I found this story on InkArtTattoos.com and just had to add my opinion.
The original story goes like this:-
Three years ago, Kim Mordue lost her son Lloyd to a fatal run in with the party drug GHB. Kim’s husband runs a tattoo parlor, and together they’ve found a way to deal with her grief with ink. Lloyd’s ashes have been mixed with tattoo ink, and used to give Kim a new tat. When asked about the tattoo, she had the following to say:
“As soon as I knew it was possible, I wanted to have the ashes tattoos as a tribute to him. Now, he’ll be with me for the rest of my life.”
The tattoo shows a cabala tree, an angel, and a poem dedicated to Lloyd’s memory. We’re honestly not sure whether this is a touching story, or a slightly morbid one… or maybe both. What do you think?
Well, for what it’s worth, here is my take on it…
While some may find this a little creepy, I can appreciate the sentiment. I however would have used the ink in a slightly different manner. I would have sought out the best ‘portrait’ tattooist in my area ( eg. Kat Von D if I lived in L.A. ) and used the photograph the lady is holding in this picture to have a wicked portrait done somewhere prominent, using the ink with the boys ashes in it.
Not only would it be used for a more relevant tattoo, it would serve the purpose of celebrating the boy in a way that did not require as much explanation as the ‘tree, angel and poem’. People would see the boys face, ask about it and it would be fairly simple to explain the process and sentiment behind the job.
That’s Smutly’s opinion…why not leave your opinion…
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