Hi Steemit
I am very new to this platform, so I could be wrong, but I don't think I've seen any posts about tattoos as yet and thought it might be a cool topic of interest for some of you. I'm not a tattoo artist (I am a trained body piercer, but that's another story), but I am an avid collector of tattoos :)
Rancid band logo - i just love this image so much :) - done by Alex at Ink Nation in Barbados
I've lost count of how many I have at this point, but I thought I'd share a few of mine for whoever may be interested.
my first tattoo - done when i was 16 - based on a drawing done by @tiffjane
I've been interested in tattoos for as long as I can remember and have used the process of being tattooed as a sort of therapy. It's a bit difficult to explain, but the pain and the process of being tattooed is quite cathartic.
I view tattoos as an art collection of sorts, telling a story about this canvas that they're on. Some of my pieces are very sentimental and have strong meanings for me.
A Jesus face with the crown of thorns done by Soap at Modern Classic Tattoo in London. This one represents for me a re-kindling of faith and a sense of hope. After struggling with some addictions for a few years, I was introduced to a 12 step program which helped in this process of finding faith and hope again, and although it's hard for me to define exactly what my faith is, I think of Jesus in this context as a symbol of love and sacrifice.
I'm also a rather chaotic person and so some of these pieces are nothing more than "hey! i feel like getting tattooed today" I also tend to go big.
solid black half-sleeve with negative space design, done by Stewart Robson at Frith Street Tattoo in London
I'm a musician and music has been my savior in many ways, so I have quite a few tattoos relating to music, band logos and so on.
Dr Teeth and The Electric Mayhem done by Jonathan Foster at Soul Touch tattoo in Barbados
Zombie shredding a guitar - this image just came from a punk rock poster and i loved it
Caricature style Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead - done by King Len at Utility Tattoo in Halifax
I'm also a big graffiti fan
A Banksy piece - monkeys are a recurring theme in his work and the comedy of a monkey detonating explosives is perfect. Side note - I live in Barbados, and we've actually had an island wide power outage caused by a monkey - they're just as destructive as we are given the opportunity
who doesn't enjoy a good ole non-violent protest? :) the flower thrower is perfect - equal parts thought provoking and comedic
I have many more, and maybe I can do another post at some point - i love seeing people's tattoos - so many interesting stories. But for now, I'll leave you with the Devil. Hope you enjoy!
devil face done by Matt Owen at the Halifax Tattoo Convention
thanks! it's my newest one - i been making a bit of a tradition out of getting a tattoo at each month of sobriety - think i'm gonna have to slow down tho :)
better start getting smaller ones!!!!!!!