Teenager Jake Mackinnon has had the Birmingham Children’s Hospital logo tattooed onto his arm
A teenage tattoo fanatic has had the Birmingham Children’s Hospital logo permanently imprinted onto himself as a tribute to the charity in his home city.
19-year-old Jake Mackinnon, who has already acquired several tattoos in the last year alone, decided to honour the children’s trust after seeing all the good work they’ve done.
“I thought it would be an appropriate way to pay tribute to the amazing work that the staff at the hospital do. I also thought it would be nice to carry that symbol of their work with me on my travels. “
To create the design on his upper arm, Jake sat through the inking skills of Jason Langford at Divine Ink in the Oasis Alternative Fashion Store.
Jake Mackinnon getting his tattoo from Jason Langford at Divine Ink in Birmingham’s Oasis ‘market’
“It did sting a bit but I’ve previously had over six hours worth of tattoo work on my skin. I do enjoy it though as, for me, it’s like an extreme version of acupuncture.”
Jake discovered the work of the Children’s Hospital after volunteering for the Birmingham Zombie Walk in 2013. He also recently hosted a special Zombie Night at the Library of Birmingham to help raise awareness of the event and its chosen charity.
Jake Mackinnon was inspired to support the Birmingham Children’s Hospital after attending the city’s Zombie Walk
This is not the first time fundraisers and volunteers have applied skin art in homage to the hospital. In July, sixteen different parents agreed to be tattooed with a variation of the trusts’s logo as a permanent reminder and dedication to the staff at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
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