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GLGabriela Lizarraga
Gabriela Lizarraga
This would be tattoo number five, my roses. It was drawn in two sessions, totaling about 3 to 4 hours. I would like to start by saying roses are my favorite flower, which is the reason why I picked them. However, this tattoo has a story behind it as well. With my first tattoos on my wrists it was a reminder for me to stop hurting myself, that I was stronger than that. But of course, life happened. I had a very bad relapse. I decided once I healed, I would replace the empty canvas of my skin with something beautiful once again, to remind me that out of my pain there would be a beautiful ending. (This piece was custom drawn!) #roses #floral #blackandgrey #quartersleeve

This would be tattoo number five, my roses. It was drawn in two sessions, totaling about 3 to 4 hours. I would like to start by saying roses are my favorite flower, which is the reason why I picked them. However, this tattoo has a story behind it as well. With my first tattoos on my wrists it was a reminder for me to stop hurting myself, that I was stronger than that. But of course, life happened. I had a very bad relapse. I decided once I healed, I would replace the empty canvas of my skin with something beautiful once again, to remind me that out of my pain there would be a beautiful ending. (This piece was custom drawn!) #roses #floral #blackandgrey #quartersleeve

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SASpoken Arts Arizona
Spoken Arts Arizona

Tucson Arizona, pima

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My wrist tattoos were my very first ones. When I was 11, I was diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety. I dealt with self harm, and suicidal thoughts for years. When I turned 18, I wanted a constant reminder for myself that could never be erased. I wanted to turn what once was a source of pain to something beautiful, and that’s what I did.This was my third tattoo! (I got three done in one sitting as a birthday present to myself.) This little lizard, is my sweet Pascal. He saved me from myself so many times, and gave me motivation to go on. So what I decided to do, I painted his foot, stamped his foot on my hand, took a picture, downloaded it to my computer, made it life-size, and told the artist to put it on my foot. My sweet Pascal unfortunately passed away couple years later, I am grateful to have this forever memory of him.Tattoo number 6, inspired by a quote I happened to read one day while I was volunteering at the wildlife hospital I have been helping for three years now. This was also my first Friday the 13th tattoo! “She is as a bird perched in a tree, feeling the branches bending beneath her, but still she sings, knowing she has wings.” #FridayThe13th #birds #smalltattoo #Black Number 10, not the best photo, but it says “I love you more” in my mother’s handwriting. She got “I love you, mom” in mine! This was also a Friday the 13th tattoo!Tattoo number 9, a matching one i got with one of my best friends. 💕“I have always had the sensation of having to choose which path in life I should take. I have been torn between the decision of excelling in this physical reality, and doing everything in my power to make my time here on Earth truly incredible. Or to dedicate my life to the exploration of the universe found within, however this would result in excluding myself off to the world around me. After trying the latter for a year I came to the realisation that I need to find a balance, I discovered that love is at the core of both paths but one cannot work without the other, there is a symbiosis at work. I need to find a way to do both…”– ElliotThank you Elliot for the beautiful thoughts, your trust and complete freedom with your idea! Project was done a few months back.By @peterlaevivTo join the waiting list:art@peterlaeviv.com.....#tattoodo #singleneedle #londontattooartist #tattooart #blackandgreytattoo #microrealism #finelinetattoo #fineline #inked #tattooing #tatto
Tattoo number 7, by far the most expensive one I have (so far that is). This piece was inspired by two different quotes. Not only that, but lions have been my favorite animals since I was a little kid. “ she has liens in her heart, and a fire in her soul.” “She slept with the wolves without fear, for the wolves knew there was a lion among them.” (This piece was custom drawn!) #lion #floral #blackandgrey Number 11, “remember me” in my Nana’s handwriting. I had wanted a tattoo in her memory since she had passed away when I was 8. Shortly after she passed, my Tata brought me a purse from her and explained to me she had wanted me to have it but never got the chance to give it to me. It had some rings, minerals from a gem show, and a note containing this sentiment. Also a Friday the 13th piece!This is tattoo number four, found on my left ankle, it reflects more of my geeky side. But there is still meaning to it. I have always loved Captain America ever since I saw the first Avengers movie. As my love for this character grew, so did my knowledge of him. And it was in that learning that I discovered an inspirational quote. “Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right. This nation was founded on one principle above all else: The requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world -- No, you move.” (Fun fact, my best friend went with me for this piece and got a tattoo of Iron Man’s arc reactor! The artist who did the pieces freehanded them!)“I went on a 14 day silent retreat and it was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done.Towards the end of the two weeks I had what I think I can only describe as an out of body experience during the 4am session. I felt an overwhelming bubble of sadness and guilt literally rise within me but it wasn’t mine I was just experiencing it for someone else, I opened my eyes in floods of soundless tears that also felt not mine.I forgave my mum there and then, and it felt natural that I would stand by her no matter what, no more distancing myself, no more pushing her to get help, I would just be there unconditionally.When I left and came back home my mum told me she had something to tell me. She’d woken up really early in the morning (around 4am) and she said it was then clear what she had to do and why she had to do it.I believe I felt what my mum was feeling. I still don’t know what my mum actually felt that morning but it gave her the power and motivation to change her life.”It was a pleasure for me to be a part of this project, it reminds me one of the best period of my life. 2008 was a great year! if you guys obviously dont know, i was an “active member” of the scene. who wants to see some photos of that period? of me, of course! 😂🖤 . .A special thanks to my bro @blindmachines aka (matty murder ) for collaborate with me and lend me his pictures from the 2008💖Did one of my designs on a guy with the same name as myself. I like the fun in that.