Tattoo Tales

  • Tattoo Tales: JM Brenner

    Tattoo Tales: JM Brenner

    “I put on a pair of headphones and just listen. It’s the best thing in the world.”

  • Tattoo Tales: Haley Lance

    Tattoo Tales: Haley Lance

    “I’m a firm believer that if something makes you happy, then it’s fine with me, and that’s kind of what these tattoos are.”

  • Tattoo Tales: Emma Maaske

    Tattoo Tales: Emma Maaske

    “From a butterfly with a music note on her wrist to a sea turtle on her ribs to a cross with a Scripture on her ankle, Maaske embraces a spontaneous approach to body art with the goal of memorializing meaningful people and moments in her life.”

  • Tattoo Tales: Sydney Taylor

    Tattoo Tales: Sydney Taylor

    “He wrote to me in this long letter and the opening line is ‘Luck appears only to leave, but you had the type of luck to shape a life’. This tattoo is in his handwriting from the letter.”

  • Tattoo Tales: Tatiana Pereda

    Tattoo Tales: Tatiana Pereda

    “I [see] getting a tattoo as a representation of a moment in time. It [shows] growth because you can look back at it and say, ‘wow, I have grown so much since this tattoo.”

  • Tattoo Tales: Sophie Graham

    Tattoo Tales: Sophie Graham

    Graham merges personal significance with spontaneous exploration through her tattoos.

  • Tattoo Tales: Lauren Stubbs

    Tattoo Tales: Lauren Stubbs

    “When I travel, I like to go to walk-in places. That’s a souvenir that sticks with you forever.”

  • Tattoo Tales: Lucy Smith

    Tattoo Tales: Lucy Smith

    “I enjoy [the tattoo] in the moment. It has meaning in the moment. It has good memories attached to it.”

  • Tattoo Tales: Women’s basketball

    Tattoo Tales: Women’s basketball

    Butler women’s basketball players Trinity White and Kendall Wingler share the stories behind their tattoos.