today i received my ancestral markings/inchunwa/ᏓᏆᏙᏪᎸ. i am so so happy with how they turned out. they feel like they were always there and just waiting to be uncovered. i feel honored to have had kii johnson (@/hodokiijohnson on insta) as the practitioner who gave me my markings. we had a beautiful day together, along with a couple of friends. (shoutout to ashely and penguin at mothership tattoo in auburn ca (@/mothership.tattoo on insta) for providing a wonderful atmosphere and taking these photos!) it was honestly perfect.
i made these custom vans and a matching lighter case to gift them. these markings are absolutely priceless and so precious to me. i am so incredibly proud and excited for this new chapter of my life, wearing my commitment to my community and culture front and center every day, and to be a part of the indigenous southeastern tattoo revivalization movement.