Before dying, he asked his wife to keep his tattoos and she obeyed: "We make history"

April 24, 2019

Thanks to a procedure that cost $ 80,000, Chris Wenzel's last will has been completed

The love that Chris Wenzel had for the The tatoos not only extended throughout his life, but also his death. "Tattoos were the most important thing in Chris's life … I loved tattooing the clients who came into our studio," said his wife Cheryl in an interview for CBC.

Chris was a professional tattoo artist who died almost six months ago. Before dying, he asked his wife to keep all the motives that he had etched on his body and worn with pride for so many years. She kept her word and even shared her husband's dream at the Saskatoon Tattoo Expo, the most important event for fans around the world. The tatoos in Canada.

Chris was a renowned tattoo artist Electric underground tattoo and his pbadion for tattoos started very early. On October 28, while he was only 41 years old, he died of an intestinal problem. However, before dying, he asked his five children, his friends and his future grandchildren to admire the The tatoos that he was wearing on his skin.

"He always thought he was wasting his time getting a tattoo if the final product went with him to the grave." He said he would prefer to see the works of art exhibited for others. " said Cheryl who decided to contact Save my ink forever, an American company specializing in the conservation of The tatoos dead people.

"We want to make sure that the spirit and legacy of your loved ones endure for future generations," Say the company's website. "You receive the real tattoo turned into art work framed and presented worthily to the heirs"they explain society.

The work took more than three hours. Through social networks, Cheryl explained how the process was going: "NEWS Chris had a lot of tattoos … we were three hours and almost finished, I think we are doing history, darling." Eventually, the skin was moved to Ohio in a special solution to continue the procedure.

Three months later, Chris's widow received the The tatoos framed and protected from ultraviolet rays by a special glbad. The four pieces show the drawings on the thighs, arms and back of the deceased. The procedure cost CDN $ 80,000, of which 3,600 were collected as part of a crowdfunding campaign.

The tattooed skin of the Canadian could be considered for the first time at the Saskatoon Tattoo Expo, but it has also been exhibited in another exhibition in Vancouver. According to Cheryl, the ultimate goal is to place them permanently on the walls of the studio he founded with Chris, where she also hopes they will finish theirs at her death.

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