An Ohio tattoo artist has been turning traumatic scars into works of art for a decade

By Ari Shapiro,

Matt Ozug, Jeanette Woods

Published September 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM EDT

We revisit a tattoo artist who has been helping people cover scars from traumatic events for ten years.

Ari Shapiro

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.

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Matt Ozug

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Jeanette Woods

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