Aqua Butler, a junior art major at the University of Rhode Island has decorated her body in her own art. An artist from Providence, Butler has about eight tattoos in total. She got her first tattoo during her freshman year at URI, and in the past two years has grown her collection. “When you get…
Grandfather’s words turn to ink [tattoo]. CONTRIBUTED BY Abbey Hagerstrom I’ve never thought about getting a tattoo before; it just doesn’t interest me to have permanent ink on my body. However, I would absolutely get one if it had a good meaning behind it, probably something to do with my family or friends. That’s what…
Whether it’s for fun or to represent a passion tattoos are a powerful way to express oneself. PHOTO CREDIT: Dasha Albee I’ve heard “tattoos are like potato chips, you can’t just have one.” I agree. Once you get one, you can’t stop and you’re already thinking about your next one. Tattoos allow you to express…
Emily DiPaola, a junior URI student, shows off her various tattoos. Photos by James McIntosh. Emily DiPaola, a third year student at The University of Rhode Island, is a stick and poke pro, seeing no end in sight for future tattoos. DiPaola has gotten three stick and poke tattoos, one each year since she was…
URI Political Science Professor Dr. Ashlea Rundlett shows off her tattoos. Photo by James McIntosh. Dr. Ashlea Rundlett, a professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island, embraces her three tattoos, trusting her decision to get them and holding them dear to her heart. Rundlett got her first tattoo when she was 19…
Student Chris Shaffer shows off his many tattoos. Photos by James McIntosh. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but someone’s tattoos can tell who they are and what they want others to see. One of Shaffer’s tattoos was inspired by the Pioneer space plaque, which is based on the Pioneer 10 and 11…
Jenny Hopkins has a total of six tattoos. All of them are unique and are big parts of who she is. Photos by James McIntosh. Freshman marine biology major Jenny Hopkins has a total of six tattoos that are nearly all related to an aspect of her life. “I am really into stuff that I…
Junior Jake Kraus has several tattoos, but the tree representing love and appreciation of nature is his favorite. Photo by James McIntosh. When nature and family intertwine with the symbols of self-expression and free-spiritedness, there’s more to body art than the fear of regretting it. Although he has five tattoos, Jake Kraus, a junior at…
Sophomore Maeve Rothschild-Shea shares her tattoo, which represents focus and knowledge. Photo by James McIntosh. Two students’ tattoos paints pictures of remembrance and importance, expressing the foundation of what having a tattoo means to them. Maeve Rothschild-Shea, a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island, loves the importance behind her tattoos. Both of her tattoos…
Photos by James MacIntosh. Whether they have sentimental meaning or not, many students around the University of Rhode Island have tattoos that are representative of what they love and who inspires them. One example of this is junior Emma Richelsoph who got a matching “Star Trek” themed tattoo with her dad a few years ago….