he would take me when I was 18, even though at the time he could have
signed for me… I just couldn’t seem to wait, so I begged my friend who was
an apprentice to tattoo me for like a week and he finally gave in. I ended up
with the worst pink panther you’ve ever seen in your life on my back. It was
covered up three times, then lasered about eight times, and about to be
totally reworked again… Moral of the story, wait!
What is it about tattoos that appeals to you?
I like the artistic expression of tattoos. I like that you can have little pieces of
your life, almost like a stamp in a passport… That to me is cool! Plus, it can
make you very unique.
How do you come up with the ideas for your pieces? Talk us through some
of your tattoos and the reasons behind them.
I travel a lot for work, I hate to be away from my kids! I have both of them
tattooed on the inside of my arms, my favorite pictures of them at the age of
four…so they are young forever, happy, and by my side always.
I love pretty things that are slightly morbid. I have a decapitated jackalope,
he is as cute as possible and dead, an arsenic inscribed teacup, and a fetal
skull on my pelvis...because, why not? The beautifully odd theme happens a
lot with me.
What’s your most significant tattoo and why?
Definitely the tattoos of my children are the most significant. Followed by my
left arm covered in trinkets of my mother’s, and my right arm for my father.
On which part of your skin would you never get a tattoo?
I have certain areas I haven’t tattooed because it makes modeling, acting,
and other professional ventures outside of the alternative market much
easier for me. I will say I have tattooed some sensitive areas… I will typically
sit through a piece for as long as it takes… My stomach sucked. It was the
most painful and I felt sick the whole time.
Do you have a favorite tattoo artist? Do you like to stick to one artist, or try a
number of different ones?
I respect so many artists. Without a doubt, I have a lot of respect for artists
that specialize in realism and portraits, you can’t mess those up, or it is com-
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