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abirken
05-21-2008, 09:15 PM
Show off your work. Let us know what you think about the circus freaks that decide to ink up their bodies. Or have something you are working on? Let's hear about it. :nod:


I edited my first post in here just so I can put all my tattoo pics together. It's finally DONE! My peacocks! I'm having a hard time getting pics of it by myself when the lighting is funny in my house this morning. I do love it and thought I was done........but a trip to Denver is in my near future and it's hard not to stop by Twistedsol.com and see my girl there for a little sumthin sumthin. I swear it's gotta be worse than crack!! This tattoo obsession. :lol8:

JP
05-21-2008, 09:20 PM
I'll bite my tongue for now :lol8:

abirken
05-21-2008, 09:21 PM
I'll bite my tongue for now :lol8:
:ne_nau: Oh really? You have some tattoos in funny places JP? You can't show yours off? They on your ass cheek? HAHA!!

JP
05-21-2008, 09:30 PM
None at this point in my life, not even on my :bootyshake: :lol8:

abirken
05-21-2008, 09:40 PM
None at this point in my life, not even on my :bootyshake: :lol8:

chicken!

JP
05-21-2008, 09:51 PM
Has nothing to do with being chicken. I have no fear of needles, I even give blood through the back of my hand, not my arm. Chicken, no :bootyshake: Marking up my body permanently, it has to be something good...not a fad.

abirken
05-21-2008, 10:02 PM
Has nothing to do with being chicken. I have no fear of needles, I even give blood through the back of my hand, not my arm. Chicken, no :bootyshake: Marking up my body permanently, it has to be something good...not a fad.


I started getting tattoos when I was 15 (22 years ago). Had a wierd attraction to them at a very young age (as long as I could remember). I have a weird obsession with decorating everything around me. I love anything ORNATE. So it kind of filtered into what I have on my body to this day. My first tattoo was done at one of the 3 tattoo shops back in Houston very early on......before the fad. Now there's over 100's of shops and artists on every corner. I'm proud and in love with body art. I bought my dad his first tattoo for his 60th bday against my mothers wishes. :twisted:

My grandfathers WWII flight emblem

savanna3313
05-21-2008, 10:10 PM
I don't have a tattoo, but I do have an a**hole magnet on my forehead.....at least I figure I must have because that's what most men that I attract turn out to be! :ne_nau: I really need to see a specialist about getting that thing removed! :roll:

:haha:

abirken
05-21-2008, 10:13 PM
I don't have a tattoo, but I do have an a**hole magnet on my forehead.....at least I figure I must have because that's what most men that I attract turn out to be! :ne_nau: I really need to see a specialist about getting that thing removed! :roll:

:haha:


Awwwwwwww hunny!! We gotta fix that. I have a laser at work???? HAHA!!!!!!!!!! We can laser beam the assholes right outta your life!!! :2thumbs:

Sombeech
05-21-2008, 10:20 PM
My grandfathers WWII flight emblem

Wow, you've got really hairy arms

savanna3313
05-21-2008, 10:22 PM
I don't have a tattoo, but I do have an a**hole magnet on my forehead.....at least I figure I must have because that's what most men that I attract turn out to be! :ne_nau: I really need to see a specialist about getting that thing removed! :roll:

:haha:


Awwwwwwww hunny!! We gotta fix that. I have a laser at work???? HAHA!!!!!!!!!! We can laser beam the assholes right outta your life!!! :2thumbs:

If only! :lol8: It's actually an expression a friend of mine used to use about her life, but I suppose it can be appropriate for everyone at some time or another. :haha:

abirken
05-21-2008, 10:33 PM
I don't have a tattoo, but I do have an a**hole magnet on my forehead.....at least I figure I must have because that's what most men that I attract turn out to be! :ne_nau: I really need to see a specialist about getting that thing removed! :roll:

:haha:


Awwwwwwww hunny!! We gotta fix that. I have a laser at work???? HAHA!!!!!!!!!! We can laser beam the assholes right outta your life!!! :2thumbs:

If only! :lol8: It's actually an expression a friend of mine used to use about her life, but I suppose it can be appropriate for everyone at some time or another. :haha:


That is the cutest little quote!!! HEHE!!!!!!! Somedays I do feel like that too. Except I'd like to change mine to FREAK instead of A**hole. :lol8:

abirken
05-21-2008, 10:34 PM
My grandfathers WWII flight emblem

Wow, you've got really hairy arms

Yea but that laser has worked miracles. You should see them now. :2thumbs:

DaveOU812
05-21-2008, 11:19 PM
Back on track...I have none. Almost had a few but never went through with it. I'm glad I didn't. I think if I had, I would have a full sleeve right now, flaming death skulls and all. Thats the only problem I have with them. I work with kids in a behavioral health unit. Not the best place to be walking around with a full sleeve.

abirken
05-21-2008, 11:25 PM
Back on track...I have none. Almost had a few but never went through with it. I'm glad I didn't. I think if I had, I would have a full sleeve right now, flaming death skulls and all. Thats the only problem I have with them. I work with kids in a behavioral health unit. Not the best place to be walking around with a full sleeve.


Nothing wrong with a full sleeve of flaming skulls. :ne_nau: I work on snotty, rich, Aspen women all day long and my paycheck depends on them. I don't hesitate showing off my work and they still spend. HAHA!!! :haha: :2thumbs:

Gutpiler_Utahn
05-22-2008, 01:40 AM
As with Dave, I've no body art but am not opposed to it. I just always managed to talk myself out of it. :blahblah:

Mtnman1830
05-22-2008, 05:15 AM
I have two, one on my arm and one on my back. I will have to post some pics.

I have decided on my next tat, The Green Man. Where to put it is another story... And coming up with the $ too.

BruteForce
05-22-2008, 05:22 AM
While I don't have any tats (yet), I really am tired of seeing the big butterflys (that will later turn into gigantic vultures) on the lower back of ladies. That's not classy at all, IMHO.

I've often considered some form of military tat on my bicep, but the wife really doesn't like the idea.

Oh, and Abirken, why does your name now show "***JACKASS***" under it?

KapitanSparrow
05-22-2008, 06:53 AM
Yeah, what happened to Mountain Betty?
Like I said somewhere earlier, I've been thinking about a tatoo for a while. I need to find someone who will design it for me. I once almost decided to get one back in Mexico but wife said :nono:

VINIA
05-22-2008, 07:23 AM
Two tats on my right arm. I have one on the left arm. and Two down each sides of my rib cage.. my arm will be full from should to finger tips when I am done..

This picture was taken when the tat was still fresh. over a year ago.

KapitanSparrow
05-22-2008, 07:30 AM
That's one bloody, fiery tattoo :2thumbs:

abirken
05-22-2008, 07:40 AM
I have two, one on my arm and one on my back. I will have to post some pics.

I have decided on my next tat, The Green Man. Where to put it is another story... And coming up with the $ too.

Put them up! I would love to see them. :2thumbs:

abirken
05-22-2008, 07:45 AM
Oh, and Abirken, why does your name now show "***JACKASS***" under it?



Yup, you are right. It does show Jackass. I know the person responsible for doing that.........................Boy when I get a hold of him! It's not even going to be funny. :lol8: (I think I'm semi-responsible for the change) OK now back to Mountain Betty!

As far as tattoos go, the butterfly on the lower back AKA The Venus is just a fad with tattoos. Just like 'tribal art' was really hot at one point. Get something that means alot to you and you can't go wrong. :2thumbs:

Randi
05-22-2008, 07:48 AM
Oh, and Abirken, why does your name now show "***JACKASS***" under it?



Yup, you are right. It does show Jackass. I know the person responsible for doing that.........................Boy when I get a hold of him! It's not even going to be funny. :lol8: (I think I'm semi-responsible for the change) OK now back to Mountain Betty!

As far as tattoos go, the butterfly on the lower back AKA The Venus is just a fad with tattoos. Just like 'tribal art' was really hot at one point. Get something that means alot to you and you can't go wrong. :2thumbs:

One of my co-workers here has the coolest tattoo I

abirken
05-22-2008, 07:49 AM
Yeah, what happened to Mountain Betty?
Like I said somewhere earlier, I've been thinking about a tatoo for a while. I need to find someone who will design it for me. I once almost decided to get one back in Mexico but wife said :nono:

You need to drive over to Denver, go to www.twistedsol.com to pick out your artist, have something drawn up and go celebrate by drinking at a Local Pub called Streets of London. Twisted Sol = creme de la creme of shops. Big Mike, the owner of the shop is into Ultimate FIghting and was on the SPike reality show last year. :2thumbs:

abirken
05-22-2008, 07:56 AM
[quote=BruteForce]

Oh, and Abirken, why does your name now show "***JACKASS***" under it?


For me, whether I like the way they look on another person depends on the whole personal package.


Randi,

I agree! I love a person no matter thier hair color, body weight, career choice, personal style.........if they are a genuine person, looks don't matter to me. The whole package is HUGE! More people just think that way.

Funny b/c my grandmother who is now 81 expressed an interest in getting a little butterfly on her back and claims she wishes she would have done it when she was younger. And as far as my two boys go (13 and 4) they've learned to not judge someone b/c they have body art (as both my husband and I have alot) BUT we hold the same rule in our house. Nothing on the body until the age of 18 so don't even ask. At that point, they are adults and can make that decison. I won't be one of those parents down at the tattoo shop signing a waiver for them at 15. :nono: :nod:

abirken
05-22-2008, 07:56 AM
Two tats on my right arm. I have one on the left arm. and Two down each sides of my rib cage.. my arm will be full from should to finger tips when I am done..

This picture was taken when the tat was still fresh. over a year ago.


LOVE IT! :2thumbs:

Deathcricket
05-22-2008, 08:29 AM
I came pretty close to getting one at 20 yrs old. It was going to be a menacing looking octopus on my calf with tentacles wrapping around my leg. Problem was it cost 2k and that was a little difficult to come up with at the time.

So I've never had a tat, but find them extremely sexy on ladies. Suicide girls rock!! As long as it's not something stupid like a butterfly on the center back, or that tribal art. It has to be unique and designed by the person.

Ih8grvty
05-22-2008, 09:08 AM
Has nothing to do with being chicken. I have no fear of needles, I even give blood through the back of my hand, not my arm. Chicken, no :bootyshake: Marking up my body permanently, it has to be something good...not a fad.

"Marking up my body permanently, it has to be something good...not a fad"

Could not agree more.
With that said, I have 27 tattoos.
Everyone has some sort of meaning to it. The kids names, the keltic knots work on the wrist, the bear on the calf, the lizards, the sun... I pick out a bit o'ink, then think about it for a while, if I still want it six months down the road, I get it. and I never get it just because I saw it and liked it, all of mine ate customs, none came off the wall in some flash gallery.
Now I have 27... if you count them as seen it looks like 13, working on a sleeve on each arm, the chest and stomach are started, back is bear, one calf is started, I once started my uhhhh pee pee.
I will warn you about this.
DO NOT!
you have to have a stiffy the entire time its inked, and it hurts more than anything you can imagine.
the first prick (no pun!) of the needle and it was gone, and after that each time I heard the gun come on it went slack, so I have a single dot of ink on my pecker.

abirken
05-22-2008, 09:15 AM
Has nothing to do with being chicken. I have no fear of needles, I even give blood through the back of my hand, not my arm. Chicken, no :bootyshake: Marking up my body permanently, it has to be something good...not a fad.

"Marking up my body permanently, it has to be something good...not a fad"

Could not agree more.
With that said, I have 27 tattoos.
Everyone has some sort of meaning to it. The kids names, the keltic knots work on the wrist, the bear on the calf, the lizards, the sun... I pick out a bit o'ink, then think about it for a while, if I still want it six months down the road, I get it. and I never get it just because I saw it and liked it, all of mine ate customs, none came off the wall in some flash gallery.
Now I have 27... if you count them as seen it looks like 13, working on a sleeve on each arm, the chest and stomach are started, back is bear, one calf is started, I once started my uhhhh pee pee.
I will warn you about this.
DO NOT!
you have to have a stiffy the entire time its inked, and it hurts more than anything you can imagine.
the first prick (no pun!) of the needle and it was gone, and after that each time I heard the gun come on it went slack, so I have a single dot of ink on my pecker.


OH MY! :eek2: I have no comment on the penis tattoo. HAHA!! But I agree......I get an idea, think about it for a while and if it's still with me after several months, I get it. My tattoos represent the things I love. Flowers, hearts, girly stuff b/c I am a girlie girl with a twist of tomboy. I am starting my upper sleeve next week. My artist drew up something that fit me PERFECT and I'm going with it. YAY! :2thumbs: But after I finish with my upper arm, I think I am done for good. I'm getting TOO OLD. HAHA!

Ih8grvty
05-22-2008, 09:34 AM
I started the ink at 15 with a mirror, a guitar string and some india ink....
Those ones are now covered up! Im 37 now, I started all of it that long ago and still not done, they have to be special, not just cool looking. Have to have meaning behind them, and I have to like them. there are many I wanted and never got because they didnt fit in, they didnt work the way I wanted them to, I changed my mind, what ever.
Im not ina hurry to be wearing a tattoo shirt, I got my whole life to do it.
All but 1 were thought out (after the india ink years between 15 and 18) a scarab with knot work in its back on my shoulder. I went to the bar a few years back, when I got off work at noon for 3 days, I woke up in wyoming with no truck. called a friend got home, found my truck at another bar, went home took a shower and thats when I found the new ink! when the hot water hit it. went to the front room to watch TV and suffer a hang over and my car pool was honking outside, ti had been 12 hours from the first day plus 3 days plus 10 more hours for my car pool to show up to go to work that I had drank away, thought it was just the next day :D its one of the reasons I dont drink much these days.
We will not even go into the 2 girls I woke up with that were less than appealing. Told them I was going for smokes and would be back...I hit a gas station and called my buddy, never went back :D it was walking looking for a gas station or pay phone that I realized I was in Evanston and not just the avenues above salt lake city.
That was my last trip to Southern Exposure in murray.

KapitanSparrow
05-22-2008, 09:39 AM
Has nothing to do with being chicken. I have no fear of needles, I even give blood through the back of my hand, not my arm. Chicken, no :bootyshake: Marking up my body permanently, it has to be something good...not a fad.

"Marking up my body permanently, it has to be something good...not a fad"

Could not agree more.
With that said, I have 27 tattoos.
Everyone has some sort of meaning to it. The kids names, the keltic knots work on the wrist, the bear on the calf, the lizards, the sun... I pick out a bit o'ink, then think about it for a while, if I still want it six months down the road, I get it. and I never get it just because I saw it and liked it, all of mine ate customs, none came off the wall in some flash gallery.
Now I have 27... if you count them as seen it looks like 13, working on a sleeve on each arm, the chest and stomach are started, back is bear, one calf is started, I once started my uhhhh pee pee.
I will warn you about this.
DO NOT!
you have to have a stiffy the entire time its inked, and it hurts more than anything you can imagine.
the first prick (no pun!) of the needle and it was gone, and after that each time I heard the gun come on it went slack, so I have a single dot of ink on my pecker.

Heh, I spit coffee all over my monitor reading about the single dot :roflol:
Think you'll ever add another dot, a smiley face perhaps?

Ih8grvty
05-22-2008, 09:48 AM
NO!
go stick a needle in your weenie. Iv broken all my fingers many times, my wrist a few times a ankle and ribs over and over, my skull twice, my nose 3 my jaw once, fell 2 floors at work, would of gone 6 to the ground but got stuck on a piece of half inch rebar that was ticking out..in my thight, went nice and deep, that was after I hit a handrail and fell from it breaking the leg. I was up that night on crutches at the jazz game (final game in jazz vs bulls in the days of old for the title! I was not missing htat game!) and Id rather repeat any of those than stick a needle in mr winky!
The single blue dot is fine by me, you have to look for it to even find it

sparker1
05-22-2008, 11:26 AM
you have to look for it to even find it

Er, NO, we don't. :nono: :nono:

sparker1
05-22-2008, 11:33 AM
To answer the original question, I don't have any and I don't like most of them I see on other folks. I suppose it is due to the stigma of tattoos during my formative years. The way I look at it, coon skin caps were a popular fad when I was a kid. I'm really glad now that they were not a permanent addition.

Ih8grvty
05-22-2008, 11:34 AM
It wasnt an offer to show!
just saying its a tiny dot, the size of a needle, and not a normal needle, a tattoo needle! you WOULD have to look to find it, but Im not offering to show ya where to look

Felicia
05-22-2008, 12:30 PM
I do not have a tat, but I know what I want, and when I go back to Dublin, I'm going to get it. :nod:

Otherwise, ever since I was 5 years old, I have always wanted a long stem red rose on the pad of my right thumb. I have no idea why. As a kid, I would draw the flower on my thumb with colored pens when I was bored in class. I might do it someday.

I really liked the tribal art and I had a henna done to see if I liked it. I hated it after the third day...........I always suggest a good henna tat before making the commitment.

MY T PIMP
05-22-2008, 12:42 PM
I would love to have a tat, however since someone in my ancestory mated with a bear I have to much hair on my body. Soo I've decided I will shave whatever design I want into my pelt. :haha:

Felicia
05-22-2008, 12:43 PM
I would love to have a tat, however since someone in my ancestory mated with a bear I have to much hair on my body. Soo I've decided I will shave whatever design I want into my pelt. :haha:

:roflol: :roflol: :roflol:

marc olivares
05-22-2008, 02:44 PM
tattoos are for losers... :roflol:

abirken
05-22-2008, 07:09 PM
tattoos are for losers... :roflol:

Obviously I disagree :nod:

Mooseman70
05-22-2008, 08:32 PM
I've got one, on my left bicep. I'm into Native American stuff, and I particularly like the Pacific Northwest Indian artwork.

Mine is a Haida sun. I planned on getting it filled in at that time I had the work done (10 years ago), but the more time passed after the ink was done, I liked the unfilled details more and more. Never got it finished, nor do I plan to.

I'd like to get another one, same type of artwork, but on the front of my leg/shin area. My problem is now that I'm a father, all of my income goes towards suppoting my family. Very little extra money for ink these days.

I've got a photo of my tat floating around home somewhere. Maybe I'll post it when and if I find it.

abirken
05-22-2008, 08:36 PM
I've got one, on my left bicep. I'm into Native American stuff, and I particularly like the Pacific Northwest Indian artwork.

Mine is a Haida sun. I planned on getting it filled in at that time I had the work done (10 years ago), but the more time passed after the ink was done, I liked the unfilled details more and more. Never got it finished, nor do I plan to.

I'd like to get another one, same type of artwork, but on the front of my leg/shin area. My problem is now that I'm a father, all of my income goes towards suppoting my family. Very little extra money for ink these days.

I've got a photo of my tat floating around home somewhere. Maybe I'll post it when and if I find it.

I have a native american sun on my arm also!!! It's my tribute to my 1/16th Cherokee. :2thumbs: Post yours if you can. I'd love to see it.

greyhair biker
05-22-2008, 09:18 PM
For years I wanted a polynesian tat somewhere...a honu...turtle, or a variation of Samoan tribal tats but I'm not so sure now. I'd rather have one of a knarly chainring embedded into my calf muscle...blood and all............although I have enough real scars from bike related accidents to make up for that too!
-I like the artwork you have on you abirken. Very nice! :2thumbs:

abirken
05-22-2008, 09:21 PM
For years I wanted a polynesian tat somewhere...a honu...turtle, or a variation of Samoan tribal tats but I'm not so sure now. I'd rather have one of a knarly chainring embedded into my calf muscle...blood and all............although I have enough real scars from bike related accidents to make up for that too!
-I like the artwork you have on you abirken. Very nice! :2thumbs:


Polynesian tattoos are absolutley beautiful. Very earthy and very grounded. All have meaning. Better yet..........just head down to Tahiti for your next vacation and get one the Polynesian way!!! :2thumbs:

Thank you!

KapitanSparrow
05-23-2008, 06:08 AM
For years I wanted a polynesian tat somewhere...a honu...turtle, or a variation of Samoan tribal tats but I'm not so sure now. I'd rather have one of a knarly chainring embedded into my calf muscle...blood and all............although I have enough real scars from bike related accidents to make up for that too!
-I like the artwork you have on you abirken. Very nice! :2thumbs:


Polynesian tattoos are absolutley beautiful. Very earthy and very grounded. All have meaning. Better yet..........just head down to Tahiti for your next vacation and get one the Polynesian way!!! :2thumbs:

Thank you!

You mean when the guy uses this little hammer to get the needle in? I saw this travel show where the host got a little star on his ankle done this way, heh.

greyhair biker
05-23-2008, 06:52 AM
actually, I watched it done the 'island' way and I could do a smallish one but not a full body tat. I knew a guy once who was a chieftans' son who had a full body chieftans tat...most awesome tat I ever saw. I, in case no one has figured it out yet, have a great love for the islands. Having lived on Maui and going back there nearly every year since I feel deep ties there so a tat with a polynesian theme would fit right in. The chainring embedded in the calf would symbolize my next greastest love of biking. It has changed/saved my life...literally.
....that's where I'm coming from girl! :five:

abirken
05-23-2008, 08:50 AM
actually, I watched it done the 'island' way and I could do a smallish one but not a full body tat. I knew a guy once who was a chieftans' son who had a full body chieftans tat...most awesome tat I ever saw. I, in case no one has figured it out yet, have a great love for the islands. Having lived on Maui and going back there nearly every year since I feel deep ties there so a tat with a polynesian theme would fit right in. The chainring embedded in the calf would symbolize my next greastest love of biking. It has changed/saved my life...literally.
....that's where I'm coming from girl! :five:


I have seen the traditional tattoos done on the discovery channel. Pretty amazing full body suits. Gorgeous actually. From the way it sounds with your attraction to the islands, you should really consider getting one. :2thumbs:

trackrunner
05-23-2008, 10:32 AM
here is my tat :mrgreen:

Rev. Coyote
05-23-2008, 10:57 AM
I'd like tats of eyes on my eyelids.

abirken
05-23-2008, 01:10 PM
here is my tat :mrgreen:


Wow that is pretty amazing!! Who are all these people on your back? I see Jesus but am not familiar with anyone else. Facial portraits are very hard to do so you must have a good artist. I really think it's one of the most creative tattoo concepts I've seen. Awesome! :2thumbs:

abirken
05-23-2008, 01:10 PM
I'd like tats of eyes on my eyelids.


ANd that would be pretty dang trippy. :haha:

trackrunner
05-23-2008, 01:42 PM
here is my tat :mrgreen:


Wow that is pretty amazing!! Who are all these people on your back? I see Jesus but am not familiar with anyone else. Facial portraits are very hard to do so you must have a good artist. I really think it's one of the most creative tattoo concepts I've seen. Awesome! :2thumbs:
Yep I'm the only 250 lbs distance runner ever in the NCAA championships. :haha:

It's not me. Yeah that's JC in the center surounded by his posse of leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a.ka. LDS & The Mormons. Don't know who the guy is in the top right but assume it must be a portrait of the guy himself; if you notice the portrait and him both have long white beards.

Sombeech
05-23-2008, 04:51 PM
Don't know who the guy is in the top right but assume it must be a portrait of the guy himself; if you notice the portrait and him both have long white beards.

It's Santa Claus. He's LDS. When Xmas comes around on a Sunday, he makes sure he delivers all the goods by saturday night, 11:59 pm.

He is thinking about switching the trip date to Easter time though, because he comes to SLC for conference anyways.

abirken
05-23-2008, 05:58 PM
Don't know who the guy is in the top right but assume it must be a portrait of the guy himself; if you notice the portrait and him both have long white beards.

It's Santa Claus. He's LDS. When Xmas comes around on a Sunday, he makes sure he delivers all the goods by saturday night, 11:59 pm.

He is thinking about switching the trip date to Easter time though, because he comes to SLC for conference anyways.


Ya'll are just freaking me out. I don't know whats going on here. HAHA! I thought that was you trackrunner!!!!!!!!!!! :lol8:

Mtnman1830
05-24-2008, 05:34 AM
just a few classics that i'm sure most have seen.

better not... sorry.

abirken
05-24-2008, 07:41 AM
just a few classics that i'm sure most have seen.

better not... sorry.

No worries. Maybe Ill get to see them at a Bogley event? In any case, keep us posted if you start a new one. :) I start on mine next Thursday and I am excited. :2thumbs:

Mooseman70
05-27-2008, 07:48 AM
I was just reading through a men's magazine the other day which referred to the lower back tattoos on gals as "Tramp Stamps"? That's a new one to me! :ne_nau:

accadacca
05-27-2008, 08:23 AM
I was just reading through a men's magazine the other day which referred to the lower back tattoos on gals as "Tramp Stamps"? That's a new one to me! :ne_nau:
Yep, a "slut stamp" is the same thing. :haha:

erial
05-27-2008, 07:44 PM
an eyeful from the weekend . . .

abirken
05-27-2008, 08:28 PM
an eyeful from the weekend . . .

Now that's just super cool. It's that body painting they do and I think it's fabulous. :2thumbs:

sparker1
05-28-2008, 05:00 AM
Now, body art I like. The ladies are barely hiding their nakedness, so that is good. Plus, they can wash it off when they sober up. :popcorn:

abirken
05-30-2008, 09:39 AM
Obviously, I am into the real thing.....real ink being inserted into my dermal layer of skin. So my idea started several months ago with peacocks, flowers and hearts (I'm kinda girly). My friend (tattoo artist), she drew up something for me and after tweeking it a little bit here and there, we started it last night. This will most likely be my last piece since, I hope. It's NOT DONE so this is just a sneak peek at the outline. I couldn't get a good pic of it without the flash so the flash created a glare on my arm. To be more detailed, I will have swirly red hearts (similar to the ones on my shoulders) surrounding this portrait. The peacocks will be peacock blue, greens and yellows. Not everyone will like it, but I LOVE IT and if you know me......it totally fits me. :2thumbs:

Oh and this pic is seriously me, rolling right out of bed, peeling off the gauze, no coffee yet.....bed head. So no derogatory comments please. HAHA!!

KapitanSparrow
05-30-2008, 09:43 AM
That's one cool looking tattoo already. Rolling out of bed, bed head look is a turn on for many :2thumbs:

abirken
05-30-2008, 11:09 AM
That's one cool looking tattoo already. Rolling out of bed, bed head look is a turn on for many :2thumbs:


Thank you! My goal is to have it colored in to look very similar to a stained glass piece. Not too much shading. More straightforward color. I'll keep the thread updated as I get it worked on. Hopefully only one sitting for color, but possibly two. Dependent on how much I can take! But have to wait two weeks for this to heal. :2thumbs:

accadacca
05-30-2008, 02:11 PM
Wow! That does look a bit sore. Those aren't the really bad ass type, but I guess you are not going for that being all girly girl. :2thumbs: :lol8:

abirken
05-30-2008, 02:56 PM
Wow! That does look a bit sore. Those aren't the really bad ass type, but I guess you are not going for that being all girly girl. :2thumbs: :lol8:


Yes it's quite sore. No hot shower for sure! DOH! Totally did this at the wrong time being that I'll be in a wetsuit in 7 days swimming in murky canyon water......................... :ne_nau:

Yea no skulls and dragons for me.....not my style. Give me hearts, birds, flowers and lace. :2thumbs:

greyhair biker
05-31-2008, 08:14 PM
Wow! love the look...and the shoulder tat is beautiful! :naughty:

abirken
06-01-2008, 07:48 AM
Wow! love the look...and the shoulder tat is beautiful! :naughty:

Why thank you!!! It's been quite the task getting this body decorated. HAHA!
So get on the ball GHB! You are next? Yes? Polynesian design? HAHA! I'm such a bad influence. :twisted: :lol8:

greyhair biker
06-02-2008, 05:08 AM
Wow! love the look...and the shoulder tat is beautiful! :naughty:

Why thank you!!! It's been quite the task getting this body decorated. HAHA!
So get on the ball GHB! You are next? Yes? Polynesian design? HAHA! I'm such a bad influence. :twisted: :lol8:
my wife would have an absolute freaking COW to be sure...Im still considering it :haha:

abirken
06-02-2008, 06:43 AM
Wow! love the look...and the shoulder tat is beautiful! :naughty:

Why thank you!!! It's been quite the task getting this body decorated. HAHA!
So get on the ball GHB! You are next? Yes? Polynesian design? HAHA! I'm such a bad influence. :twisted: :lol8:
my wife would have an absolute freaking COW to be sure...Im still considering it :haha:


Funny. My mom would never let my dad get a tattoo and he wanted one so bad. So for his 60th birthday, my brother and I convinced her to let him. He got one! Now she loves it. I think she thinks he's a bad boy now. HAHA!!

Ih8grvty
06-02-2008, 07:58 AM
Wow! love the look...and the shoulder tat is beautiful! :naughty:

Why thank you!!! It's been quite the task getting this body decorated. HAHA!
So get on the ball GHB! You are next? Yes? Polynesian design? HAHA! I'm such a bad influence. :twisted: :lol8:


GHB???
That threw me for a minute!
GHB, I got what you meant, but at first all I could think of was date rape!

Randi
06-02-2008, 11:22 PM
I'd like tats of eyes on my eyelids.

like these? :mrgreen:

abirken
06-02-2008, 11:23 PM
I'd like tats of eyes on my eyelids.

like these? :mrgreen:

EWWWWWWWWW!!! Quite horrific if you ask me. :ne_nau: :lol8:

Randi
06-02-2008, 11:28 PM
I'd like tats of eyes on my eyelids.

like these? :mrgreen:

EWWWWWWWWW!!! Quite horrific if you ask me. :ne_nau: :lol8:

Hey!!!!! That's my daughter yer talkin bout!

abirken
06-03-2008, 07:03 AM
I'd like tats of eyes on my eyelids.

like these? :mrgreen:

EWWWWWWWWW!!! Quite horrific if you ask me. :ne_nau: :lol8:

Hey!!!!! That's my daughter yer talkin bout!

Oh that's funny!! She's looking pretty creepy there Randi and kind of like she stepped off of a horror movie set. Can't lie to ya. Either that or YOU REALLY LET YOUR DAUGHTER GET TATTOOS ON HER EYELIDS? And that would just freak me out all the way around. :lol8: :eek2:

Randi
06-03-2008, 07:36 AM
I'd like tats of eyes on my eyelids.

like these? :mrgreen:

EWWWWWWWWW!!! Quite horrific if you ask me. :ne_nau: :lol8:

Hey!!!!! That's my daughter yer talkin bout!

Oh that's funny!! She's looking pretty creepy there Randi and kind of like she stepped off of a horror movie set. Can't lie to ya. Either that or YOU REALLY LET YOUR DAUGHTER GET TATTOOS ON HER EYELIDS? And that would just freak me out all the way around. :lol8: :eek2:

Those are just make-up eyes that she drew on herself!
She was doing something for her photography class and there's some sort of connotation behind the picture ~ forgot what though.
My daughter LOVES dramatic make-up and special effects. Sometimes she'll come home from school and she's wearing this glove of black ink on her left hand ~ an elaborate piece of artwork she's drawn. And she likes to draw on me (& other people) too!
Maybe she's gonna grow up to be a tatoo artist? :mrgreen:

abirken
06-03-2008, 07:43 AM
I'd like tats of eyes on my eyelids.

like these? :mrgreen:

EWWWWWWWWW!!! Quite horrific if you ask me. :ne_nau: :lol8:

Hey!!!!! That's my daughter yer talkin bout!

Oh that's funny!! She's looking pretty creepy there Randi and kind of like she stepped off of a horror movie set. Can't lie to ya. Either that or YOU REALLY LET YOUR DAUGHTER GET TATTOOS ON HER EYELIDS? And that would just freak me out all the way around. :lol8: :eek2:

Those are just make-up eyes that she drew on herself!
She was doing something for her photography class and there's some sort of connotation behind the picture ~ forgot what though.
My daughter LOVES dramatic make-up and special effects. Sometimes she'll come home from school and she's wearing this glove of black ink on her left hand ~ an elaborate piece of artwork she's drawn. And she likes to draw on me (& other people) too!
Maybe she's gonna grow up to be a tatoo artist? :mrgreen:

WOW! I'm actually very impressed. She did a FABULOUS JOB. Seriously, if you look at her eyes, very deceiving. I'm sure you encourage her to absorb herself in her art. I do the same with my son. He's a creative soul and I encourage that by outside art classes, etc.......Never know! She could be the next Kat Von D. :2thumbs:

Ih8grvty
06-03-2008, 07:49 AM
I'd like tats of eyes on my eyelids.

like these? :mrgreen:

EWWWWWWWWW!!! Quite horrific if you ask me. :ne_nau: :lol8:

Hey!!!!! That's my daughter yer talkin bout!

Oh that's funny!! She's looking pretty creepy there Randi and kind of like she stepped off of a horror movie set. Can't lie to ya. Either that or YOU REALLY LET YOUR DAUGHTER GET TATTOOS ON HER EYELIDS? And that would just freak me out all the way around. :lol8: :eek2:

Those are just make-up eyes that she drew on herself!
She was doing something for her photography class and there's some sort of connotation behind the picture ~ forgot what though.
My daughter LOVES dramatic make-up and special effects. Sometimes she'll come home from school and she's wearing this glove of black ink on her left hand ~ an elaborate piece of artwork she's drawn. And she likes to draw on me (& other people) too!
Maybe she's gonna grow up to be a tatoo artist? :mrgreen:


First off, the correct term is "ink slinger" second off, if she was really good, there is a fortune to be made doing tats.
The guy I like to use the best, and has done alot of work on me, runs 125 an hour, and he is booked all the time, you cant walk in off the street and have him do any needle work on ya, you are going to need an appointment. He has his own shop, and leases rooms in it to other artists and then gets a percentage of what they make as well.
I dunno what Joe makes on a yearly scale, but he does pretty damned alright for himself. He also takes alot of time helping you and does custom work, drew alot of my stuff by hand and redrew it several times to get it to look like what I wanted, and he didnt charge me for that part of it, just for the actual inking.
You may actually want to encourage your daughter to become an ink slinger.
My nephew can draw anything, but he cant get it in the skin. Does some flash work on the side but wont do the ink.


BTW, I reread this before clicking submit, and i come off as an asshole I think, that wasnt my intention, it wasnt meant to be derogative, just contributing to the conversation, dont take it as me policing the tattoo thread or correcting you, it wasnt meant that way, but its hard to convey attitude in writing rather than in person.

Randi
06-03-2008, 10:15 AM
I'd like tats of eyes on my eyelids.

like these? :mrgreen:

EWWWWWWWWW!!! Quite horrific if you ask me. :ne_nau: :lol8:

Hey!!!!! That's my daughter yer talkin bout!

Oh that's funny!! She's looking pretty creepy there Randi and kind of like she stepped off of a horror movie set. Can't lie to ya. Either that or YOU REALLY LET YOUR DAUGHTER GET TATTOOS ON HER EYELIDS? And that would just freak me out all the way around. :lol8: :eek2:

Those are just make-up eyes that she drew on herself!
She was doing something for her photography class and there's some sort of connotation behind the picture ~ forgot what though.
My daughter LOVES dramatic make-up and special effects. Sometimes she'll come home from school and she's wearing this glove of black ink on her left hand ~ an elaborate piece of artwork she's drawn. And she likes to draw on me (& other people) too!
Maybe she's gonna grow up to be a tatoo artist? :mrgreen:

WOW! I'm actually very impressed. She did a FABULOUS JOB. Seriously, if you look at her eyes, very deceiving. I'm sure you encourage her to absorb herself in her art. I do the same with my son. He's a creative soul and I encourage that by outside art classes, etc.......Never know! She could be the next Kat Von D. :2thumbs:

Thanks. I'll tell her. She really is quite the artist, and she pulls these amazing things outta her head to draw too. I can only draw if I have something to look at and copy. You sound like a fine parent encouraging your son's creativity! :2thumbs: Some of the worst parents (to me) are the ones that try to live through their kids to the extend that they expect the kid to live out some dream they (the parents) never realized. I just don't get that mentality? :ne_nau:


First off, the correct term is "ink slinger" second off, if she was really good, there is a fortune to be made doing tats.
The guy I like to use the best, and has done alot of work on me, runs 125 an hour. You may actually want to encourage your daughter to become an ink slinger.


BTW, I reread this before clicking submit, and i come off as an asshole I think, that wasnt my intention, it wasnt meant to be derogative, just contributing to the conversation, dont take it as me policing the tattoo thread or correcting you, it wasnt meant that way, but its hard to convey attitude in writing rather than in person.

Thanks for the info. She really wants a job, but she just turned 15. Too young just yet I would think to work in a tatoo parlor...
Here's a sample of her artwork (this was drawn a couple of years ago & isn't her best actually). And I didn't see anything in your post that would have you sounding like and a**.

Ih8grvty
06-03-2008, 10:48 AM
Just hard to tell how written VS. spoken comes across. when I read it before I posted it I thought hmmmm... that could be read to sound bad instead of just conversation. So I tossed in the clarification.

abirken
06-03-2008, 11:35 AM
Randi- Interesting that your daughter and my son both draw Asian themed art. She is really gifted by the above photo. I realized my oldest son wasn't the star soccer player several years back and let him decide on what he enjoys doing in his free time. Art it is! :2thumbs:

Randi
06-03-2008, 01:46 PM
Randi- Interesting that your daughter and my son both draw Asian themed art. She is really gifted by the above photo. I realized my oldest son wasn't the star soccer player several years back and let him decide on what he enjoys doing in his free time. Art it is! :2thumbs:

One of those phenomenons, how Japanese stuff got popular here and kids across the nation got into the anime, card games (pokemon), etc. Japanese cartoons became all the rage, what about 7 years ago?

My daughter and I got way into this show called Bleach, before it became popular here in the US & they homogenized it for American viewers.

Bummer about the cartoons is that the Japanese versions of most (with subtitles) are so much better than the "made for America" versions.

I LOVE Japanese (and Korean) films. And I like a bunch of the Anime too. Miyazaki's Spirited Away is a VERY cool movie if you haven't seen it.

My son dates a Japanese girl and he speaks the language. Rachael looks up to him a lot, loved some of the Japanese bands he introduced her to and that's where her love of the culture came in."

abirken
06-03-2008, 01:55 PM
Randi- Interesting that your daughter and my son both draw Asian themed art. She is really gifted by the above photo. I realized my oldest son wasn't the star soccer player several years back and let him decide on what he enjoys doing in his free time. Art it is! :2thumbs:

One of those phenomenons, how Japanese stuff got popular here and kids across the nation got into the anime, card games (pokemon), etc. Japanese cartoons became all the rage, what about 7 years ago?

My daughter and I got way into this show called Bleach, before it became popular here in the US & they homogenized it for American viewers.

Bummer about the cartoons is that the Japanese versions of most (with subtitles) are so much better than the "made for America" versions.

I LOVE Japanese (and Korean) films. And I like a bunch of the Anime too. Miyazaki's Spirited Away is a VERY cool movie if you haven't seen it.

My son dates a Japanese girl and he speaks the language. Rachael looks up to him a lot, loved some of the Japanese bands he introduced her to and that's where her love of the culture came in."


Funny! My son is obsessed with anime and Spirited Away is among the MANY dvd's that he LOVES to watch. Did you know that there is an Anime museum/studio in Tokyo? It's like a Universal Studios where you can visit and watch the artists in action. My son is OBSESSED with getting there someday. :) Cool kids we have! :2thumbs:

Jaxx
06-03-2008, 02:11 PM
wierd. I thought I was in the tattoo thread... :haha:

Ih8grvty
06-03-2008, 03:02 PM
Ill tell you what Iv been playing with the idea of getting inked for several years now.
a toe tag that says DOA.
It makes me laugh to think about the guy that preps me for cremation to find it. The tag on the bottom of my foot and the string around my big toe, I think its great!
The only reason I have not yet done it is because there is no good time to do it.
in summer I wear sandals most of the time Im not working, and at work its boots. In winter its always boots, when the hell could I get ink done on the bottom of my foot to make it the least inconvenient situation possible?

abirken
06-03-2008, 04:09 PM
wierd. I thought I was in the tattoo thread... :haha:


You are here! In the tattoo thread that is. You just have to dig deep to find any tattoo talk or photos of tattoos. Apparently I am either the only tattooed freak on Bogley or no one feels like showing off their work. :ne_nau:

TreeHugger
06-03-2008, 08:20 PM
I've got one, but I dont have a picture of it... it's on my backside, low back, I should specifiy. :-) A personal, symbolic depiction of my life - there's mountains, a sunrise, a cresent moon and stars, pink clouds .... I need to add a butterfly somewhere to finish off the rest of the symbolism. (metamorphosis - my changing life) ...

abirken
06-03-2008, 08:27 PM
I've got one, but I dont have a picture of it... it's on my backside, low back, I should specifiy. :-) A personal, symbolic depiction of my life - there's mountains, a sunrise, a cresent moon and stars, pink clouds .... I need to add a butterfly somewhere to finish off the rest of the symbolism. (metamorphosis - my changing life) ...


We don't mind a butt cheek in the tattoo thread. So get out your cam!! HAHA!!! Or not......your call. :2thumbs: But I do like your idea of several symbols all in one depicting your life. VERY COOL!!! :five:

TreeHugger
06-03-2008, 08:39 PM
I've got one, but I dont have a picture of it... it's on my backside, low back, I should specifiy. :-) A personal, symbolic depiction of my life - there's mountains, a sunrise, a cresent moon and stars, pink clouds .... I need to add a butterfly somewhere to finish off the rest of the symbolism. (metamorphosis - my changing life) ...


We don't mind a butt cheek in the tattoo thread. So get out your cam!! HAHA!!! Or not......your call. :2thumbs: But I do like your idea of several symbols all in one depicting your life. VERY COOL!!! :five:

Thanks! :haha: I'm not bashful, but have just never tried to get around there to get a pic, I'll see what I can do. :-)

abirken
06-03-2008, 08:48 PM
I've got one, but I dont have a picture of it... it's on my backside, low back, I should specifiy. :-) A personal, symbolic depiction of my life - there's mountains, a sunrise, a cresent moon and stars, pink clouds .... I need to add a butterfly somewhere to finish off the rest of the symbolism. (metamorphosis - my changing life) ...


We don't mind a butt cheek in the tattoo thread. So get out your cam!! HAHA!!! Or not......your call. :2thumbs: But I do like your idea of several symbols all in one depicting your life. VERY COOL!!! :five:

Thanks! :haha: I'm not bashful, but have just never tried to get around there to get a pic, I'll see what I can do. :-)

YAY!!!! You should almost start a new topic for that one!!! MY BUTT CHEEK BY TREEHUGGER. :lol8: I'm sure the comments would be VERY interesting with these boys around here. :haha:

COUNTRYBOY
06-12-2008, 11:17 AM
I really like tattoos, especially ones that tell stories. My wife and I both have tats, and want more. My mother-in-law got one of Eeyore on her ankle at the age of 60! This is my favorite one. I came up with the drawing myself. It reflects my life. I want to get some color in it one of these days.

tallsteve
06-12-2008, 09:11 PM
I don't have any tattoos but my oldest son will on Monday- but this is doctors orders! His cancer has come back so next week he will start radiation therapy. Monday he gets 'mapped'. They build a 3-D computer image of his abdomen with the exact spot of the tumor, then they will tattoo him with small dots so they can align the radiation machine exactly every time. These tattoo dots will be permanent but are very small. He will have treatments every weekday for nearly a month. Here we go again!

josh
06-12-2008, 09:18 PM
That will mark a positive change in his life. Good luck and stay positive. Maybe you could get a few dots with him to give that extra support. Keep us posted on how things go. Stay strong!!

Randi
06-12-2008, 10:42 PM
I don't have any tattoos but my oldest son will on Monday- but this is doctors orders! His cancer has come back so next week he will start radiation therapy. Monday he gets 'mapped'. They build a 3-D computer image of his abdomen with the exact spot of the tumor, then they will tattoo him with small dots so they can align the radiation machine exactly every time. These tattoo dots will be permanent but are very small. He will have treatments every weekday for nearly a month. Here we go again!

Oh man! I hope everything goes well with getting that under control. I hope your son (and all of you) find reasons to smile every day. My prayers and hopes are coming your way Tall Steve.

What's your sons name?

~Randi

sparker1
06-13-2008, 03:41 AM
I don't have any tattoos but my oldest son will on Monday- but this is doctors orders! His cancer has come back so next week he will start radiation therapy. Monday he gets 'mapped'. They build a 3-D computer image of his abdomen with the exact spot of the tumor, then they will tattoo him with small dots so they can align the radiation machine exactly every time. These tattoo dots will be permanent but are very small. He will have treatments every weekday for nearly a month. Here we go again!

My best wishes for your son and the entire family. My wife has two sets of those tattoos, but they are hardly noticeable among all the surgical scars.

TreeHugger
06-13-2008, 08:10 AM
I don't have any tattoos but my oldest son will on Monday- but this is doctors orders! His cancer has come back so next week he will start radiation therapy. Monday he gets 'mapped'. They build a 3-D computer image of his abdomen with the exact spot of the tumor, then they will tattoo him with small dots so they can align the radiation machine exactly every time. These tattoo dots will be permanent but are very small. He will have treatments every weekday for nearly a month. Here we go again!

Wow, so sorry to hear this. Best wishes to you and your son.

I hardly feel it's appropriate to go back to light hearted tattoo stuff now... yikes. But maybe it will be a good distraction...

Here's mine: The mountains represent my spirit/spirituality, the clouds and sunrise represent the dawn of a new and beautiful day, even through some rough times, the moon and star is representative of my brother who was killed in a car crash when I was 18 (there's a story why that reps him). Now I want to get a butterfly (the metamorphosis) with a yin/yang body, puzzle piece wings, with one piece missing.... that is representative of who I have become today - balanced, different pieces of my life making up who I am, and a piece missing because there is always room for more growth. Probably WAY more than you needed to know, but I feel I have to explain my tat because it is so personal to me.

tallsteve
06-13-2008, 09:59 AM
Sorry, didn't mean to break up the lighthearted thread. As a family that doesn't do the tattoo thing (but doesn't begrudge anyone that does) it will be a good family joke! My son's name is Ryan and he will be 24 next month. He still lives at home- nearly got married last summer then all of this broke loose. Good kid, served an LDS mission to Mexico, finished up at UVU, got accepted into BYU's engineering program for last fall but had to drop out after he was diagnosed. He's registered again for this fall so we're hoping he still can go after a couple months rest. Thanks for your concerns. Now get back to the lighthearted stuff- I need a good laugh after the last few days of life.

PunchKing
06-13-2008, 02:09 PM
Here's mine: The mountains represent my spirit/spirituality, the clouds and sunrise represent the dawn of a new and beautiful day, even through some rough times, the moon and star is representative of my brother who was killed in a car crash when I was 18 (there's a story why that reps him). Now I want to get a butterfly (the metamorphosis) with a yin/yang body, puzzle piece wings, with one piece missing.... that is representative of who I have become today - balanced, different pieces of my life making up who I am, and a piece missing because there is always room for more growth. Probably WAY more than you needed to know, but I feel I have to explain my tat because it is so personal to me.

I must say I just love the heart on the pants, tats that have meaning are very cool tats that just look cool are just that cool. I prefer to get scars to paying for them.

BruteForce
06-13-2008, 04:29 PM
I'm assuming the tattoo is on your lower back? If so, THANK YOU for not having a hairy backside! :roflol:

greyhair biker
06-13-2008, 09:30 PM
Tree, that is a cool tat! Tats with real meaning and thought behind them are very special.

abirken
06-14-2008, 05:52 AM
Tree! I really love your tattoo. That is sooooo pretty and love the fact that you totally have meaning for each section. My hearts represents my fascination with love. :)
Keep us posted when you add on.
I will be getting my outline colored in this week coming up and I am SO excited to complete it. :haha:

TreeHugger
06-14-2008, 08:29 AM
Thanks, ya'all! and yes, it's on my low back! :-)

I'd like to get the new piece when I'm in MI because I know and trust the guy (who did this one). Otherwise, anyone have any good recommendations in the SLC area?

abirken
06-20-2008, 08:17 AM
Blues and reds are done. Next we work on the greens and yellows and it will be done. YAY! My girl couldn't work more than an hour last night so we didn't get TOO much accomplished. One more sitting when this heals and then a touch up two weeks after and it will be done. YAY! Then I can start working on my two small coverups on my back, then I will officially be DONE. FOREVER. :2thumbs:

trackrunner
06-26-2008, 02:54 PM
(not of me, some random guy)
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/siva/archives/tattoo.jpg
:lol8:

Iceaxe
07-15-2008, 01:33 PM
I think I finally found my favorite tattoo of all time.....

http://i37.tinypic.com/m97rk8.jpg

abirken
07-15-2008, 01:37 PM
I think I finally found my favorite tattoo of all time.....





Nutttthuhhh..... :ne_nau: No way!!!!!!!!!! :lol8:

savanna3313
07-15-2008, 02:58 PM
I think I finally found my favorite tattoo of all time.....



One word.......*PEDICURE*

:haha:

Jaxx
07-15-2008, 03:03 PM
what the freak is on her toe *quiver*

abirken
07-15-2008, 10:11 PM
Last tattoo appt tomorrow!!!!! Then I'm taking the summer off from ink..........

maybe. :lol8:

Jaxx
07-16-2008, 07:52 AM

abirken
07-16-2008, 07:58 AM
HERPES!! EWWWWWWWWWWW :eek2: :lol8:

fourtycal
07-16-2008, 08:44 AM
I think I finally found my favorite tattoo of all time.....

http://i37.tinypic.com/m97rk8.jpg

:haha: cameltoe :haha: :haha:

greyhair biker
07-16-2008, 10:50 AM
Last tattoo appt tomorrow!!!!! Then I'm taking the summer off from ink..........

maybe. :lol8:
SO......show it off for us! I'm dying to see! :nod:

abirken
07-16-2008, 11:01 AM
Last tattoo appt tomorrow!!!!! Then I'm taking the summer off from ink..........

maybe. :lol8:
SO......show it off for us! I'm dying to see! :nod:


Oh you know it!!!!!! I'll be taking photos tonight or in the morning so stay posted. :2thumbs:

DaveOU812
10-19-2008, 11:31 PM
July 16th was the last post??? It's October!!! Wheres the pics? :ne_nau:

greyhair biker
10-20-2008, 06:36 AM
July 16th was the last post??? It's October!!! Wheres the pics? :ne_nau:
:bootyshake: bear it woman :naughty: :lol8:

abirken
10-20-2008, 06:36 AM
I did post it back at the beginning of this thread, but in case you missed it, will include it here. I also am including my dance picture for those of you that missed it, because it shows my tattoo 'in action'. haha!! ALSO.........my fabulous tattoo artist friend painted a portrait of me for my 37th bday and I thought it'd fit into this thread very well. :2thumbs:

greyhair biker
10-20-2008, 07:27 AM
very nice! Like the colors :2thumbs:

bbennett
10-20-2008, 07:37 AM
WOW! Nice work.

abirken
03-15-2009, 09:16 AM
My new Gypsy skull!!!! Got the outline last night, then out for some beers with the girls. :2thumbs:

efames
03-15-2009, 09:34 AM
By Ant previously from Lost Art....now somewhere else downtown. downtown

Scout Master
03-15-2009, 09:34 AM
Alison You are one classy lady!!!

abirken
03-15-2009, 09:48 AM
By Ant previously from Lost Art....now somewhere else downtown. downtown

Nice work efames!!! You can see how red and inflammed your fresh ink is in your photo. HEHE!! I had a hard time sleeping on my side last night b/c I was sticking to my bed. :lol8:

abirken
03-15-2009, 09:49 AM
Alison You are one classy lady!!!


*blush* Thank you. :2thumbs:

efames
03-15-2009, 09:55 AM
By Ant previously from Lost Art....now somewhere else downtown. downtown

Nice work efames!!! You can see how red and inflammed your fresh ink is in your photo. HEHE!! I had a hard time sleeping on my side last night b/c I was sticking to my bed. :lol8:


Yah, sat there for 3 1/2hrs but it was well worth it
Been having an idea of a sacred heart on my back with
those praying like hands pulling away to show it......still thinkin
about the details though.

greyhair biker
03-15-2009, 09:58 AM
:2thumbs: very cool Alison. So, are you gonna fill it in before the Bogley campfest :ne_nau: can't wait to see it!

abirken
03-15-2009, 10:07 AM
:2thumbs: very cool Alison. So, are you gonna fill it in before the Bogley campfest :ne_nau: can't wait to see it!

OH yes sir! It will be completed by then. I just couldn't take anymore last night. So we stopped at the outline. Will go back in a couple weeks. :2thumbs:

canyonphile
03-15-2009, 11:12 AM
Cool - I just found this thread (haven't been online much in the past month)!

I love well-done tats. I only have one at this time, but I may get more in the future. I don't have a pic of it at the moment.

Background: I ran track and X-country in high school. Back then ('80's) tats weren't mainstream, but I thought they were cool. I used to say that if I ever got one, it would be a wing on my ankle to symbolize my dedication to running and being swift of foot, like Mercury :nod:. I earned a varsity letter in track as a miler, so I guess that was apropos :mrgreen:.

In '01, for my 35th birthday, I finally had it done. I figured if the idea still had appeal after nearly 20 years, it was a keeper. I went to an awesome artist in Flagstaff, AZ - Patrick - of Blue Fish Tattoo, and told him my idea: a bird's wing, slightly windblown, and feminine. I just wanted it simple black, no color. The design he came up with was totally perfect and original. It took 30 min. and cost me $60, and it also required an appointment. I loffs it still! It is on the outside of my right ankle, and reminds me that I am a runner. Unfortunately, since moving to CT, I've almost given up running because being outside here sucks about 85% of the year, but I will resume it when we return back to the Chosen Land of the southwest in 2 years.

The other tattoos I've contemplated getting are:

1) a Gemini glyph - not super original, I suppose, but any astrological description I read of geminis describes me to a "T" - the good, bad and ugly.

2) an ankle band of my favorite horizon profile of the Grand Canyon, also shaded in black. I would like it to have Zoaraster and Brahma temples, and Vishnu in there, if possible. The Grand Canyon is my favorite place on this planet to be (with southern Utah coming in a close second :2thumbs: ), and I have a strong spiritual connection with it. Having it permanently inked on my body is something I'd never regret.

3) The White Horse of Uffington:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse

It is a bronze-age depiction of a stylized equine figure and getting a tat of it would represent my lifelong love of horses and as an equine artist.

If there was a way to have a temporary tattoo of the state of CT with a red circle/slash over it, I'd do that :lol8:. This state sux.

Alison - love your tats, BTW! :five:

-SJ

Last Child
03-15-2009, 11:24 AM
Love the new art Alison! :2thumbs:

blueeyes
03-15-2009, 07:16 PM
I LOVE it!! I did get a sneak preview a few weeks back. I can't wait to see it completed. :five:

blueeyes
06-15-2009, 10:49 PM
At bike camp this weekend one of the instructors had a tatoo I LOVED!!!

I really liked her snowflakes. The lady who does her tatoo's does little dots. This makes the snowflakes look more delicate I think. Anyway one step closer in my quest for the perfect tatoo. I just might get one yet.

Sombeech
06-15-2009, 11:20 PM
http://cdn-i.dmdentertainment.com/funpages/cms_content/17488/tattoos1d.png

blueeyes
06-15-2009, 11:41 PM
ha! the one area I am considering the most is still in the grey... so what does that mean?

Edited to make more sense (I need to go to bed)

Sombeech
06-15-2009, 11:46 PM
ha! the one are I want am considering the most is still in the grey area... so what does that mean?

That's the addictive area. Once the grey area is inked, you can't resist getting more, again in the grey area.

blueeyes
06-15-2009, 11:52 PM
ha! the one are I want am considering the most is still in the grey area... so what does that mean?

That's the addictive area. Once the grey area is inked, you can't resist getting more, again in the grey area.

that is funny.... what i would like to do if i wasn't so chicken would cover a good portion of grey area but in a swirly line, you know like snowflakes falling sorta. good thing i am chicken

Deathcricket
09-09-2009, 09:28 AM
:knary:

abirken
09-09-2009, 08:41 PM
Nice bump Deathcricket! :2thumbs: :haha:

Iceaxe
09-10-2009, 08:17 AM
Now add thirty years to the above women and you get this.....

http://popbytes.com/img/tattooed-granny.jpg

http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/34/348430/47_2008/793fe4dd2a7cdb86_granny-tattos.jpg

greyhair biker
09-10-2009, 12:12 PM
:eek2: I want to unlook!!!! PLEASE :haha:

Deathcricket
09-10-2009, 12:17 PM
Not having some ink, isn't gonna turn those toads into foxes man. sorry!
:roflol:

Iceaxe
11-09-2009, 02:40 PM
A new favorite of mine....

http://i.imgur.com/YX5om.jpg

savanna3313
11-09-2009, 03:06 PM
A new favorite of mine....

http://i.imgur.com/YX5om.jpg

I'll bet he's really popular in prison............. :nod:

devo_stevo
11-09-2009, 03:11 PM
Every time I see something like that, I think about what they would do if they ever had a job interview. :haha:

Luckily for all of us, these guys never bother with all of that "responsibility" and stuff.

Iceaxe
11-09-2009, 03:29 PM
It's a shame that people are so blinded by their hatred for tattoos that they can't see the artistic expression he has achieved.

:roflol: :roflol: :roflol:

Iceaxe
11-09-2009, 03:31 PM
Here is anther winner for you.....

For some strange reason I just want to punch this dude.... :boxing:

http://i1.korzik.net/2009-06/1243867751_podborka_054.jpg

KapitanSparrow
11-09-2009, 06:37 PM
Yeah, me too. I would punch the guy in the middle also :roflol:

greyhair biker
11-09-2009, 07:34 PM
but then his boyfriend would bitch slap you... :ne_nau:

accadacca
04-17-2013, 11:45 AM
Reminded me of this thread... :haha:

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/532153_10200981090593973_1498706407_n.jpg

Iceaxe
04-17-2013, 02:19 PM
This thread should have been part of Throwback Thrusday. :lol8: