Brian Tagalong was born without arms. But that didn't 1 him from leading a normal life. The 2 young man believes he is the only certified tattoo(文身) artist without arms in the world.
A 3 of Honolulu, Brian moved with his family to Tucson. He had always shown an interest in drawing, and set his mind on becoming a 4 tattoo artist. Not many people gave him a chance, but he 5 improved his foot drawing skills and operated the tattoo gun with his 6 .
Brian's mother admitted that 7 him was not easy, but she always made it a(n) 8 to let him explore his options. "The day I gave birth to him, well, I was shocked, but we never hid him. I didn't 9 him in any way.'' And perhaps that's what gave him the 10 to achieve his dreams, 11 the very obvious absence of two limbs. "I was born without arms," he said. "But that has not 12 me down to pursue my dream."
At first, finding a shop that would 13 him proved a very difficult thing. He 14 many tattoo shops and got no calls back. He didn't give up; 15 , Brian finally ran his own shop. Brian used a(n) 16 technique to tattoo—he drew the design on clients' skin with one foot, 17 using the other to stretch the skin. And eventually his tattoos always turned out to get his clients' 18 .
Brian hopes his success will 19 others to follow their dreams bravely. Words and photos just don't do Brian Tagalong justice. You need to see him 20 to witness how he works only with his feet.
