Forever bound: Meet the tattoo artist transforming cremated ashes into inked memories

In a growing trend, people are finding solace by incorporating the cremated ashes of their loved ones into tattoos.

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00:00 These are cremation ashes from somebody who has passed and we're going to be putting these

00:12 in a tattoo for my friend.

00:15 This is her mom.

00:27 So we're only taking the tiniest, tiniest bit and we're actually going to do less than

00:32 this to put into the ink.

00:41 It could be a dog that's passed away, a husband that's passed away.

00:46 I have had parents bring their children's ashes in.

00:53 Some of them are really heavy sessions and this is all a grieving, part of the grieving

01:02 process.

01:05 When my mom passed away, I had things that were hers.

01:09 I had a journal that was hers.

01:11 I had a jacket that was hers.

01:13 I had a ring that was hers.

01:16 I even had her ashes here, but to have her actually be a part of me and be connected

01:27 with me, it's just a whole different feeling.

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