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wow, very nice. i'd love to see more pics once it's all healed up!

That looks great Sheree!!!

Thank you! :) I will certainly try to get some pics when it's healed. Hasn't even hit the itchy stage yet.

so i've been getting some work done over the last month or so... it's not even close to being finished... but i thought i'd share what's done so far.

i'm getting three lilies... one for each of my kids. the orange one is for my son... the purple is my youngest daughter and the other lily will be for my eldest (pink and cranberry) - it's their favourite colours within their flower.

the top flowers are black eyed susans... loooove those... and in the end, this will be a full sleeve.

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images.../flowertat.jpg

Lookin' good Aleesha. :sweeet: Any ideas on what you might want to use for the background to fill in the un-tattoo'd area? (if you are :oops: )

It's an old one but one of my favs.

http://www.undergroundart.us/forum/u...1179527389.jpg

most of my tattoos are insect related, here are a few..

back piece/deaths head moth

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/DSC01335.jpg

neck/cicada
still a little bloody

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/4b8968b0.jpg

leg/jumping spider eyes

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/3bda9c9a.jpg

i want to get more but i have to wait until i move out

wow, some really beautiful stuff!

My latest finally healed up...she is my favorite Ball :D


http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/IMG_0701.jpg

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Lookin' good Aleesha. :sweeet: Any ideas on what you might want to use for the background to fill in the un-tattoo'd area? (if you are :oops: )

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it'll be a flower garden when it's complete. still lots of flowers to colour and more to add. i'm also getting a reiki symbol hidden in amongst the flowers...

my hubby is getting more work on his sleeve done tomorrow. i'll take pics and post them. ;)

Critter, your arm is amazing!! I love the horned viper!! :eek:

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i'm getting three lilies... one for each of my kids. the orange one is for my son... the purple is my youngest daughter and the other lily will be for my eldest (pink and cranberry) - it's their favourite colours within their flower.

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Aleesha, that is some gorgeous work! Great detail in those flowers, can't wait to see it when it's done!
I love the idea behind representing your children. I'd like to come up with something like that as well.

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My latest finally healed up...she is my favorite Ball :D

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Wow, Sean, the artist really captured that ball perfectly. I love the head/face on it! Awesome tat :D

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Aleesha, that is some gorgeous work! Great detail in those flowers, can't wait to see it when it's done!
I love the idea behind representing your children. I'd like to come up with something like that as well.

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thanks sarah. my hubby has three dragonflies in with his two dragons representing the kids.

in his wizard, we have all our initials written in a handwriting i created years ago...

i do love having the lilies all done in their favourite colours though (fav. colours when they were little by the way). :D

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thanks sarah. my hubby has three dragonflies in with his two dragons representing the kids.

in his wizard, we have all our initials written in a handwriting i created years ago...

i do love having the lilies all done in their favourite colours though (fav. colours when they were little by the way). :D

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Well I think that's an absolutely beautiful idea. I'll have to come up with something for sure!

I give mad props to the tattoo artist, they are the ones making these work of arts, we are all just walking talking bill boards for their amazing skill. Amazes me how these people can draw an exact copy of a picture, or just make one up, there artistic ability is incredible.

Great looking tats though.

Awesome tattoos :)
That was a great point you brought up, SnakeEyes. My fiance is doing tattoos at a shop in Buffalo; I will have to get the link to his page on their site. I am in the process of thinking up my next tattoo; I am going with an elemental theme. Fire on my right ankle (I have a flaming wild cat there) and the other limbs will be Air, Water, and Earth.
I love when tats have deep, spiritual meaning to their wearers. It is so much cooler than picking out a meaningless piece of flash from a book! Unless that's what someone is going for..

i find it interesting how many people come into the shop when i'm there getting work done and start looking through books to figure out what they want... and their tat is starting in 15 minutes? WTH? why would you take 15 minutes out of your life to plan something which will be on your body forever?

:confuzd:

Sweet tattoos!

(meant tattoos lol new keyboard!)

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i find it interesting how many people come into the shop when i'm there getting work done and start looking through books to figure out what they want... and their tat is starting in 15 minutes? WTH? why would you take 15 minutes out of your life to plan something which will be on your body forever?

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That frightens me, personally!
Your sleeve is awesome by the way :)

thanks jen!

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Wow, Sean, the artist really captured that ball perfectly. I love the head/face on it! Awesome tat :D

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Thanks Sarah...I went to 3 parlors interviewing artists till I found one that could do the work justice. It is 6" tall on my leg in Black and White and took him over 5 hrs to do...He put a lot of detail into it I was really happy with how it came out.

only 6"... oh sean i thought you were a man... come on... i wanna see your ball at 3'!

:P
verrrrry nice tat sean!

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only 6"... oh sean i thought you were a man... come on... i wanna see your ball at 3'!

:P
verrrrry nice tat sean!

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LOL...well my lower calf isn't that wide so to make a ball I only had about 6" to deal with. I originally wanted one going up my leg but the artist was looking through the book I brought and said but all the BP's are in balls so it wouldn't look natural...boy did I feel stupid for not thinking of that :D

BTW...I love all the colors in yours, your sleeve is coming along great I cannot wait to see how it looks when done.

Guess I need to start looking for my next so I can keep up.

yup you better. i have one on each calf... and this sleeve so you don't have too far to catch up :P

and having a ball python going up your leg... wrapping around your ankle would look cool!

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i find it interesting how many people come into the shop when i'm there getting work done and start looking through books to figure out what they want... and their tat is starting in 15 minutes? WTH? why would you take 15 minutes out of your life to plan something which will be on your body forever?

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Same with the ones that put tats on them that looks like a 3rd grater drew....this stuff is gonna be on your body forever....

exactly!!!

i'll admit, my Goddess tat didn't turn out anything like i wanted it to. my artist felt he could do it... well, it didn't turn out. but we made the best of it and that's the reason we are now adding the full sleeve... but as we work on the sleeve... i'm loving it more and more :D

when someone finds out what a 3rd "grater" is, please pm me so I can know wtf i just typed.... :8:

it's in my cutlery drawer!

(along with my first, second, fourth and fifth graters)

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when someone finds out what a 3rd "grater" is, please pm me so I can know wtf i just typed.... :8:

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Thanks for the laugh!!!!

:D

Steve

okay so my hubby has been getting some work done... a sleeve actually. and it's of dragons in a tree.

it's not even close to being finished but we are at a stalemate. we can't decide what colour to use with the blue dragon on her belly and horns... and if we'll change the green dragon to match.

so... perhaps some of you creative people can see what colour we should use?

oh and the green dragon in the male... and a bit smaller... the blue dragon is the female!

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/tattoo/sleeve1.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/tattoo/sleeve2.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/tattoo/sleeve3.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/tattoo/sleeve4.jpg

this is the inspiration for these dragons... her work is truly amazing!

http://www.annestokes.com

gallery 3 picture 5 (pentacle dragon) is the inspiration for the blue dragon. (we've removed the wings)

and http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/33316896/ is the inspiration for the green dragon.

OOOOO Me likie!!!!! :D I think the blue girl would look great with yellow to orange (belly) orange to red (horns)....... Blue and yellow = Happy. Great work! I'd love to see the finished product!!!

i really like the idea of yellow as well but our artist says it's too hard to shade with yellow. i think he was just tired... i'm hoping he changes his mind :P

and i loooooove your suggestion laura!

okay, got some more work done today.

this was not comfy... especially in the pocket (front fold of your elbow) - man that's area sucks.

so... i got some more purple added on one of the lilies... more black eyed-susans added and since i'm a reiki master/teacher i've wanted to get the reiki symbol tattooed on my skin for 9 years... and today it finally happened. i was crying tears of joy during that part!

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/tattoo/tat1.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/tattoo/tat2.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/tattoo/tat3.jpg

Wow! Congrats on finally getting your reiki symbol! Who needs a garden out back when you have one on your arm? :) Looks great!

Thats cool Aleesha :cool: .Poor baby *hands ISHY a tissue while laughing* :8: :8:

sausage: yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i agree. i looooove my garden on my arm. can't believe how many people stop me on the street to admire it. old, young, mainstream, hippie... whatever... haven't found anyone yet who doesn't like it. :D

it actually surprises me cause soooo many people who love it seem like the type who wouldn't be into tats.

joe: where's your tats?

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sausage: yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i agree. i looooove my garden on my arm. can't believe how many people stop me on the street to admire it. old, young, mainstream, hippie... whatever... haven't found anyone yet who doesn't like it. :D

it actually surprises me cause soooo many people who love it seem like the type who wouldn't be into tats.

joe: where's your tats?

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I have one on my right shoulder :P .

Here is my, finally, tattoo...i just got it finished about a month ago...it was a cover up:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88.../Family/04.jpg

Here is christina's:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y88...amily/04-1.jpg

...and, YES...it is her belly button!

Jimi,


those are VERY pretty!!!!


Aleesha,

My dragon is purple and blue w/green claws, holding a crystal ball. Maybe U can do blue/purple on the green dragon or red on the blue dragon.

I did mine this way, b/c purple and blue are my fave colors, and the bright green made a nice contrast.


:)

well we don't want to do blue and purple together cause we don't want it too feminine on his body.

jimi,

on her belly button? wholey batman!!!

I've put these up before but here are my temptation & reason tats from Darrin White. I have 5 tattoos, and an artist is working on the 6th, but I have a couple large pieces planned that I'm saving up for.

http://a962.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...694072b321.jpg

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Thank you...i like them.

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yeah, and it goes really far down too...jeesh!

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Thank you...i like them.



yeah, and it goes really far down too...jeesh!

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OOOOOOUUUCH!!!!!

more work done last night... so i thought i'd show it off. i am sooo loving this tat!!!

we added the last lily... for my eldest daughter in cranberry and pink. added a bunch of green leaves, some cranberry and white, orange and white flowers and wed. we do the black eyed susans and add more flowers to the bottom sleeve.

i think i'll have to wait for sept for my bumble bees :( as we are taking a break till then as nigel gets so freakin' busy in the summer and i don't like getting new work done when the sun is so bright.

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images/tattoo/sleeve.jpg

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images...sleeveback.jpg

Aleesha that is lookin FANTASTIC!

I love the colours you have used!

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thanks meme... i love how much positive attention my tat gets now. when it was just my Goddess, i didn't get very many comments but adding the flowers has really made it into something beautiful. i'm so happy i decided to do this full sleeve. :D the 'negative' space really needed to be filled around Her.

and the colour... oh man the colour is amazing!!! i'm not a 'pink' person so we spent a lot of time getting the pink right for my daughter's lily.

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My latest finally healed up...she is my favorite Ball :D


http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/IMG_0701.jpg

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Absolutely awesome tat! :rockon: I am a big fan of bloodlines shaded in black and grays as opposed to line art then color added.... Love it!

I never knew about this thread.

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and since its bp.net

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http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...507_234400.jpg
Got this done two years ago now. Just shows how time flies.

It is cool to see everyone's tats. Along with being in the reptile business I want to get into tattooing.