Where did you grow up?
Born and raised in
Puyallup, Washington.
How was it growing up
there, would you say that it influenced you?
I love where I grew up
and I will be moving back home by the end of this year. I grew up on a farm
land, where there was lots of land, animals, and a garden. I would spend all
my free time with my friends playing in the woods, on the waterfront
fishing or at the lake. I spent my winters snowboarding, my summers wakeboarding,
and all year long taking our trucks, jeeps, and quads out 4wheeling.
When did you start
getting tattoos?
I got my very first
tattoo right when I turned 18. I got music notes and bars with stars down my
left ribs. (I heard that spot hurt the worst so I wanted to get it done
first) I got the music notes after being in choir for 9 years and having music
is a very big part of my life.
How would you describe
your style?
I don’t really have a style;
I like to change things up. Most people I work with and such tend to call me a
rocker style chick or something along those lines but I’ll always be a
true country girl at heart, even when I live in the city.
Do you consider tattoos
as a serious art form?
I do consider tattoos
art. The majority of my tattoos are very colorful and they all have very good
reasoning and meaning. I have one particular tattoo on my right side that
is my favorite of all. It is a very colorful detailed piece that my tattoo
artist from Underworld Ink, Ron Arnone, in Puyallup did. He did an AMAZING
job on the tattoo, which is of an airplane; my one biggest hobby and
love.
How do you see the
tattoo culture right now?
I think that tattoos are
highly judged and frowned on and they make it very hard to find a job and which
keeps me from getting a lot of modeling jobs and I do not agree with that.
Tattoos are a way for people to express themselves, I don’t get tattoos for
people to judge me and most of all I hate it when people try to tell me
that I will regret them and that they are mistakes or that I should change
them.
What has been your
inspiration for getting them?
Well, so far I have 13
tattoos. My first was the music tattoo which represents my many years in music
classes and having music as part of my life. My second one is my airplane
tattoo which represents my love for airplanes and my career path choice. I have
a lighthouse and anchor behind both ears that stand for the ocean, the
waterfront where I grew up. My sister and I have a matching snowflake tattoo on
our feet which represents us snowboarding together. I have a scorpion tattoo
on my shoulder that matches my mother’s shoulder tattoo, as we are both Scorpios.
All my other tattoos are nick names, favorite quotes, life experiences,
and more.
What’s your favorite
piece?
My airplane tattoo is my
favorite piece and always will be because of my love for airplanes, and because
of the time, color, and pain that was put into it.
Do you catch people
starring at you because of your ink?
I do very often, I would
say 8 out of 10 people I meet start out by asking me about my tattoos.
In your opinion, do your
tattoos change your mood often?
My tattoos don’t change
my mood, per say, but by having them I get many compliments and those
compliments always put me in a better mood and make me want more!!!
What’s your most
significant tattoo and why?
This would still be my
airplane tattoo, here’s the story: I took aviation classes throughout school, studied
to get my private pilot’s license. I always wanted to be a pilot and
airplane mechanic so i started my degree in mechanical engineering and I signed
up for the Air Force. I was going to be
a c17 loadmaster because that is my FAVORITE airplane of all time. My
Tattoo Artist drew up this tattoo of a P51 Mustang and I fell in love with it
and wanted it right away, so i got it and i still plan to get that c17
later on. Turns out I can’t fly anymore but I am still working on being a civilian
airplane mechanic
What’s your next tattoo?
I have a few tattoos in
mind that I want still. I want to finish my sleeve on my right arm and I want
this specific one on my left leg under my music notes; it’s a very old
fashioned microphone on a stand and the stand and the cord together make a
treble clef. It’s kind of hard to explain but hopefully I will be getting
it soon and will be able to show you all.
What advice would you
give to someone wanting to get their first tattoo?
My advice is to get it
done in as LITTLE sittings as possible. My side took 12 hours, I did 3
different sessions of 4 hours each but when it heals the scar tissue you
tattoo over hurts twice as bad every time which made the 3rd time the most
painful tattoo session ever.
What is one thing that
life has taught you?
I think the biggest thing
I have learned is how much parents are right. I hated my parents when I moved
out before I had turned 18. I haven’t seen them much and now that I am 21 I realize how right they were about so many things
and how much like them I grew up to be.
Will you be getting
anymore?
I will be getting many
more. Right now I want to finish my arm, do my back my other foot, and add on
to both sides. But I’m sure once I have that I won’t feel done yet.
Do you have a favorite
quote?
Learn from yesterday,
live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Anything else you would
like to add?
Enjoy my photos and keep
up with me on my website if you like my ink and want to see new additions plus
video footage of my last tattoo and more to come.
If you’re looking for a
new tattoo artist here are my top 2 suggestions best in town!!!!
Vegas: Chrome Gypsy
Tattoo - Cleen Rock One
Puyallup: Underworld ink
- Ron Arnone