WATCH: Tattoo artist gives former gang members a fresh start with cover-ups
Cape Town tattoo artist Marco Abrahams is helping former gang members turn their lives around.
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CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit speaks with Marco Abrahams, owner of Creative Xllence salon and tattoo studio
Listen below.
Ink can tell a powerful story about who you are, were, or want to become.
Cape Town tattoo artist Marco Abrahams understands this well and is using this power to help former gang members turn their lives around.
He covers up old gang tattoos with remarkable artwork, helping his clients move forward without the symbols of their difficult past.
Abrahams shared a TikTok video of a cover-up he did for a former numbers gang general, and the results were incredible.
“He is one of many who have come to me saying they want to turn their lives around.”
- Marco Abrahams, owner of Creative Xllence Salon and Tattoo Studio
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“He was so relieved; it was like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He couldn’t thank me enough.”
- Marco Abrahams, owner of Creative Xllence Salon and Tattoo Studio
He says many of the people who come to him want to start making positive changes in their lives and their communities
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