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	Josh and Dayna Mayne are pictured with their daughter, Mylee. Josh's tattoo, a tribute to his grandfather, is at upper right. Dayna hopes to expand her leaf design tattoo down her back.

Canyon Lake Ink: Tattoos a lasting testimony to love of family

By Betsy Semmens
Columnist, The Friday Flyer

     Josh and Dayna Mayne, residents of Canyon Lake since 2007, have much in common that makes their marriage of five years such a success: a common love of off-roading, mutual adoration of 2-year-old daughter, Mylee, and a new-found appreciation of the art of tattoo.
     The Maynes are a tight-knit family who work and play together. Josh, 29, is employed as a mechanic at the family business, Temecula Valley Sheet Metal. Family time is spent off-roading and building off-road vehicles with his parents and in-laws. Dayna, 24, is a stay-at-home mom.
     Josh always knew he wanted a tattoo, but is glad he waited until just six months ago to get a tattoo in memory of his beloved grandfather, Ellis Nelson. Josh grew up at his grandfather's side, enjoying off-road racing and building engines and dirt bike jumps together. As a memorial to Gramps, Josh designed the 10-in. tattoo he proudly displays on the left side of his torso.
     Josh’s tattoo is an intricate, full-color design in shades of blue and grey, and depicts an engine and metal-working motif complete with a piston, two wrenches and a sparkplug. His grandfather’s name and his August 11, 1927 birth date flank each side of Josh’s tribute to the grandfather whose ashes are in a custom-made stainless steel urn on the family’s mantel.
     Josh plans to design and dedicate more tattoos to family members in the future: a horseshoe for his mother who loves horses, a sheet metal hammer for his father and a fish for his brother, an avid fisherman.
     Dayna got her first tattoo, a green four-leaf clover, as an 18th birthday gift from her parents. Her next tattoo was inspired by the tree leaves in some of the tattoo artist's Japanese artwork, and she was soon scheduling an appointment to adorn her upper back with a curving, colorful display of fall leaves.
     The original four-leaf clover at the base of her neck was worked into the design, and Dayna is thrilled with the natural and organic look of her tattoo. She hopes to continue the design down her back with curling vines and leaves.
     Dayna and Josh are looking forward to the moment Mylee is able to hold a crayon and write her name, because they both plan to have this exact image captured in matching tattoos: Dayna’s on her forearm and Josh’s on the back of his leg.
     For Josh and Dayna Mayne, a tattoo is more than art; it is a lasting testimony to the love of a family . . . past, present and future.
     Got ink? We are looking for more tattooed Canyon Lake residents who would like to share the stories behind their tattoos. Please e-mail The Friday Flyer at news@goldingpublications.com if you would like to be featured in this column.
     
     

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