Students speak: Tattoo tours

By Marcy Cassidy-Mapp cassidym@grinnell.edu

Jules Covitz `24 proudly rocks two gargoyles by the tattoo artist Molly Emmerich at Ritual Tattoo Gallery in Denver, Colorado, one resembling a dog and the other an eagle. Covitz said that the purpose of the gargoyles in architecture is to allow water to drain, similar to gutters. In addition to loving medieval designs and appreciating the intricate and detailed nature of gargoyles, Covitz has a background as a florist. The tattoos are accordingly designed to have flowers flowing out of their mouths.

“Some of my tattoos definitely were sort of spur-of-the-moment,” Covitz said.“While there are some regrets about them, I just want to remember this moment in my life when I had youth and ideas.”

Covitz said that they see getting tattoos as a way to reclaim their body and control what people notice when