Tattoos are a very individal thing to me. They are creations, master pieces, works of art..... but no matter what style or image a person has on them... they are a deeper explination of that person. They tell you a story of a certain event, time in one's life, something that is very much liked by that person. It gives us insight into their world, personality, style and most importantly their creativity. There are all kinds of reasons people get tattoos... and then there are those that just get drunk, put no thought into it.... and do it for the hell of it.... Either way they tell us something....they are unique to that certain person and they are everlasting....permanent reminders of the life we lived. So with that being said here is my story.
So my first tattoo ever was a small butterfly on my lower right side of my back. I was 14....I wanted to be cool.... and I made my sister take me with her when she got hers. I was scared and excited.... but I chose something small and girly, that I knew I would never get sick of. It is one of those tattoos that I am not sure I put much thought into... but it is also one of those tattoos that means the most to me because it was the start to my ink obsession.... it was the start to my marking my body with art.
My second tattoo I put a little more thought into. I got it when I was 17. I convinced my mom to get a tattoo and sign for me to get my second when I went with her. I choose a chameleon. I tend to change my look at least once a month. I get tired looking the same for too long....and I love to do new things with my hair and experiment with color. I am a huge makeup person and love to play with my look. So what better then an animal that basically is this exact replica in an animal form. An animal that adapts to its environment and changes depending on its mood and the colors around it.
My third tattoo I got shortly after my brother totaled his car. I have never been a religous person, like I do not even go to churtch. But one night my brother was driving home and hit a deer, flipped his camero and ended up in the hospital. I got a call from my mom and sis telling me this. They assured me he was fine... just ripped a tendon in his arm, from it falling out the window when the car flipped. But it kinda shook me up. I realized real quickly that nothing is ever certain, nothing is forever and you have to have faith in something. So I got a tattoo on my middle upper back to always remind me that when I am down and things arent going right... if you just have faith in things... sometimes things work out how they are supposed to and turn out positive. This also was the first tattoo that I signed for myself. I was 19.
My fouth tattoo I drew myself.... I knew I wanted something girly and I was always drawing fairies in my spare time. I dont know why I had a obsesson with them... I just always thought they were neat..... mystical, magical creatures that were half human half butterfly. They were feminine and soft and they were elegant and always moved with grace. So I got a small one I drew tatted on me.
My foot tattoo again was drawn by me.... it may seem pretty simple... but there is a certain number of flowers on the vine. Each flower represents a certain person in my life that is very important and will always be very important in my life. Funny story with this one... it was super hard to sit still while getting this one inked..... I kept jerking and at one point kicked him in his face... no joke. I felt horrible... he laughed cause it was pretty funny.
My rib tat was my first tattoo I decided go big or go home... no more little wussy tats. No more one hour sittings.... I was going big and I was determined to sit there as long as it took. The guy thought I was nuts for putting my first big tattoo on my ribs... but I thought it looked really neat there and we both were surprised by how long I sat. It only took two sittings... both were about 4 hours.
This particular fairy is an Amy Brown Fairy. Her artwork always inspires me.....and I choose this certain fairy because I felt as pretty and beautiful as the fairy was... the fire represented whats hidden and inside. I got this because I am super stubburn and hard headed... I am fiesty and I felt the fire represented that. I may like to be girly and get dolled up and be pretty.... but I get hot tempered pretty quickly.
I am a November baby! I am a scorpio through and through. I am not even lying when I tell you I was born with almost every single scorpio trait.....and not only born with those traits....they are what make me into the person I am. Those traits run extremely powerful. I decided on the scorpio tattoo, on my hip, to portray this... and the chinese symbol is my worst trait that if I could change I would. So I got that symbol to remind me when it comes out... to take a sec....rethink and put it back into its hiding.
My next tattoo was inked on my body shortly after my step mom and dad adopted a baby from China. I was really intrigued by the culture....and decided I wanted something Chinese. I ended up getting my name in Chinese on my inner thigh. I always love joking with people when it comes to this tattoo... I can not tell you how many times I have had people ask what this tattoo says and I always tell them, because I am a smart ass, "insert long hard things here!" And what is even funnier is people sometimes believe me. Haha! I assure you. It is just my name.
My most current tat is my ongoing back peice. When finished it will cover almost my whole back. I still have three sayings to add to it.... finish the shading and do all the coloring. It will also continue on to the front of my chest. This is a pretty descriptive piece for me.... there are a lot of things going on... but I wanted something that showed my personality...fit who I was and told a little more about me.
When I went to Shawn to get this drawn up... I told him it had to be girly... it had to be fufu fun and I gave him all the individual pieces to add into the peice. I had a zip up jacket that has an amazing cloud design that I wanted as the main background.... and we went from there. I have a huge sweet tooth... it is kinda my downfall. So the cupcakes are put in the peice for that reason. I also got SG letters.... I didnt want the typical SG logo... but I did want something that would remind me at one point in my life I was a suicide girl... you know when I am old and 90 and wrinkly.... I will think back and be like... I use to be nude on the internet... HELL YEASSSSS HAHAH! I am pretty much a hopless romantic.... so the three sayings I will have in the peice will explain that... so stay tuned... they are pretty self explainatory. The stars were put in there... for the simple fact I always wish on falling stars.... So these are wishes.... old, current and future..... and then we have the carebear..... which is not finished yet either....
Eventually it will have a bunch of little heart coming out of the big one.... He is unzipping his heart. I am a person who has a huge heart... I have a lot of love to give... I care the world for others who are important in my life... and I wear my heart on my sleeve.... so that was the point in the carebear unzipping his heart....bearing all for everyone to see, feel, use, abuse, and take in.
And I am pretty much a princess.....or so I like to think so hahahah so that is where the arm piece came to mind....
So thats my story.... I have another work in progress that I will be starting on Sat!!! It is my sleeve and I can not tell you how excited I am to get that started. A really good friend of mine is doing it.... so it is one of those pieces that will mean even more to me. I just hope that someday people will get the idea out of their minds that tattoos are trashy....or tattoos mean you are differnt in a bad way.... YOU KNOW WHAT I AM DIFFERENT....AND I BET IF YOU GOT TO KNOW ME YOU WOULD LOVE THIS DIFFERENCE. IT IS NOT THAT TATTOO THAT MAKES THE MATTER.... IT IS THE PERSON.... TATTOOS ARE A WAY OF LIFE......THEY ARE WORKS OF ART....AND THEY ARE PERMANENT SO GET USE TO THEM! THEY ARENT GOING ANYWHERE AND I PLAN TO KEEP ON GOING.
