The tree survived the water and wind of Hurricane Katrina only. John has been reborn as beautiful chainsaw artwork.
And at Art Accent French Quarter Tattoo parlor, Ray Nazworth says he's etched cracked and crumbling bricks and snapped tree limbs onto clients' skin.Īndrea Garland and her husband, Jeffrey Holmes, say their matching "RIP Lower 9" tattoos are tributes to the Lower 9th Ward residents who lost their lives and homes when the city's levee system failed, inundating the neighborhood with water. This dead oak at the south end of Bayou St. said his clients have asked for tattoos of the city skyline, the boot-shaped state of Louisiana and banners listing names of victims. Travis Diebolt of Crescent City Tattoo Co. "It's kind of morbid, really, but I guess people are having strong emotions about what happened and they don't know how else to say it," said Annette LaRue, the owner of Electric Ladyland Tattoos. and soul of Louisiana and Mississippi music - including authentic Jazz. Tattoo artists citywide say nearly a year after the hurricane that killed 1,577 Louisiana residents, as many as half of tattoo customers want storm-related images. a mini drum loop collection to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
After graduating from the University of Tampa, Jazmine sang in several amateur contests in Florida with overwhelming success. Many survivors whose souls were scarred by Katrina are having images of hurricane swirls, crumbling buildings, names of the dead or broken hearts gushing floodwater indelibly etched onto their skin. Jazmine Katrinas parents are Cuban and she was born in Long Island, NY.