All of my tattoos are reminders of a specific event in my life.  I love them all equally but if I must choose only one of them, I would pick my chest piece.  I got it when I survived my ex.  My ex used to be a psychopath, the most violent person I’ve ever known and my first love.  He almost killed me at one point so when it was over I decided to get that chest piece.  The guns are the more important element.  They represent an end.  Nobody can do what they want with my body anymore…I take charge.  Its a warning.  It has a non-violent meaning to me…I just chose to use guns to express this warning.  I added roses to it to represent a ever-blooming me kind of way, like I grew and learned through that experience.T  he banner has my pinup name on it.  I chose my pinup name since its something I’m proud to have achieved since my ex was thinking of me as a fat,ugly person.  I proved him wrong and the swallows are beautiful birds that can fly away from any further danger.  I love my tattoo and what it represents.


http://www.behindtheink.com/AubeThePlusSizePinup

 


I got my first after my middle name which was after my great-grandmother who was Native American and then the last, for her daughter (my grandmother) when she passed on 3 yrs ago. My grandmother was my rock and the Hummer and Tiger lily are the beggining of a back piece in their honor and in honor of my Native heratige. I am very proud of them and the legacy they left me with my name. I am still designing the back piece and hope to start it later this summer. It will take a lot of chair time and funds to complete though, so may take a while to finish.


http://www.behindtheink.com/InkedWitch