“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
“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
Graham merges personal significance with spontaneous exploration through her tattoos.
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
“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
Butler women’s basketball players Trinity White and Kendall Wingler share the stories behind their tattoos.
Tattoo Tales: Teigha VanHester
Tattoos remind Teigha VanHester of moments that had an impact on their life.
Tattoo Tales: Gia Flynn
First-year Gia Flynn already has eight tattoos, and she plans on getting 22 by the time of her 22nd birthday.
Tattoo Tales: Ethan Kroll
Ethan Kroll shares the story behind his tattoos and his thoughts on the social issues surrounding them.
Tattoo Tales: Jenn Whitaker
“They don’t all have to have a super big meaning to them. You can just think they look cool!”