Over the past 10 years, Esperance has learnt to manage the pain of tattooing with meditation, believing the discomfort to be ‘a small moment in time for something I can keep for life.’ There have been some regrets and she has learned along the way, her very first tattoo being her first ‘cover-up’ – replacing it with a beautiful, huge Phoenix. The cover-up made her realise that she preferred large, cohesive, flowing tattoos – and it has brought her to the look she has today. Esperance does draw looks and attention from people when she is out and finds negative responses from people can be difficult.
