A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

It’s a fine line between love and hat

Putting aside the fact that Veal amputated part of her finger, she’s someone who just loves to have fun with her modifications.  So when her dad jokingly suggested that she get “Love” and “Hat” tattooed on her knuckles (below her “High Four” tattoo), she went out and got it done.

Matt and Lester from Holy Cow in the UK did the tattoos, Veal did the amputation, and her niece did her nails.

Comments

10 responses to “It’s a fine line between love and hat”

  1. X Avatar
    X

    WIN! 😀

  2. Kaitlyn Avatar
    Kaitlyn

    It took me a couple of minutes to understand the “High Four” thing.

  3. valy Avatar
    valy

    the “high four” tattoo is pure genius…made me laugh so hard…

  4. hatekill Avatar
    hatekill

    the second i met clare i high foured her, what a doll.

  5. Andrea Avatar
    Andrea

    i also loooove that her old tattoos now appear to spell ‘love hat’…

  6. Angilius Avatar
    Angilius

    Andrea, read the description honey 🙂 Do you really think the old tattoo said “Love haet” ?

  7. VEAL Avatar
    VEAL

    I could have got ‘Love and Hae’, but that would just be silly 😉 lol
    Bare in mind, the tattoos came years after the amputation, and my friends/family had been bending their finger down and high-fouring me long before I got the tattoo.
    I’m glad people get a laugh out of it, it makes me smile, thanks!
    ps. the second I met hatekill, I molested him, what a hottie 🙂 hahaha x

  8. Shoe Avatar
    Shoe

    haha. <3 veal. one of the first people i ever spoke to on iam! a while ago now. awesome tattoos love!

  9. VEAL Avatar
    VEAL

    I <3 you too, Shoe. I’ll never forget you helping me go up at my first suspension 🙂

  10. Andrei Avatar
    Andrei

    Where can I find a safe practitioner able to amputate four fingers on my left hand in Europe?

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