[navre]

navre on 20060212 um 1940 Uhr #493

So I thought I would start a new thread….I mean why not….so I don an ange old one that may or may not be dreaded…..

Most people ” being society” thinks that most of us have or are part of the tattooed freak parade, this may or may not be true but what I am curious to know is of those of us who have them what they mean to you. ie why you got them in the first place.

Me personaly, mine are an expression of not only my religon but if one can decifer them a map of who I am. Each one lets some one in on a specific secret about me. but as with any good book one must know how to read it and unfortunetly I am not about to provide a codex lol, but i will say this I have all the tattoo’s I planed on getting since i was a small kid my brother can attest to this. plus a few more thou each new one has expanded on the idea of expressing who I am as well as a few other little things….

anyways enough ranting just curious as to the rest of your guys’ thoughts……

[lovewithdiamonds]

lovewithdiamonds on 20060213 um 1457 Uhr #4309

i have two – getting more soon… both birthday presents from my mother…first one is a red tree frog with green eyes, sitting on a piece of bamboo – its on the inside of the curve of my left hip…. when i was a baby i used to sleep with my legs and arms tucked under me, like a tree frog…so i was my mom’s lil tree frog – extra-cheese i know…. but i love my frog…
i have a free hand design that streches fro mmy navel to just under my panties…i love it, its sexy… more soon to come…very soon…

[thecountess]

thecountess on 20060214 um 1438 Uhr #4310

I have 5 total so far. All of mine were carefully created all originals. I couldn’t bare the thought of someone else having my mantras. I even made the tattoo guy destroy the designs afterwards. My first and most prized tattoo is my ancestors cross. It signifies the service and devotion to Romania during the seige by the Ottoman Empire. Later it became a symbol of devotion to the Knights Templar and the Crusades . The other ones are spiritual and help remind me of the light and dark forces in the univerrse. All of mine are black work I plan to get one on my back which might have color added to it. My back design has morphed as the years have gone by I can never decide on a specfic design. Anyone in Seattle area know of a excellent place to get a tattoo? I am looking for someone that is open minded and open spiritually as well. I believe that you must have absolute trust in your artist and that the artist must be well grounded so no negativity will go into the piece. I am very strict on that. Would love to find someone that could do my back piece.

[navre]

navre on 20060215 um 0036 Uhr #4311

ahh another avid collector of “religious” tattoo’s of all the work comming out of seattle and in published works those being the ones i never miss off the news stand flash tattoo flash and tattoo international. slave to the needle to the needle comes to mind most often id have to paruse a mag or two to find the add that lists the address but im shure a locla phone book or two has them however if your interested in a tattoer who has an alternative relgious path and willing to drive to missiouri ” I will be doing so only because I started my sleeves with this guy and dont feel the need to let something like a state or two get in the way of not only a damn good artist but a now good friend I can point to an excelent guy. he is the sole artistic force behind my sleeves all free hand based on crapy sketches i drew up and chats about the image and feel i was trying to convey. ” that being said good luck and if all else fails pick up a few tat mags get some shop adresses and just go in to talk to an artist after all you have to have a repor with the guy first…but that is just my thought on the idea….

[lovewithdiamonds]

lovewithdiamonds on 20060215 um 1456 Uhr #4312

tattoos are no longer frowned upon as much as they used to be…annoyingly enough its becoming more and more fashionable to be inked….. one of my girl friends nagged me for months to get her an appointment with my tattoo artist – when i eventuallly gave in and organised her a sitting all she had done was a tiny (and i mean tiny) gemini symbol on her lower back – i mean come on! (oh and she just about cried from the ‘pain’)….. why waste my time and the tattooist’s on something so unecessary?