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My new tattoo: a work in progress
Sep/20/08 16:16
So I have had an idea for awhile that I
wanted to get Sapphira’s hand over my
heart, but I wanted it to be like
paleolithic cave art. I think of this as
some of the first graffiti. It’s just a way
of leaving a mark and saying, “Yeah, I was
here.” I really liked the idea of having
Sapphira’s hand over my heart in that
spirit. I searched the internet for
examples and came up with these:
As far as I understand it, the artist would fill up his mouth with some pigment, put his hand against the wall, and spray the pigment through a reed or straw around his hand. “Why are you assuming the artist is male?” Because women actually do productive things with their time.
So I have wanted this tattoo for awhile, but my impulsiveness got the best of me, and I didn’t really research local tattoo shops very well. I just dropped in, pics in hand and with a photocopy of Sapphira’s hand.
This is what I ended up with:
The problems are obvious. And this is after I told the guy once that I wanted to feather out the edges more and that I wanted it rounder, like someone sprayed it from their mouth. Now, he had the same pictures in his hand that I have included here. But the image below shows me that this isn’t the guy that I want to finish the job. He asked me three times to “Look at it. I think we’re pretty much done.” I kept trying to explain that I wanted it to spread out and fade on the edges, and he just wasn’t getting it. I finally gave up, made a few phone calls, and found an artist who totally understands what I’m looking for and can help. Unfortunately, they can’t work on it until the work I have done is healed. It’s fixable, and the first guy did a decent job of getting it dark along the inside line, but it will take some work to get it right.
So, kids, when you’re going to get a PERMANENT piece of art INDELIBLY imprinted on your body, slow down, take a breath and do a little research. Don’t go walking into the first strip-mall joint that is a thinly-veiled excuse for selling drug paraphernalia that you find. Ask around, do a little googling, look at their galleries and make an informed decision. Here’s the place that will be fixing my tattoo: Lucky Bamboo.
As far as I understand it, the artist would fill up his mouth with some pigment, put his hand against the wall, and spray the pigment through a reed or straw around his hand. “Why are you assuming the artist is male?” Because women actually do productive things with their time.
So I have wanted this tattoo for awhile, but my impulsiveness got the best of me, and I didn’t really research local tattoo shops very well. I just dropped in, pics in hand and with a photocopy of Sapphira’s hand.
This is what I ended up with:
The problems are obvious. And this is after I told the guy once that I wanted to feather out the edges more and that I wanted it rounder, like someone sprayed it from their mouth. Now, he had the same pictures in his hand that I have included here. But the image below shows me that this isn’t the guy that I want to finish the job. He asked me three times to “Look at it. I think we’re pretty much done.” I kept trying to explain that I wanted it to spread out and fade on the edges, and he just wasn’t getting it. I finally gave up, made a few phone calls, and found an artist who totally understands what I’m looking for and can help. Unfortunately, they can’t work on it until the work I have done is healed. It’s fixable, and the first guy did a decent job of getting it dark along the inside line, but it will take some work to get it right.
So, kids, when you’re going to get a PERMANENT piece of art INDELIBLY imprinted on your body, slow down, take a breath and do a little research. Don’t go walking into the first strip-mall joint that is a thinly-veiled excuse for selling drug paraphernalia that you find. Ask around, do a little googling, look at their galleries and make an informed decision. Here’s the place that will be fixing my tattoo: Lucky Bamboo.
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