What a vibrant and colorful woman Helen Lambin is! I've seen a lot of people say they would want her for their grandmother, I'd like to be as 'brave' as she is to get that much ink. The unintended benefit of all these tattoos, according to the interview, is that her body art is opening up a line of communication between her as a senior person and younger people – across all backgrounds and lifestyles. She is seriously beautiful & badass all at the same time! What an inspiration to live you life to the fullest.

I say amplify your voice all the time (meaning find a way to make your message and your heart sing above the crowds and be heard by those that need to hear it) – and Helen has in a very creative and unique way. LOVE HER!!

Thanks to +Catherine Morgan for the share.

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Reshared post from +Kate Savage

Chicago resident and grandmother Helen Lambin likes it when young people stop her on the street to give her compliments on her tattoos, or when they simply yell out, “Nice ink!”. She enjoys the fact that her tattoos have helped create connections with strangers, of different generations and cultures. As Dawn Turner Trice reported in her column about Lambin, the idea for getting a tattoo came to her three years ago when she was feeling down about growing older. One led to another, and then another.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-trice-tattoo-lady-0620-20110620,0,2384521.column

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