By Brandi Lopez

TATTOOSBY BRANDI LOPEZ

The art of tattooing has been around for centuries. There are

many different cultures and religions that involve tattoos such as

Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism. For some it's a solemn ritual.

Whether or not people do it for religious or cultural it's simply a

joyous way to show one's beliefs to the world. For this interview I

interviewed my sister, Candace. She currently has 3 tattoos, the

first one was when she was 15 and the other two at the age 17.

I'm not going to encourage them, however if they choose to

get tattoos I will support them. It is ultimately their body and

their decision.

WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN OF YOUR OWN WOULD YOU ENCOURAGE THEM

TO GET TATTOOS?

I feel like mostly every one speaks the

English language, so getting a foreign

language makes it more unique, and

because its in another language I get asked

what it is and why I got it which I love

because I get to tell the story behind my art

work. My first tattoo is in Italian and my

second tattoo is in French because me and

my sister both have French roots so we

wanted to do something to bring that side

out.

WHY DO YOU HAVE TATTOOS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES?

I really that being judge based on tattoos is

so wrong, like I said before I feel that it's a

great way to express yourself and being

judges for that is completely wrong. Tattoos

are only on the outside, it doesn't change

the good person you are in the inside. In

my opinion, one day no one will be able to

judge anymore because so many people

have tattoos. I feel like it's becoming more

and more widely expectable

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON GETTING JUDGED BECAUSE YOU HAVE

TATTOOS?

To me the birds aren't just

birds but rather a symbol. I

love what birds stand for, I

feel like they're such

beautiful creatures. I love

how they have free spirits

and live a carefree life, and I

feel that I can really relate

that to my life.

WHY DID YOU GET BIRDS TATTOOED ON YOU?

I've always grown up thinking the art of tattoos was a

beautiful way to express yourself. I knew that once I found

something really important to me I would put it on my body

as a tattoo. I think the human body is a personal canvas.

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TATTOOS?