Brin:

Turning to her other arm.
My tattoos have been contributing to my art in the last few years, they’ve allowed me to express myself and feel more comfortable with my body, more confident.
Now pointing to her thigh.

The one on my foot ...a Maori family took us in for the night because we were sleeping in a camper van and they welcomed us to their home and gave us food, shower, a bed, and everything. And then the husband explained that he was a tattoo artist and that he wanted to gift us a piece. So he took us out to his shop out back and designed us a traditional piece. He hand sketched it with just sharpies. He had been teaching traditional Maori art at the university for twenty years. I don’t know what his full name is, but he goes by Que. He got me to sit down and talk about my journey through New Zealand and then designed it around that, so, it's called the Manaia, its a guardian and she is half bird half woman and at sunrise she takes spirits over to the next world. So, telling him about the grief I was working through and my time in New Zealand, and the sunrises and stuff, he said, “I have the perfect girl for you and it is great that it is going on your foot because she is going to guide you through all your journeys.” That was a pretty incredible night. We were not expecting that when we got invited into their home.
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To have a look at Brin’s artwork you can go to her FaceBook: Oilandbirch or follow her on Instagram @oilandbirch
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