My tattoo is a quote from Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse-Five. It is on Billy Pilgrim’s tombstone to reflect back on how he feels about life. The quote is both ironic and optimistic and that’s why I love it. I got it done on my 18th Birthday (12/30/11) at Virginia Beach Ink by Nikki. It’s the first of many more to come.
Edward Scissorhands has been my favourite film for as long as I can remember and I’ve been wanting this tattoo for a few years now, I couldn’t be any happier with the outcome! I’m completely in love with it :D
Done by Mick at Shades Of Gray in Hitchin, Hertfordshire
This is my new tattoo. I had been thinking about getting a swallow tattoo for years, but I never found the right artist or the right spot. I got it done by Jota, at the Siha Tattoo Studio in Barcelona, Spain.
When my mom was a kid she was poor and every winter they were afraid they would die. Every time they saw a swallow that meant they survived for another winter and spring was coming. I love the old school tattoo style and I always wanted to get a swallow, but the old school american tattoos with swallows often look asymmetrical and without any proportion so I got a neo traditional one instead.
The watch is about my dad’s passion and job. If you check closer you’ll see actual needles because my granny was a tailor. The ink means knowledge.
PS: That is my upper leg!
This is my third tattoo. It was done by Randy at Tattoo U. I got this tattoo to help remind me of the best year of my life.
Swastika with Dotwork Lotus Mandala @ Immortal Tattoos, Singapore
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Maori Emblem with Coloured Dot Works @ Immortal Tattoos, Singapore
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A lyric from a song by The Beatles.
My grandpa passed when I was about 7 years old, and the one memory I have of him was when I visited him when I was about 5 and we were driving around in his old pick up truck and this song came on the radio. He told me that it was one of his favorite songs by them and that every time he heard it, it would remind him of me and that time we spent together. That was the last time I saw him, and that memory always stuck with me.
It’s my first tattoo and i’m absolutely in love with it. :)
my crowned skull.
done by Alan Tattoo in Porto Alegre, Brasil.
My sisters lotus flower tattoo, on her lower left leg. She got it to go as a matching pair with her tribal butterfly on the other leg. She keeps whining about it, but it looks fantastic! Done by Brian at Old Anchor Tattoo in Battle Creek, MI.
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Gypsy johnson killing it again
Nocturnal Tattoo Club Bournemouth
This is my newest tattoo, a black metal goat head! Clay McCay from Anonymous Tattoo, in Savannah Georgia designed and tattooed this lovey goat. We also made a time-lapse video of the second session, check it out http://youtu.be/-D6_xtsBwnA
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I’ve been wanting to get this tattoo done for a awhile, but didn’t tell anyone about it. Throughout middle school and high school I had really low self-esteem. I didn’t think I was smart, attractive, or important. I would stay with guys that weren’t nice to me and let them treat me like shit. Over the past year I feel like I have grown up so much, and this tattoo reminds me that I am worthy of love, respect, happiness, and so much more.
Done by Erik at Ikon Tattoo in Boise, Idaho.
my father and i chose to get this as our matching tattoo for father’s day. it’s one of his favorite tv shows, and as a theme i have always gotten him something gir-related as gifts for holidays. done by Marco Aguero at Permanent Skin Art, Saint Paul, MN.
This is my William Blake inspired hour glass tattoo.This year I took a British Literature course in college and there was a large emphasis on William Blake. I fell in love with the complexity of his writing, especially what is presented in Auguries of Innocence. I knew that I wanted the quote and the hourglass, and this is what my artist came up with.
This is my third and largest tattoo. It took around 3.5 hours to complete (although I still need to return for some minor touch ups).
This was done by Amber Vail, at Studio 66 in Porterville, CA
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This is my first tattoo that I got back in April from Dave at Tainted Skin in Crown Point, Indiana. He did it far more amazing than I could have ever imagined. This line comes from the band Greeley Estates song ‘Let The Evil Go East’. In the song he’s unsure about if God really exists and he wants to believe despite what others have told him, but he seems to be having trouble because he can’t physically see him so he asks for a sign to prove he’s actually up there. He then asks for help with his problems because he’s full of sin, there’s evil inside him and he wants to be a better man so he’s reaching out for God to help him so when God answers ‘Cover your eyes, forget what you see. Go west young man, let the evil go east’ (Which comes from Psalm 103:12- ‘As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.’ And that translates as far as the east is from the west - as far as possible; as far as we can imagine. So far hath he removed our transgressions from us - That is, he has put them entirely away. They are so removed that they cannot affect us any more. We are safe from all condemnation for our sins, as if they had not been committed at all.) Its just what he needs to know that God does indeed exist and know that he’s listening. For me the message behind my tattoo means a lot. I was brought up in a family who are very strong believers who would tell me their beliefs but it confused me. Don’t get me wrong I’ve always believed in God, but I’ve been unsure at times in my life because of different things happening out of anyones control just like others I’m sure, so I could relate to the meaning behind the song. Since I’ve gotten older and can understand better, there have been problems and obstacles I have overcome in life that I know its been God helping me out and listening to my prayers because there is just simply no other way. Getting this tattoo was not only a dedication to my favorite band and quote but also to remind myself that no matter what, through good or bad that God is always with me helping me out along my journey in life.
