My friend and I decided to get tattooed together when he was in Chicago. We went to a place my friend recommended. The pricing was very fair and our tattoos are healing up nicely and really well done. 12 months ago

What took the longest for me was thinking about a design I’m willing to commit to. Eventually I decided that if there’s anything I want permanently on my body, it’s my good friend Matt’s original art.

For this first one, I was scared to do anything too big or complicated, so I told him to keep it small and in black and I told him where I intended to have it done.

Now that it’s done, I’m already thinking about the next one. Probably going to ask for Matt’s help again, only this time I’m going to give him a lot more creative leeway.

I’m also thinking about images or designs that represent my passion for animal rights that don’t blatantly say “VEGAN” or anything. Not my style. When I make collages, I’m not into incorporating words. I like the art to speak for itself without words telling the audience what they should be seeing. Speaking of which – any veg*ns reading should be warned that certain tattoo inks contain animal byproducts. I got my tat done at a place that only uses Eternal brand ink, which is vegan. :) 16 months ago