I was thinking about something to write to tell you a little bit more about myself so I figured something that's a huge part of me are my tattoos.
When I was young my mom was really into tattoos. She was getting one every month it seemed like.And I just could not wait till I turn 18.
So my crazy 11 y.o self went and got a needle, disinfected it by burning it on the stove, got a thread , wrapped it around and dipped it in some East Indian ink and sat there for half an hour trying to tattoo my initials on my middle finger😂
It worked! haha I was so happy and scared at the same time my mom would beat me up.But genius as I am , I wore a ring on it for 3 years and she finally noticed. Didn't get beat up for that, although the second one,
I did a lil happiness kanji tattoo on my neck and my dad found a picture of it and called my mom thinking that she agreed to it.My mom got crazy and came to the hotel we were staying and dragged me from my hair all the way to the car.what an embarrassment .
I was 13.😳
I always watched Miami ink and admired Kat von D forever.
The more I grew and internet came along I got so inspired and always wanted to be a tattooed girl with dope style as seen online.
Always wanted to be different and express myself.But where I come from ,"girls don't get covered in ink"
It's seemed as a sin because "your body is a temple". to me it only made sense to decorate MY temple.
people seemed so worried about taboos (still linking tattoos to gangs) ,about my future because how will I find a job if im covered in ink.As I kept growing I obviously got tattoos that weren't visible.
not wanting to disappoint my family.
I wanted to become an art teacher.but I really wanted to get a half sleeve. At the time I thought it was all I wanted and id stop there.
what a joke.
At one point (after a long period of depression and change) I figured, everyone has so much to say but when I was homeless at 17 , nobody cared to help or even believed how I was struggling.
I thought to myself, If I wanna be covered in art, and if that is who I am, My job should accept me as I am.Ill find a way regardless.
Little did I know how much it was gonna influence my life(style).
When I started my (half) sleeve it felt like therapy and I was so interested.
in two years I had both sleeves done ,had neon green hair and a big ass leg piece.
felt so good in my skin.and my artist and I became such good friends that he started teaching me.
I became a tattoo apprentice and that's another story but today I feel like im living beyond my teenage goals.
Who would've thought id be a tattoo artist.
moral of the story, DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY,BE YOURSELF and everything else will align 💫
I hope you enjoyed reading.
Thank you for your time.leave a lil 🖤 comment.
LOVE,
inky
