I think tattoos are so beautiful...
an expression of the soul, written on the body...

I got my first tattoo on September 6, 1996...

...a sun around my belly button...

On August 15, 1998, I got my second tattoo...

...a custom tribal design across my lower back

...and on April 25, 2000 I got my third one...

To learn more, read these incredible books:

Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo by Margot Mifflin
The Total Tattoo Book by Amy Krakow
Mutilating The Body: Identity In Blood And Ink by Kim Hewitt