BLVK Temple Tattoo artist Amy Cox remembered as a kind, talented and supportive friend

A Cairns tattoo artist who was killed in a devastating car crash has been remembered as an exceptionally talented and creative woman with maturity beyond her years.

Amy Cox, who died after a car crash in Kamerunga on Saturday, has been remembered by friends for her kind heart and creative talent. Picture: Supplied

A Cairns tattoo artist who was killed in a devastating car crash has been remembered as an exceptionally talented and creative woman with maturity beyond her years.

Amy Cox – who worked at BLVK Temple Tattoo in Cairns City, but lived in Atherton – died on Saturday, March 25, when her car struck a tree near the Stoney Creek Bridge about 3.30am.

She was just 20 years old.

Close friends gathered at a memorial in her memory in Kamerunga on Sunday.

Friend Kyla So Choy said she was devastated by Ms Cox’s death.

“I loved that girl so much. She had the most beautiful personality,” she said.

Amy Cox (centre) with her friends Kyla So Choy and Kayla Taifalos. Picture: Supplied

“We met in grade 5 … we shared so many memories. I was there with her family since the day she got here.

“Our high school teachers said she had a beautiful way of expressing her emotions through her art. As she got older, her art got so much better. She had the most driven mindset to accomplish her goals, to become a tattoo artist.

“She was very adventurous. She’d like to explore anywhere and everywhere. She wanted to visit every waterfall there was, and hike up every hill there was. She loved nature.”

Amy Cox (left) with her friends Hannah van der Veen and Kyla So Choy. Picture: Supplied

Sharnie Perrin remembered Ms Cox as the friend who kept her company through hard times.

“She was a little bit older than me. She’d take me out to bars and clubs because I didn’t have any friends and she didn’t want me to go alone,” Ms Perrin said.

“She taught me how to have fun. We’d go on late night drives and listen to music.

Amy Cox (right) with her friend Sharnie Perrin. Picture: Supplied

“I confided a lot in her. She was the most compassionate person I’d ever met. When I was sad, she was sad. She’d sit and cry with me. She’d hug me, even if she didn’t know what to say. She had this smell and feel to her that was so motherly and comforting.

“I got the call around 7.15am on Saturday … I just broke down crying.”

Holly Plant, another friend, said Ms Cox’s driven personality was remarkable and inspiring.

Amy Cox (left) with her friend Holly Plant. Picture: Supplied

“Amy was one of the most amazing tattoo artists I ever met. She picked things up so quickly. She worked so hard for everything she got. She was completely unbeatable,” Ms Plant said.

“She’d make everyone smile, no matter what the issue was. She was always there for everyone around her. Everyone she met, she became friends with straight away.”

Chantele Hosking described her friend as an example of radiance and resilience.

“She was a very strong independent girl,” Ms Hosking said.

“She was just so lovely. We used to rollerskate together when we were younger in the Tablelands.

The memorial built by Amy Cox's friends near the Kamerunga bridge where she died on Saturday. Picture: Supplied

“The easiest way to describe her was spontaneous, she just did things so randomly.

“The last time I saw her … we were out at the Attic. When she saw me from across the room she came sprinting and almost bowled me over, and just left her boyfriend on the dancefloor.

“She never whinged or complained about anything … she didn’t have a bad bone in her body.”

Ms Cox’s friends constructed a memorial in her memory near the crash site and mourned their friend until the early hours of Monday morning.

“We built a very big cross for a very small girl. We carved important things into it. We were there all day on Sunday and stayed until 1am,” Sharnie Perrin said.

Originally published as BLVK Temple Tattoo artist Amy Cox remembered as a kind, talented and supportive friend