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TIFFANY SAWYER
Tiffany Sawyer is a
Seattle, WA transplant
originally from Virginia.
her, she’s also a Sunday School teacher, team
mom for her boys’ baseball team, and she just
competed in her first bodybuilding bikini competition.
This 33 year old mother of two has a plate
full raising her young boys, working full
time as a pharmaceutical sales rep, and
graduating with a master’s degree in Adult
Education! But as if that isn’t enough for
Tiffany is no stranger to the spotlight; in 2007
she won Mrs. Colorado-America and placed
in the original Top 10 at Mrs. America! She
spent many years as an ambassador for the
Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund. At
the time she didn’t have tattoos and she said, “I
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knew I wanted my first tattoo to incorporate a
light purple butterfly because when my Poppy
passed away in 2000, I saw it everywhere and I
just knew it was him dropping by to check on
me.” The same goes for the other butterflies on
her back which represent other people that are
important in her life. “As crazy as it sounds I
see these butterflies at just the right moment
reminding me of friends and family dear to my
heart.” The root of her cherry blossom tree is a
kanji, meaning God, and it’s symbolic to show
how God is always at the root of everything and
this is her foundation.
Her ideas came to life when she met with John
Fitzgerald at Slave to the Needle in Seattle in
2012; the next time they met he showed her his
interpretation and it was spot on. “I was afraid
it was going to be too big for a first tattoo, but
once he put the outline on my back I instantly
knew it was exactly what I had been waiting for
all this time. Go big or go home right?” For my
next tattoo, I’m looking forward to incorporating a Calvary Chapel dove somewhere because
it will be a constant reminder of my baptism
and who this life is truly worth living for!”