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Tatted for the first time
WE ASKED CCC STUDENTS WHAT THEIR FIRST TATTOO EXPERIENCE WAS LIKE
photo's and interviews by Victoria Tinker
“ I g o t m y first tattoo the day I tu rned 18. M y d ad
“ I g o t m y first tattoo shortly a fter I turned 1 8 .1 was
b o u g h t i t fo r m e fo r m y birthday. I w ent to Pussycat
feeling confused as to w hat being an a d u lt m eant, so I
Pussycat Tattoo on McLoughlin. I g o t it m ostly because I
Tattoo onM cLoughlin. Erick d id it. H e 's done a ll m y
th ought doing something impulsive w ould be a g o o d
really w anted to say th at I g o t a tattoo on m y 18th, an d I
tattoos. I originally w anted a sun, because I ’m a ray
start. I g o t i t done a t M r Tattoo in Milwaukie. I ju s t
fe lt like I h a d a g o o d idea fo r the tattoo. The only thing
I regret is n o t having the courage to tell the artist th a t ]
o f sunshine, b u t he m ade it his ow n an d I liked it , so I
w alked in a n d d id it th a t same day. I w ould g e t m ore
g o t it . I was nervous. I t was p rob ab ly m y second worst
tattoos. There is something ab ou t i t th at I ca n't quite
d id n 't like their design fo r m y concept. I ju s t wish i t was
tattoo [p a in w ise], worse than m y fo o t.”
p u t into words, b u t I k n o w i t fe lt g ood . It's nice to b e
much smaller. I w ould g e t m ore tattoos, an d I have ha d
impulsive from tim e to tim e.”
m ore tattoos done on m y b o d y .”
Clackamas Print
th e c la c k a m a s p rin t.n e t
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NOVEM BER 15 , 2017