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^well two years in a row, never did get to see that artist at that conference. but since then i have acquired two very beautiful pieces by someone from NC and someone from cali. both were traveling to texas and i found them through instagram beforehand. there are so many people on IG i've fallen in love with and kind of want to become a "tattoourist". next person while i'm in seattle this summer is based in portland too. hoping to go down for a few days while on my trip. her style is very similar to the girl above. (https://instagram.com/onholliday/)
here are my two new ones:
this one is a memorial for my cousin patrick. it involves a funny memory with lobsters. haha
i love the flowers! I've been telling myself for awhile now that when I hit a certain milestone in my weightloss, I would get a tattoo. I've always wanted one just never committed to the idea and I've worked so hard and I'm ready now. I've been looking at everything online but your flowers are WOW! Best I've seen!!!
i love the flowers! I've been telling myself for awhile now that when I hit a certain milestone in my weightloss, I would get a tattoo. I've always wanted one just never committed to the idea and I've worked so hard and I'm ready now. I've been looking at everything online but your flowers are WOW! Best I've seen!!!
thank you!
i cannot recommend instagram enough. it was through that i stumbled upon both of these women and was so lucky that the one who did the flowers was doing a guest spot at a shop right down from my house last year. instagram is basically an online portfolio and you can see right away if you like someone's work. i knew i trusted jenn. i showed her a few pictures of things i liked from other artists and then she just free drew the flowers on with a sharpie. i am still in love with them and would for sure love to get something else from her. good luck, you deserve it!
Scrolling through this thread & surprised I never shared. My photo from the chair, 22 Nov 2011, a week into collecting Recall Walker signatures:
I thought I was out of the woods when I made it into my 30s without ink. When I first turned 18 I had contemplated getting the Rebel Alliance logo, but didn't. I like to think of this as a nonfiction equivalent.
This is the start of my second one. Doing a sleeve. The theme is based on my favorite poem. Robert Frost - The Road Not Taken. I am going to have symbols of life experiences worked into the design from my tattoo artist. I still have a long way to go.
One question I have, for those of you with memorial tattoos: I understand the motivation... but what informed your decisions on design? How did you come to get the commemorative ink you got?
I lost the best friend I'll probably ever have to suicide in March of 13. Thought about getting a tattoo for him before I even buried him, but promised myself I'd wait a year to avoid any rushed, regrettable decisions made permanent.
(That approach would've probably resulted in an homage to his own rainbow-colored Phish logo tat, modified instead with his name Phil... didn't feel quite right, so I was glad for my moratorium.)
I like EAP's approach with the inside joke lobster, but in my case the inside joke that comes to mind (and best laugh of my life) makes for wholly inappropriate source material.
So I'm past the second anniversary of his passing and feel like I'm slacking on this front. Had it on the back burner until a month-ish ago, when the time finally came to dispose of all his earthly possessions. I made sure to wind up with an item with his signature on it, with this purpose in mind. I'm considering just going with that, perhaps with birth/death dates, but my gut still tells me I can maybe do better.
Enough rambling backstory from me... I'd appreciate hearing from those of you with memorial tattoos about how you made your decision.
One question I have, for those of you with memorial tattoos: I understand the motivation... but what informed your decisions on design? How did you come to get the commemorative ink you got?
I lost the best friend I'll probably ever have to suicide in March of 13. Thought about getting a tattoo for him before I even buried him, but promised myself I'd wait a year to avoid any rushed, regrettable decisions made permanent.
(That approach would've probably resulted in an homage to his own rainbow-colored Phish logo tat, modified instead with his name Phil... didn't feel quite right, so I was glad for my moratorium.)
I like EAP's approach with the inside joke lobster, but in my case the inside joke that comes to mind (and best laugh of my life) makes for wholly inappropriate source material.
So I'm past the second anniversary of his passing and feel like I'm slacking on this front. Had it on the back burner until a month-ish ago, when the time finally came to dispose of all his earthly possessions. I made sure to wind up with an item with his signature on it, with this purpose in mind. I'm considering just going with that, perhaps with birth/death dates, but my gut still tells me I can maybe do better.
Enough rambling backstory from me... I'd appreciate hearing from those of you with memorial tattoos about how you made your decision.
My grandparents both passed away at the end of 2013, so I decided to do a tribute tattoo to them. I picked a piece of art that my grandfather send to my grandmother while stationed in Japan. The got married and he was shipped to Japan the next day. He would send love letters to her once a month with custom drawings. The design I picked was the last one that he sent her when stationed there and had aspects that I love. I allowed the tattoo artist to have creative freedom while keeping within the feel of the original artwork. I still have lots to do left, but the basic outline is there. I just haven't had money since getting the line-work done, due to leaving my SO of 13 years, moving on my own and getting my life back on track. But, this year is the year of finishing it.
One question I have, for those of you with memorial tattoos: I understand the motivation... but what informed your decisions on design? How did you come to get the commemorative ink you got?
I lost the best friend I'll probably ever have to suicide in March of 13. Thought about getting a tattoo for him before I even buried him, but promised myself I'd wait a year to avoid any rushed, regrettable decisions made permanent.
(That approach would've probably resulted in an homage to his own rainbow-colored Phish logo tat, modified instead with his name Phil... didn't feel quite right, so I was glad for my moratorium.)
I like EAP's approach with the inside joke lobster, but in my case the inside joke that comes to mind (and best laugh of my life) makes for wholly inappropriate source material.
So I'm past the second anniversary of his passing and feel like I'm slacking on this front. Had it on the back burner until a month-ish ago, when the time finally came to dispose of all his earthly possessions. I made sure to wind up with an item with his signature on it, with this purpose in mind. I'm considering just going with that, perhaps with birth/death dates, but my gut still tells me I can maybe do better.
Enough rambling backstory from me... I'd appreciate hearing from those of you with memorial tattoos about how you made your decision.
my cousin patrick died in 2013 in an ATV accident. he was 20. my cousins are the closest things i have to brothers and sisters. i knew i wanted to get something for him, but i did not want it to be sad. one time when our family went to telluride over nye, patrick was around 7. he was a really picky eater at the time, but we had a fancy dinner and he tried lobster tail. he ended up eating at least 3 or 4. he was so skinny and little, it was always a fun memory. sometimes if other people tell the story it gets exaggerated to 6 or 7, which i love.
i would recommend getting something specific to your friend and perhaps letting an artist you trust have some freedom with it. i didn't want something obvious people would be asking about all the time too.
One question I have, for those of you with memorial tattoos: I understand the motivation... but what informed your decisions on design? How did you come to get the commemorative ink you got?
I lost the best friend I'll probably ever have to suicide in March of 13. Thought about getting a tattoo for him before I even buried him, but promised myself I'd wait a year to avoid any rushed, regrettable decisions made permanent.
(That approach would've probably resulted in an homage to his own rainbow-colored Phish logo tat, modified instead with his name Phil... didn't feel quite right, so I was glad for my moratorium.)
I like EAP's approach with the inside joke lobster, but in my case the inside joke that comes to mind (and best laugh of my life) makes for wholly inappropriate source material.
So I'm past the second anniversary of his passing and feel like I'm slacking on this front. Had it on the back burner until a month-ish ago, when the time finally came to dispose of all his earthly possessions. I made sure to wind up with an item with his signature on it, with this purpose in mind. I'm considering just going with that, perhaps with birth/death dates, but my gut still tells me I can maybe do better.
Enough rambling backstory from me... I'd appreciate hearing from those of you with memorial tattoos about how you made your decision.
One of my best friends, Marin, died of an OD in January 2012. I have known her since she was like 10 because she was friends with my best friend's little sister. So the three of them, Kirsten, Paige and Marin, were just always around and the three of them became like my little sisters. Kirsten and Paige have both gotten/are getting tattoos for her. Paige got her initials inside an infinity symbol on her clavicle. Kirsten wants to get a lily blooming out of a bean. (Marin's nickname was Bean and her favorite flower is a lily.) Paige has said that she loves her tattoo but wishes she would've gotten it in a different spot because people constantly ask her what it means or who's initials they are and why she has it. She said it is really hard on her sometimes to be constantly reminded of it and having to explain it all the time.
My uncle died in November and instead of saying "I love you" he always said "TQM", which is short for Te Quiero Mucho (I love you in spanish). After he died I found out I was the only person he said this to, so my next tattoo is going to be TQM. I have no idea what font I want it in or where I want it or how or anything. But I know I'm going to get it, and I know it's going to be somewhere that I won't have to explain it all the time.
So just think of things like that. Something that reminds you of him, something that he used to say or do that you can translate into artwork. A nickname or something similar. Whatever you get for your friend is going to mean something to you and I highly doubt that whatever you decide on you'll regret.
Simplicity is actually what has me drawn to his signature... you'd be surprised at some of the things my Fist On The Wrist has been confused with.
On one end, it's been mistakenly associated with both Green Day's American Idiot and Metallica's St. Anger.
On the other end, I actually once had a conversation which went like this: Guy: What is that, a Black Power fist? Me: No... wait, WHAT? Guy: Oh, sorry... White Power?
So, yeah, I've got an aversion to ambiguity in subsequent ink. This informs why I'm not so big on the Phish logo with his name instead.
I'm also tempted to keep my ink restricted to black & red, White Stripes style. His signature could fit that. Not to mention another contender, Bucky Badger.
New ink coming soon-ish, stay tuned-ish. A music-themed tattoo, to commemorate a very special day in my life.
For those who have seen my other tattoo, you should know I don't exactly do small pieces.
Update: after much deliberation, I've settled on an artist and emailed to book a consultation. I've been fleshing out the idea for six months, and finally feel it is time to dip into that rainy day fund. This might sound weird, but it's now getting to the point where I'm starting to feel a bit naked without it.
And among many other gems in my chosen artist's portfolio was this little number that made me think of LoveLuckLaughter straight up slothin' it on the beach at OBH:
New ink coming soon-ish, stay tuned-ish. A music-themed tattoo, to commemorate a very special day in my life.
For those who have seen my other tattoo, you should know I don't exactly do small pieces.
Update: after much deliberation, I've settled on an artist and emailed to book a consultation. I've been fleshing out the idea for six months, and finally feel it is time to dip into that rainy day fund. This might sound weird, but it's now getting to the point where I'm starting to feel a bit naked without it.
And among many other gems in my chosen artist's portfolio was this little number that made me think of LoveLuckLaughter straight up slothin' it on the beach at OBH:
who is the artist? it looks similar to a girl i like in australia named tilly dee. there are quite a few great ones out there i follow on IG, including emily rose murray (she is probably one of the best in the world IMO).
Update: after much deliberation, I've settled on an artist and emailed to book a consultation. I've been fleshing out the idea for six months, and finally feel it is time to dip into that rainy day fund. This might sound weird, but it's now getting to the point where I'm starting to feel a bit naked without it.
And among many other gems in my chosen artist's portfolio was this little number that made me think of LoveLuckLaughter straight up slothin' it on the beach at OBH:
who is the artist? it looks similar to a girl i like in australia named tilly dee. there are quite a few great ones out there i follow on IG, including emily rose murray (she is probably one of the best in the world IMO).
The artist is Lauren Winzer from Hunter and Fox Tattoo in Sydney. At the moment it's between her and another guy across town who's got a darker but more realistic vibe. I've got a consultation with him tomorrow - wish me luck!
I like Tilly Dee and really love Emily Rose Murray... and of course, she's in Melbourne. Why must all the best nightclubs / restaurants / tattooists / etc. be in Melbs? Someday, one day, I shall call it my actual home and not just my spiritual one...
Hey guys, as an introduction this is my first post on inforoo and 2015 will be my second Bonnaroo!! I love tattoos and only have two, but I have plans for more in the future.
Back story for the first tattoo...I am one of 4 surviving quintuplets (5 born at once, 4 survived). On our 18th birthday myself and my siblings got this tattoo in memory of our sister, Erin, who we never new (she passed at 3 months of age). The 3 on the ribbon represents Erin's birth order number, and the 5 in the upper corner represents my birth order number, I'm the baby of the family..The tattoo is on my right shoulder blade, and this picture was taken immediately after the artist finished.
My second tattoo is a recent addition. I got this tattoo about 2 months ago to symbolize my love of travel and in a way it also serves as a reminder to never settle and always pursue the things I love. This one is on my right forearm. I got the tattoo in Limerick, Ireland where I am currently studying (until May 21st) so it also serves as a souvenir for this trip.
Ohmyjeezalou guys and gals I'll be able to afford to touch up all three of my tattoos this Oct/Nov and then I can start finally gettin' ready to work on my fourth!
It was the middle of my first semester of music college and I had begun doubting myself somewhat - comparing myself too much to people who had perfect pitch, or who had been playing piano since age four. Then I saw The Stones on a vinyard in the Hunter Valley - a concert that very nearly didn't happen at all. Hanging Rock was cancelled twice, and I only bought this ticket on a whim, figuring I could easily sell it if needed (which I nearly did). Everything about that night was nothing short of a complete affirmation of purpose. It just felt like something I was meant to see and experience in this lifetime. For every time I wished I could have experienced Woodstock or CBGBs, or seen The Clash or Pink Floyd, this felt every bit as magical. The way everything fell together when it nearly fell apart multiple times - as it had for my dad back in the mid-60s, as it had for my cousins and cousins-in-law the week before - I will never forget that night, and the way it made me feel so alive.
I got a traditional Thai sak yant this past Saturday.
For those who don't know - these are done by hand using a big metal rod with a needle on the end. They're done by monks and then blessed afterwards. The sak yant was traditionally given to warriors as a way to protect them in battle. They're believed to hold magical powers (hence the blessing from the monk), and there is a set of rules to follow in order to preserve the blessing.
Depending on what form of Buddhism you follow Ganesha can have a few different meanings. Very generally speaking he is believed to bring good fortune. More specifically he is the Creator/Destroyer of Obstacles. His aim is to both create obstacles to challenge you, and also to remove obstacles. The script surrounding him is a Pali incantation in Khmer language.
That woodcut scene is gorgeous. Glad you posted the pic up here, didn't get a good chance to really appreciate it on Snapchat!
Thanks man, you've no idea how pumped I am to have it after lusting over this style on various artist's IG pages for the past few months. The guy who did it absolutely killed it.
I already replied in snapchat, on Facebook, and now here. I absolutely love both of these. So unique and interesting! What was the process in deciding on these two pieces, how did you find the artist, and how much did you have to do with the design?
I already replied in snapchat, on Facebook, and now here. I absolutely love both of these. So unique and interesting! What was the process in deciding on these two pieces, how did you find the artist, and how much did you have to do with the design?
Well the cardinal I got done while I was back in the U.S. visiting last month. I wanted to get something about Kentucky done, the guy who ended up doing it I knew from my circle of friends in Louisville. He had done pieces for quite a few people I know and he' pretty rad. I told him anything Kentucky-related and he drew up the geometric cardinal. After that all it took was a few minor changes from his original drawing and then an hour-long session while I was visiting Louisville.
The woodprint one was kind of just luck. I love the style and have been wanting something like that done for a while, but I couldn't find anyone in Bangkok who could do it. Just happened that one of the more popular shops here had a guest artist this past weekend who does killer line work, so I sent him a few pictures I liked and he came up with the design. Was originally gonna go on my leg but decided on arm last minute. Took right around 3 hours to do?
That woodcut scene is gorgeous. Glad you posted the pic up here, didn't get a good chance to really appreciate it on Snapchat!
Thanks man, you've no idea how pumped I am to have it after lusting over this style on various artist's IG pages for the past few months. The guy who did it absolutely killed it.
What's that style called? It has this almost fairy tale quality to it, I could see it as a beautiful illustration in a book.
Thanks man, you've no idea how pumped I am to have it after lusting over this style on various artist's IG pages for the past few months. The guy who did it absolutely killed it.
What's that style called? It has this almost fairy tale quality to it, I could see it as a beautiful illustration in a book.
but since then i have acquired two very beautiful pieces by someone from NC and someone from cali. both were traveling to texas and i found them through instagram beforehand. there are so many people on IG i've fallen in love with and kind of want to become a "tattoourist". next person while i'm in seattle this summer is based in portland too. hoping to go down for a few days while on my trip. her style is very similar to the girl above. (https://instagram.com/onholliday/)
