People who are afraid of tattoos may not think so, but tattoo artists can often be some of the nicest people you’ve ever met. Take Jason Ward, for example – every Friday, this New Zealand-based tattoo artist has an appointment with Suzie, a woman with Down syndrome, who gets tatted up – with stick-on tattoos!
“It’s… a photo of two people that possibly get discriminated against here or there, having a moment,” says Ward, who works at a studio called Muscle and Ink. Read on for more details about this heartwarming story!
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For the last 3 months, Suzie has been getting tattoos from Jason Ward at Muscle and Ink tattoo
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“The first time she came in, she walked up to the desk, put her things on the desk, and said ‘put these on my arm,’
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“If she was a member of my family and she had have walked into another tattoo shop and they had told her to bugger off, I’d be angry. Why would you say no?”
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Ward doesn’t charge Suzie, because they’re temporary stick-on tattoos
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“She prefers Maori design, and apparently… someone at a day base thing that she goes to, has Ta Moko all up their arm. Apparently she goes back there on a Friday afternoon and compares them”
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