CHRISTINE KELLER
“MY OLDER BROTHER PLANS ON GETTING A MOTORCYCLE—HOPEFULLY SOON SO HE CAN DRIVE ME AROUND ON IT IN THE SUMMER.”
THE BIKE: BMW Motorrad’s HP4 Limited Edition
THE BACK PIECE: 24 hours with Chris Adamek at Immortal Ink Tattoo
THE IMPETUS: “I already had the roses across my shoulders in memory of my father, who passed away when I was younger, and I decided that I wanted to get a full back piece. Because I needed to pick a style that matched the roses, Chris suggested doing a piece by artist Silvia Ji.”
THE SITTING: “My lower back by my kidney on my right side was the most painful. It was so bad that one of the guys at Immortal Ink made me a stress ball out of paper towels and masking tape.”
THE ADORATION: “I would do it again—I absolutely love it. My advice to someone wanting to get a back piece is to pick a good artist and do your entire back. Tattoos are great because you can have art on your body.”
THE SHOW-OFF: “I try to look at it once in a while, and I’d say that most people I know have seen at least bits and pieces of it. Because of my back piece I like to wear open-back shirts in the summer.”
CHRISTINE KELLER
“MY OLDER BROTHER PLANS ON GETTING A MOTORCYCLE—HOPEFULLY SOON SO HE CAN DRIVE ME AROUND ON IT IN THE SUMMER.”
THE BIKE: BMW Motorrad’s HP4 Limited Edition
THE BACK PIECE: 24 hours with Chris Adamek at Immortal Ink Tattoo
THE IMPETUS: “I already had the roses across my shoulders in memory of my father, who passed away when I was younger, and I decided that I wanted to get a full back piece. Because I needed to pick a style that matched the roses, Chris suggested doing a piece by artist Silvia Ji.”
THE SITTING: “My lower back by my kidney on my right side was the most painful. It was so bad that one of the guys at Immortal Ink made me a stress ball out of paper towels and masking tape.”
THE ADORATION: “I would do it again—I absolutely love it. My advice to someone wanting to get a back piece is to pick a good artist and do your entire back. Tattoos are great because you can have art on your body.”
THE SHOW-OFF: “I try to look at it once in a while, and I’d say that most people I know have seen at least bits and pieces of it. Because of my back piece I like to wear open-back shirts in the summer.”