Jessica Alba‘s identical to lots of common folks getting out of a protracted relationship … she’s making some massive life decisions — together with placing a everlasting artwork piece on her physique.

Daniel Winter — a preferred tattoo artist higher identified by the moniker Winterstone — tells TMZ … Jessica got here into his non-public West Los Angeles studio for a tattoo. Whereas Winterstone wasn’t presupposed to work that day, he got here in on his afternoon off to personally ink the star.

The actress obtained the quote “Life is transformation is life” tattooed on her arm in cursive … working from her wrist to proper round her elbow.

Mainly, Jessica’s new mantra is all about life revolving round change — and, she appears able to reside regardless of all the most important modifications in her life.

We’re informed Alba got here in with this specific tattoo concept, and Winterstone wrote it in a number of completely different fonts that she obtained to select from. The one tattooed on her physique was clearly her favourite.

Daniel says Jessica’s a really non secular particular person — which given the way in which she celebrated Kerry Washington‘s birthday is not completely a shock.

Winterstone has accomplished tattoos for different celebs too … like John Legend, Woman Gaga and Demi Lovato. We all know mutual mates launched Jessica and Winterstone — unclear in the event that they had been any of those Hollywood heavyweights.

As you already know, Jessica and her longtime husband Money Warren introduced they had been splitting final month … and she or he filed for divorce a number of weeks in the past. Regardless of not having a prenup, we’re informed the cut up is tremendous amicable.

BTW … our “TMZ on TV” crew talked all about Jessica’s tattoo on the present — and, they gave their trustworthy ideas on the tat.