This Woman Does Free Tattoos For Survivors Of Domestic Violence

#1 Covering up a birthmark on this woman's leg

"It all started about two years ago, when I worked with a client who wanted to cover a large scar on her abdomen"

#2 This girl was stabbed by a man in a night club

"She told me that she was at a nightclub, and when she turned down a man who approached her, he stabbed her with an switchblade"

#3 The finished cover-up is a beautiful bird

"When she saw the finished tattoo, she was extremely moved, and that deeply touched me"

#4 Years of abuse left this woman with many scars but the tattoo overlay is beautiful

"The one that shocked me the most was the story of a 17 year-old girl who dated an older man and, for months, suffered from the physically abusive relationship"

#5 An automobile accident left this woman with many scars

#6 They will never go away, but this cover-up makes them beautiful

#7 She was stabbed by a man she dated briefly and wanted to get away from him

"When he wanted to break up with her, he scheduled a meeting, and after they began to fight, he stabbed her several times in her abdomen, and violently raped her"

#9 This tattoo covers up a scar left by a bullet

#10 Stretch marks and 3 stab wound are no match for this gorgeous tattoo overlay

The scars were caused by attempted murder, arising from stab wounds, drain and emergency surgery (for blunt abdominal trauma). There are still more scars and marks on the sides of the hip, then the tattoo will soon be complete!

#11 A bullet wound to the left shoulder all covered up

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#14 This horse is hiding a major birth mark, and it is not finished yet

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#18 A beautiful balloon covers a scar left by a mugger