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The best relationship art depicts the highs and lows of the authentic couple.
A World Where Sarah Draws
Sarah sat before me, putting pen to paper in a local coffee shop. My friend Hannah and I decided we wanted to get a tattoo done, but we needed someone's feminine touch added to the process. Only 2 weeks prior we discovered her in her element at Painting With A Twist. Instantly we had this awesome connection that has surpassed the night of wine and canvases. So after a click of a button following her on Instagram, I knew she had to be the one to design our tattoo.
By Kayla Lindley5 years ago in Humans
Falling in love made me a writer
I never considered myself as a writer. I wanted to be one. I always dreamt of being a journalist or writing a book but I couldn't finish anything that I started. I guess a lot of people have that issue. Mine was the fact that I didn't feel like I had anything important to say. I felt like anything I wrote was absolutely stupid and childish and I didn't think there was anyone who'd like to read my stuff so at some point I just stopped writing.
By Martyna Dearing5 years ago in Humans
Healing is an Art
Art is healing and healing is an art. Ten-year-old me loved art, but vowed to never get a tattoo. Tattoos were for “edgy people” who wanted to rebel against the rules. Rebellious being the very opposite of who I was. Yet, ten-year-old me had no clue about the journey that was ahead. She had her anxieties and disappointments and tears, of course. But she never had to really heal. Fast forward to 2018. Two years before the world got sick, I was becoming all-too familiar with westernized medicine. That year consisted of visiting puzzled doctors, taking a bunch of seemingly-pointless medical tests, and having a surgery. I was in pain and couldn’t eat and no one could tell me why. I rang in 2019 with my poor health following me into the new year. A lack of answers, and my sweet mother’s pleading, led me to the decision to move back home 7 months later. I needed to try and heal, but I didn’t know how. I didn’t know how to combat the overwhelming thoughts of despair and the nagging feeling that this suffering would be my new normal. I had always been healthy. My greatest challenges had always been temporary. I didn’t know how to find peace or hope in this chaotic state that was my withering body and life.
By Riley Moore5 years ago in Humans
Tattoo - Scorpion Rose
This is the story about my first tattoo, a lil scorpion with the stinger of a rose, a claiming of my body, my voice, empowering me through punk, music, art, magic and that all that’s a lil bit taboo. Living in the world authentically as myself, female artist, authentic and true.
By Elizabeth Christopher5 years ago in Humans
The Boy with the Teacup Tattoo. Top Story - October 2020.
I have seven tattoos, but the one people seem most eager to see is the teacup on my ankle. They seem to appreciate the lengths to which I have gone to declare my love of tea. I do love tea; in fact it is one of my favourite things. However, this is not why I have adorned myself with its famed receptacle. And, no, it isn't because Ed Sheeran or Louis Tomlinson has one either. But, as it's quite a long story, I often just don't correct people when they assume as much. However, it's nice to have an opportunity such as this to explain the full tale.
By Matty Long5 years ago in Humans
Every Tattoo Has A Story
Greetings. So like this challenge says about inner growth or personal meanings behind tattoos. For a long time I would argue not all tattoo's have meanings. Some get inked up just because they like the picture or art work and want to wear it.. forever. This is coming from myself, a man who has spent 20 years deep in the tattoo game as a tattoo artist. I've worked with the biggest names, tattoo magazines, conventions and even invented a few needle configurations in my time. I at one time truly believed that not every tattoo has a meaning.
By Christopher Robertsson5 years ago in Humans
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
When I was a little girl, as most children, I was obsessed with fairy tales. Yet it seems fairy tales have changed throughout the centuries. They used to be cautionary tales to warn of the dangers in life; but now Disney churns out fairy tales primarily based on love. These stories romanticize how we view relationships; leading to dangerous ideas about how we view our love lives. I was raised on Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty. These stories filled me with a longing to find my own Prince Charming, no matter the cost.
By Daniela Bishop5 years ago in Humans
My First (and Second) Tattoo
At some point in our first year of university, my roommate ("M") and I talked about getting tattoos together. Not matching ones, just going and getting them done at the same time. It wasn't until our third year that we finally made it happen.
By Katie Dawn5 years ago in Humans
