Memorial tattoo idea?

[Hock3ymonk3y]

I know what you mean bout not wanting to tattoo anything in the mid section.. I am 32 too and I have a teen age daughter and let me tell you pregnancy was not nice to me I also have a back piece and I have one hip tattooed from the top to about mid thigh. I would take all your ideas into your artist and and have him draw up some options and put it on your hip/upper leg this way you will have a good amount of area and you will be able to get more detailed work.

You are 32 and have a TEENAGE daughter?...

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Yeah, that's kind of what I was imagining... do you think that would work together? And not look really weird or crowded? I guess I'll have to go BIG on this one, or everything will just get jumbled together.

Big is not needed if the artist is good enough and you have a great design in mind to have drawn up. I dont think it needs to be huge. But it may need to take up some space.. For instance. Instead of doing a sleeve (which isnt my "thing" as a woman but i love it on men) I have a thorned vine which goes from my pinky to my shoulder. It flows in a natural way and then spirals a bit at the top. I then incorporated a "vine dragon" taking up most of the empty space on my lower arm. A small praying mantis higher up. And an orb weaver spider hanging from a thread from the vine on my upper arm.. Its a complete scene but its not crowded at all. Nothing is actually "big". It just spreads a big distance..

I also have an idea for one to honor my dad incorporating a hibiscus bloom, an end-loader Yes im not sure how to do that and make it look right), the italian horn (corno) and the italian sign of the horns (mano cornuta).

All being things that held strong meaning for he & my family.. Im at a loss at where to begin though.. The end-loader kind of throws the design off lol!

[Inknsteel]

You are 32 and have a TEENAGE daughter?...

It's really not that uncommon. A 32 year old with a 13 year old child would mean 19 when the baby was born... I'm 31 with an 11 and 9 year old...


Now, to the OP - if you already have an artist picked to do the tattoo, the best idea would be to talk to your artist. If it's someone who has worked on you before and is confident that you will be coming back to him for the work, give him the list of ideas like you gave us, brainstorm with the artist and have him draw up a custom piece for you. You can discuss size and placement with him as well, and will end up with something perfectly sized and designed to fit the area of your body...

[Hock3ymonk3y]

It's really not that uncommon. A 32 year old with a 13 year old child would mean 19 when the baby was born... I'm 31 with an 11 and 9 year old...

Teenage doesnt have to mean 13, it could mean 13-19...

[Lolo76]

It's really not that uncommon. A 32 year old with a 13 year old child would mean 19 when the baby was born... I'm 31 with an 11 and 9 year old...

My roommate has a 10 year-old (who lives with her dad) and she's 30... so she'll have a teenager when she's 33 - actually 32, since her birthday comes later than her daughter's.

Now, to the OP - if you already have an artist picked to do the tattoo, the best idea would be to talk to your artist. If it's someone who has worked on you before and is confident that you will be coming back to him for the work, give him the list of ideas like you gave us, brainstorm with the artist and have him draw up a custom piece for you. You can discuss size and placement with him as well, and will end up with something perfectly sized and designed to fit the area of your body...

Obviously that's the best thing to do, and I already have an appointment with him in a few weeks... I just wanted some help with the brainstorming, so I don't walk in without a basic concept.

[Inknsteel]

Teenage doesnt have to mean 13, it could mean 13-19...

Not trying to hijack the thread with this topic. PM sent...

Obviously that's the best thing to do, and I already have an appointment with him in a few weeks... I just wanted some help with the brainstorming, so I don't walk in without a basic concept.

Awesome. Maybe it's something you could talk about just in casual conversation during your next session. Personally, I would think that to tie that many elements into a single tattoo, the tattoo would have to be VERY large. Even with just the required elements, in order for it not to blur and become unreadable in 5-10 years, it will require a fairly large slice of real-estate in order to provide space between, thus definition of, the elements. Good luck with whatever you decide on, and definitely post some pics...

[DarkComeSoon]

plenty of people who are in their early 30s have teenagers and the way u said that comes off rude when u grow up u will see lots of people who had kids young. My mom had my older sister at 19.