A woman has been accused of worshipping the devil because her body is covered with tattoos.
Sarah Castillo has 85% of her body inked and had her first tattoo at the age of 14.
She spent £14,000 on nine body modification procedures including breast implants and rhinoplasty.
The 28-year-old, aka Sarah Sabbath, is a tattoo artist and model from El Paso in Texas, US.
She also has her ears pointed, eyes tattooed, forehead scarification, some big gauge punched holes in her nostrils, labret and dahlia piercings, forehead and breast implants and a rhinoplasty.
The transformation has cost her around £14,000 leading to her being accused of satanism.
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mdwfeatures/SarahCastillo)From a young age Sarah was creative with her clothes or how she styled her hair and loved anything artistic.
The fascination with unique looks inspired Sarah's transformation and it all started innocently enough when she got her little brother's name tattooed on her back at the tender age of 14.
Her mother is a very religious person and to this day she does not like Sarah's alternative look, especially since people assume she is satanic.
People assume because of her alternative look that she is into the dark arts but Satanism is a religious practice and one that Sarah does not subscribe to.
Sarah knows her look draws attention, unfortunately it is not always the positive kind.
She said: “I feel like the whole look is pretty captivating, because it is really extreme.
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mdwfeatures/SarahCastillo)“People will look at me and not really know how to hide their reactions. Some people do and some don’t.
“It really just is hit or miss. But I truly appreciate the people who come up to me and tell me they love my look. It’s the sweetest.
“I like when people tell me I look like a fairy or a princess from a fictional movie. I think that’s a very flattering comment.
“Or that they wouldn’t like me normal, that they feel this is me. Because it’s true I wouldn’t be me without my unique look. I do have a unique personality to go with it.
“I get positive and negative feedback, some people think I’m super cool and some people think I’m disgusting.
“People assume I’m satanic or mean and I'm not. I really don’t care if people like me or don’t.
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mdwfeatures/SarahCastillo)“I’ve heard in satanism you worship yourself but strangers believe I worship the devil because of my look.
"I am not a devil worshiper or a satanist and I do not understand people casting such judgements purely based on how I look.
“As far as I am aware satanism is a kind of religion and it is not one that I practice but because I look different from what people expect they think it is okay to call me names like that.
“It does hurt when it’s people close to you that judge you for being different but I also know everyone has different mindsets.
“My mother is really religious so she still, to this day, really doesn’t agree with my look. But she also knows I do have a legit job in the industry and I am a very kind person so she just accepts me.
“They don’t agree with it but I’ve been hard headed and wild since a child so they know I won’t just do as I’m told.
“My friends have always known me as crazy, so they aren’t even surprised anymore. They honestly are just always curious about the healing process.”
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mdwfeatures/SarahCastillo)Sarah now works in the modification industry and she wants to inspire others to be themselves and express themselves through the art they can wear on their body.
“I have always just been fascinated with unique looks,” said Sarah.
“I am also kind of an adrenaline junky so doing extreme things is a huge part of me.
“I was always different before the tattoos and modifications, it was more my style or hair, small things but I’ve always loved being artistic in any way possible.
“I do feel I am more myself now than before because my tattoos and modifications have made me feel comfortable and more confident.”
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mdwfeatures/SarahCastillo)Her body modification journey began with her baby brothers name “Jose” on her back and she has not looked back.
“I got my baby brother's name on my back when I was 14 and that started my journey with modification. I am 28 now so it has been 14 years of modification,” she said.
“I actually just got my stomach tattoo done. It's called a blast over and it’s been really painful healing.
“You always end up kind of regretting it while you're healing because it makes normal activities difficult.
“I would say the most painful modification I have ever had was either my ear pointing or the implants.
“I have a lot of tattoos, right now I am 85 percent covered. I have black work, biomechanical, new traditional, realism, all different styles of tattoos.
“I also have my ears pointed, my eyes tattooed, forehead scarification, some big gauge punched holes in my nostrils and labret and dahlia piercings, implants on my forehead and breasts, and I also had a rhinoplasty.
“Some mods have not cost me but I know it’s over £14,000.”
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mdwfeatures/SarahCastillo)Sarah wants to encourage others to embrace what makes them unique and not feel ashamed to flaunt it.
She said: “I just want people to know it’s okay to be yourself. Do whatever makes you happy. We only live once. And of course be kind.
“If modification will help you express yourself, just always do research on who you go to.
“Be sure you're really ready because it’s a life changing experience and if you are thinking of being as modded as I am know it comes with baggage.”