tattoo artist: tine defiore
tattoo studio: speakeasy custom (chicago)
this is my memorial tribute to my cat madison, who spent 16 years with me and passed away a few months ago. i happen to collect maneki neko statues, so it seemed like a fitting way to capture his memory. tine took photos of madison and created this madison maneki for me. the kanji stands for “safeguard/protect” and was chosen because of the promise i had made to madison to “keeps you safe.” i love the tattoo and having my little fuzzy guy with me for always!