“I have so many happy memories of playing in forested streams and rivers, especially when I would spend the summertime with family in rural Virginia. My tattoo isn’t a specific river, more of a combination of all the rivers I have spent time in and loved (including the Mill River here!). I decided to get this tattoo after going for a walk and hearing the most magical sound of running water over rocks. I knew I needed to have it with me always. I found an amazing tattoo artist (@crocus_cell on instagram!) who was excited to design something for me and they ended up incorporating a lot of native Maine plant species since they’re from that state, so I feel like I carry some of their happy memories of their environment as well!”