InkSpired Magazine Issue No. 45 | Page 10

Aaron has been tattooing for 22 years, and resides in Mesa, Arizona, creating awardwinning, life-changing art out of a shop called Immaculate Tattoo. For almost four of those years, Jim was an immaculate regular, transforming himself through Aaron’s diligent and beautiful Horimono application of ink from neck to ankle. “The tattoo represents many powerful things in eastern culture. For me, it’s a representation of who I have become and the victory over a life I’ve left in the past. I went through a spiritual and physical transformation during the process, and there were many painful realities I had to face. Aaron helped me through a healing process. He was so humble about his magnificent creations the entire time,” recalls Jim. 8 InkSpiredMagazine.com