Happy Birthday Sandie!!!!!

If you look, you can see a line of flowers and a fairy's legs off to the side. When I started this, the idea was to have the half man playing a flute and the flowers to come out. The fairy is just above that flying next to the flowers. It is sort of a mural I have been working on. When I went to the shop, I looked through his books and there he was...so I decided it was time to add him since I had found the right one. Now, he is going to do some touch up on the other pieces and I will be adding more to it. This guy is just awsome, I am so glad I found someone here I trust!!!

It's beautiful and thanks for sharing. Looks like I found my new tat guy when we move home. I need some color touch up on my aby (Rocky) on my leg and want to get dh's "In Loving Memory Of" done over his bulldog (Joey) that we lost 3 years ago. Enjoy.

Frannie

Sandie, was it painful?

It is beautiful artwork though, and I can see it through the glare.
BTW better late than never- Happy Birthday!

That looks like it's near your knee, there's not much flesh there, that must have hurt!

Not that I have any tattoos, mind you, but sis-in-law had one on her ankle and that was quite a thing.

Pierced ears is enough for me, though I'd do a nostril if hubby wouldn't freak. (Might do it anyway, if I get a bee in my bonnet.)

Hmmmm, did it hurt...LOL. I guess it all depends on your tolerance to pain. It does hurt, but not enough to make you cry or keep you from doing it again. The outline usually stings a bit and depending on the size, the longer you are being worked on, the more it hurts. The closest I can come to describing it is a rug burn. It is more on my outer thigh, so its wasnt very bad. I don't think I would ever choose my ankles again and I am a bit worried about doing one on my lower back. The tough skin,muscles and bones are probably the most sensitive areas.

remind me, how many tats do you have?

I do believe it's 12 now

Sandie I have one on my lower back it hurt really bad!

which one was the most painful to get?

sometimes I want to get a tattoo, but I always end up chickening out.


I think I'm going to have to be really drunk to go through with it.

The one that hurt the most, and I am done getting them there, are on my ankles right on the bones.

Sandie has an awesome tatoo - I have to get mine for my birthday in two weeks - Sandie has to go with me though because I am a baby. Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sandie!

Just curious!

I can't wait to see Rene's first tat. I have three and when I get home, I have a feeling four won't be very far away. Just for your info, my first one is of my aby Rocky (now at the Bridge) with my cattery name under it and it's above my right ankle. The second one is of my husky with my husband's name under it (it was a Christmas present for him) and that's on the side of my stomach over my hip bone and my last one is of one of my greyhounds in a heart and that's on the inside of my right leg above my ankel. No. 1 didn't hurt, fell asleep (not drunk, just tired from packing because we were moving cross country in ten days), no. 2 laughed because I'm ticklish and no. 3 no biggie as I was doing my usual, yapping. Don't know what or where no. 4 will be but you can bet it will be of one of my babies, maybe one of my oriental shorthairs but where, not sure yet. I can't do any tats on my left leg as I'll be having surgery on it again (this will be no. 4) so it will probably be on my right thigh or back.

Frannie

hissy - I don't have any tatoos - thats why I am a baby. But in the next two weeks I am going to do this as I told myself I would have my cat tatoo before my 51st birthday which is on October 18th.

Great day for a Birthday!!!!!!! My Dad's Day... Libra...My Mom's is the 22nd

There seem to be a lot of October babies!! Rene's husband Clint's is on the 23rd.
Cat, thanks for the Birthday wishes. Yes, my birthday was awsome. I think I described the whole thing along with pics of my bday tattoo somewhere in this thread. Now, if I could just make it so that I get younger every year!!

No matter how big a chicken you are...don't get a Tat while drunk!
First, booze thins the blood, which will make the ink bleed and may cause blurriness. It also hinders the clotting and healing process.

Second, any reputable tatooist will refuse to do any work on anyone "under the influence", and anyone who will give anyone "lit" a Tat should be considered questionable.

Third, unless you're sure of what you want and where, its just a really bad idea to get a Tattoo while buzzed, you may end up with something you'll be embarassed about or ashamed of.

Ok, enuff lectures, I think your tattoos are great Sandie, from what I can see, and the color is great!
I love the general theme of fairies and a kind of Alice in Wonderland thing...
lets see more!