In my line of business I see some really strange Tattoo choices. From things like desk lamps, to noughts and crosses, one person even got a stylized depiction of a Tuna can stain on them.
For me, the history of Ink and Tattoos has always fascinated me, as do the reasons why some folk get them.
The percentage of younger folk say 18 to 25 getting inked has increased dramatically as societies stigma towards inked folk lessens, and the "Rite of Passage" mindset that used to be associated with it has all but disappeared.
I have a heap of work myself, some really shit and untidy, some in progress. A lot of it was done as I experimented with various inks and machines. I’m currently reworking much of it to get it looking how I want it. Most of them are depictive of water, flowing designs with some random sea type creatures thrown in here and there, with some Tribal type work and other unusual designs.
Although I regret none of them, in hindsight if I could go back in time, I would do them differently and take more care with what I chose to put on my skin, because some of them look messy and hard to define.
My questions to you all are:
1: If you have Ink, what is it, and why did you choose that particular design?
2: Do you feel that your ink portrays a particular aspect of your personality?
3: Are Tattoos frowned on in your country/town?
4: If money and time were no object, what would have tattooed on yourself and why?
5: If you don’t have Ink, is there a particular reason why not?
Feel free to put up your own Ink or designs.
It would be kind of interesting to see what kind of twisted and unusual ideas people can come up with.
Are there any artists out there?
