I quickly reversed directions and caught up with her because I wanted to ask her about her half-sleeve:
It's really quite stunning, and I was interested in who was the artist responsible for this work. Tara credited Christian Masot at Silk City Tattoo in Hawthorne, New Jersey. I've seen a lot of cool stuff come out of the shop and Christian was responsible for the work on the last two people I've met having been inked there. Check out all the Silk City work that has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
As for Tara, she's a Roller Derby Girl, who skates under the handle PMA, with the number 24/7, because she has a Positive Mental Attitude, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
She explained, "I was going through a lot of stuff in my life a couple years ago and finally I had clarity ... so the lotus symbolizes ... clarity."
As for the butterfly, Tara told me that her butterflies "symbolize change and freedom."
Tara elaborated, saying that she brought three pictures in for reference [there's a monarch butterfly on her inner arm] and Christian "made it his own," in part by adding the design that represents the wind.
When I asked Tara how many tattoos she has, she said, "I lost count."
Thanks to Tara for sharing these stunning tattoos with us here on Tattoosday! Keep on skating with that positive mental attitude!
If you want to see more of Tara's ink, you can glimpse it on various videos on her YouTube channel here. She talks a lot about Vegan and Gluten-free recipes. I'm including one below that features her skating on the Shore Road promenade where I met her:
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