"Ten years ago, professional tattoo artist Brian Finn decided to use his talents to help people by providing free or reduced cost tattoos on his day off for people with scars caused by trauma "It just kind of hit me one day that I had the tools to do something to help people. So, I kind of rolled with it," Finn says. NPR first spoke with Finn in 2015"
"He's done thousands of tattoos for people wanting to cover up scars from domestic abuse, human trafficking, self-harm and more. Finn, who has been tattooing for more than 30 years, says tattoos carry different meanings for everyone. "Some people, you know, they want to cover up a scar with a tattoo so they can't see it. But there's a lot of people, too, that came in they wanted to kind of highlight it,""
Brian Finn began providing free or reduced-cost tattoos on his day off ten years ago to help people with scars caused by trauma. He has completed thousands of tattoos covering scars from domestic abuse, human trafficking, self-harm and other causes. Finn has tattooed for over 30 years and adapts designs to either hide scars or highlight them, according to client preference. Requests increased after media coverage in 2015, and other tattoo artists worldwide have adopted similar services. The work can be emotionally heavy because many clients recount traumatic experiences, but Finn continues the service and plans to keep going.
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