Josetta

Josetta

they/them

Josetta, who is queer, trans and nonbinary, chose three tattoos from a collection of seven for the portrait, pieces that trace a circular story from first to most recent.

The oldest is a set of spirals on their left upper arm, representing their own face and body in a style that draws on ancient art and practice. Josetta designed it themselves and had it done around the age of nineteen or twenty by a friend from Greenham Common who was self-taught and learning the craft at the time, one of a group who got tattooed together that way during a predominantly lesbian retreat in Cornwall. An outline of Jamaica above their heart marks the heritage of their father, who was from the island, and the most recent is a nonbinary symbol on their neck.

Josetta is a yoga, mindfulness and wellbeing trainer working with LGBTQ, trans and nonbinary people, people of colour, and mental health service users, and is currently focused on doctoral research into equity, diversity and inclusion. They describe being Black, queer, nonbinary, intersex, autistic and having ADHD, and being part of and working with marginalised communities, as sources of joy and motivation. Their interest in mental health and wellbeing grew from managing their own mental health and discovering how much yoga, mindfulness and a healthy lifestyle helped.