life. I did this one myself and thought it would be fun.
Tulip flower tattoo. I studied abroad in Amsterdam for three weeks in arts administration. We went on many museum tours and met with a lot of the heads of art organizations. We went to the Van Gogh museum. I fell in love with the area. They have tulip fields in Amsterdam. I got this tattoo to commemorate my time there. It was incredible.
Moon with Star tattoo. This is also a hand poke. I am really into Sailor Moon. This is one of the first hand pokes I did on myself. I just thought doing the shape of the moon would be interesting.
This tattoo looks like a “y,” as it is not done very well. It is supposed to be the constellation Sagitta. It is part of Sagittarius. My brother is a Sagittarius.
Triangle tattoo. In college, I did a show called Sanctuary. The three of us got to create our own spaces, perform, and be very vulnerable in front of an audience. It was a show that allowed us to do a therapeutic performance. The three of us did it together. This is another hand poke to commemorate that experience.
The triangle is the strongest shape.
Constellation Phoenix tattoo. There was a point in college when I started going to therapy more heavily. I started to unpack some trauma. I did this on myself to commemorate my rebirth, start to rebuild, and feel more comfortable in my skin.
Flower tattoo. This was another hand poke I did. It was very late; I had the supplies. I was kind of bored. I was like, I bet I could do a flower. I free-handed this. I think it turned out ok.
Sunflower tattoo. While I was in college, My uncle lived with us at the time. He committed suicide in our home. About a year or two before this, when he first moved in, he gave me a picture of a sunflower. I took this picture to college with me, and I still have it. It is one of my favorite pictures. The picture has a flower written in French under the sunflower. This was because we had both taken French in school. When he passed away, I got a replica of that picture tattooed, so I would always have him with me.
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