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Name:  Becca Orchard
From:  Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Date of Tattoo:  June 2, 2006
Tattooist:  Joe
Studio:  Art in Motion
Location:  Medina, Ohio, USA
Gallery Debut:  5-Jun-2006

Quotation:  "Alis volat propiis"  (She flies by her own wings.)

Comments:  The quote reads in Latin "Alis volat propiis," and is in fact the state motto of Oregon (that, however, was not why I got the tattoo.  I actually have never even been to Oregon).  It means "She flies by her own wings."  As you can see, it has a strong meaning besides that of a state motto.  I have always been a very independent person, and after going through a very difficult time, I decided to honor that fact, and to remind me to rely more on my own inner strength.  My very conservative mother went with me when I got this tattoo, and got one on the outside of her right wrist, her first tattoo at the age of 46!