Tatuador asked that his skin be removed after his death – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

Chris Wenzel was a tattoo artist from Saskatoon, Canada, who died on October 28 at the age of 41 as a result of an intestinal problem. Recognized for his work, he asked his wife Cheryl a last wish: to keep the motives that she had in her skin.

Wenzel's widow took this desire seriously and contacted an American company, Save My Ink Forever, a pioneer in the preservation of tattoos after their death.

"He always thought he was wasting his time tattooing if the final product went with him to the grave, and he said he would rather see the works on display for others," Cheryl told Canadian media.

The owner of the business, Kyle Sherwood, went to Canada and extracted 70% of the skin of the torso, arms and legs of the recently deceased ink artist. .

Sherwood brought the skin to the United States, immersed in a special solution, in order to continue the procedure and provide the final result to the family. Already in Ohio, the specialist has placed the remains of tattooed skin in chemical solutions to preserve it and prevent future damage.

Cheryl has received her husband's tattoos framed in four frames with glbad with protection against ultraviolet rays, to prevent them from being damaged by sun exposure.

Save My Ink Forever billed a total of 80,000 Canadian dollars. Half of this money was raised during crowdfunding campaigns on social networks.

Now, the widow of the artist will visit several cities before leaving them on the walls of the studio that she founded with Chris Wenzel.

Source: BioBio