Been on a mental vacation.....

But I've still been working, just not writing or posting pictures.

So last Friday I tattooed my friend Rob.  He picked a picture out of my portfolio that I hadn't tattooed yet and I redrew it to fit the inside of his bicep.  It's an old school tattoo and I only did the lining and was at work an hour late to get that accomplished.  But I'll be coloring it in on paper soon and then finishing it for him.  Learned how to hold the arm around behind it in order to tattoo it the right way, it made my left hand really tired.  I think I need to get one of those hand squeezing things to make my muscles stronger.

And then today I tattooed Tabatha, the couple that I posted a picture of before.  I was very nervous about this one, but it came out very nice.  Tattooing went ok, I lost my stencil on the girl almost immediately and wasn't happy about that, but was able to tattoo it from the picture I had drawn.

And next week I have another tattoo, JUST BREATHE.

Just Because....

I'm a tattoo artist doesn't mean that I know or should know all the meaning behind imagery.   That's the beauty of tattoos.  They can have a traditional meaning, but the meaning really lies in the mind of the wearer.  With that being said, you should probably look up the meanings of images you want and not decide against or for an image dependent on what the internet or a book says, but on what it means to you.

Oh boy! I think I've bitten off more than I can chew!

So I went out to lunch with a friend of mine from high school.  We hadn't seen each other in a few years and figured we'd catch up.  We discussed a lot of things, but of course my tattooing came up.  She showed me the few pieces she's gotten done by a specific artist, and said that she'd be interested in getting work from me. 


The artists name is Kurt Halsey and he does these really cute, whimsical, romantic, drawings.  That's the best way I can describe them.  So she has fire flies and a bat done from another shop.

Very cute and nice coloring from what I can see.  She's interested in getting one of the couples that he's drawn with a city sky line behind them.  As well as the zebra and blue bird.

 

So I guess we're doing the couple with the city scape behind them first across either her upper or lower back.   I'm definitely nervous and rightfully should be.  We're looking at $150.   

Pats suggestion to me was to copy the picture as many times as I can in three weeks before the appointment.  So I have it all printed out and that's gonna be my homework every week at least 4 times a week, so I should have 12 copies before I go to tattoo it.  Wish me luck!