Picture of your tattoo(s)

fatboypup

So I have a few, most of which are in process....my shoulder pieces will eventually be half sleeves.... my foot is still unfinished....and I mayyyyy end up doing some more with my hip and thigh. We will see. I love knowing the right people; homie hookups are where it's AT! :happy:
I also apparently have a thing for birds I was unaware of until they started appearing on my body. In fact, sleeves will consist of the sparrows I already have, plus a peacock with a pocket watch and snowy barn owl with a compass.
Yes, they have meaning. Except, really, the zombiefied My Little Pony. ::squee::

rad foot flower .... im gonna get the top of my foot done around memorial day being ill be off work for a week ..... and im dreading the pain

Wen37

Bump for later.

Ali_TSO

This one is beautiful.... the tattoo AND the pic. I'm a photographer :laugh:

chrishgt4

good god, people! How the hell did this turn into a conversation about feminism!?!?!!?

MFP forums are probably the last place one would want to try to have a healthy intellectual debate....

But I can't help myself.

I can't stand the way people lump "feminists" together. As if we are all the same.
Second, I can't stand the assumption that because a man has more physical strength than a woman, that this is the logical basis of partiarchy. I really don't think it is. We don't live like wild animals out alone in the world, each person for themselves. There are larger societal reasons why we live in a patriarchal society. We used to have goddess based pagan religions and if you look at the evolution of religion you can see the baby steps from a matrilineal/matriarchal society to a patrilineal/patriarchal society. Personally, I think the big switch happened when we realized that women didn't spontaneously give birth on their own.... if you want a book that will explain better what I'm talking about, read The Chalice and The Blade.

Ok. Second, I had a serious cringe reaction to the lady saying stuff about believing women should be submissive and take care of her man, etc. But I've taken a step back, reconsidered, and now I'd like to respond. First, i realized my reaction was based on some incredibly pathetic women I have come across who "take care of their man" and are submissive and the men are complete and utter jerks. In fact, I have seen a number of male serial abusers go not very long on their own becuase there is always some dumb lady with low self esteem just waiting to have him scoop her up, treat her like dirt, and spit her out. I say of these women "some women are content to be doormats."

But i also recognize, after I get over my knee jerk reaciton, that this person on MFP might actually have a really good partner. And she might just be sayign she prefers this roll. In which case, I got NO PROBLEM with that. That is NOT being a doormat. The larger context is, thanks to FEMINISTS, she can wear pants, she can get a job, get credit, own her own car, vote for president, and choose to live how she wants. And In my opinion, feminism isn't about saying ALL WOMEN should have a job/own a house/be self sufficient. Feminism is about having a society where women can each make their own choices about their lives. My sister once blamed feminism for the fact that she had to work and raise kids. My response was that feminism was never after teh mission of eliminating a woman's choice about how to live her life.....

but I guess just personally, going back to the doormat women, I don't know how much they are making choices so much as repeating pattersn of abuse which i think is a problem for women in general because the men who find happy littel doormats begin to expect htat all women be happy being a doormat.

I bet there are at least as many men who are 'doormats'

jankleberry

I have 7 atm. This is my favourite so far.

ToEKnee213

I have 9, getting 3 more shortly....



My first one - done at Miami Ink in 2007 ("M" for Scorpio & Dragon is my Chinese birth year)


My brother & my Chinese zodiacs & my birthday


I've since had 2 stars added to this one, and my foot is all puffy because I JUST had it inked


Inside my wrist, need to get this one touched up since the red around it has faded


Scorpion, Snake and Lily (Scorpio, Snake is my Native American birth year)


Inside my right calf - Fave flower


In memory of my Boxer, Roch, who passed away


Ankh

MamaVeronicaWorksOut

My first tattoo: A Taurus symbol. (My birthday, duh.)



Celtic symbol for Sisterhood. (I have two sisters, and we all have the same tattoo on the same spot.)



No meaning behind this one! It was spur of the moment and all free hand. I love it.



Plans for many, many more in the future..

BigAardvaark

Here are mine;











Because I haven't got any and never will have!

Natalie182

Super old picture of me and my tatoo!

alluvion

that is so cool!

By far best I've seen on this awful thread lol, would love to know who the artist was? Nice work here.

I have the Louis Vuitton (LV) logo on the outter side of my left palm.

Patovader

I only have one at the moment but am going to get a few more now that I have reached my goal

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Ali_TSO

bump

dlyeates

I got mine at the beginning of March and I love it. It symbolizes my children......the blue for my son, the pink/purple for my daughter and the green one for my angel baby. It took me forever to decide on a design and my artist designed this herself.....she did 2 pics and I told her how I would like them combined and this was the final product!!! It was absolutely perfect and I'm so glad I waited (I'm 36). My next one will be of a cross on my ankle with flowers wrapping around it and going down my foot......trying to figure out when I'll get it done and the figure out who I want to design and do it!!!

ster81

<---- My wife's name, a tribal Libra sign, a death of superman emblem and a cheetah clawing out of my chest lol.

stayxtrue

KrisyKat

This is Teddy Lostizfelt...he represents my lost childhood.



I love him so much, I even wrote a poem about his awesomeness. You can read it here:

http://tattookitty.hubpages.com/hub/Teddy-Lostizfelt

taxidermist15

good god, people! How the hell did this turn into a conversation about feminism!?!?!!?

MFP forums are probably the last place one would want to try to have a healthy intellectual debate....

But I can't help myself.

I can't stand the way people lump "feminists" together. As if we are all the same.
Second, I can't stand the assumption that because a man has more physical strength than a woman, that this is the logical basis of partiarchy. I really don't think it is. We don't live like wild animals out alone in the world, each person for themselves. There are larger societal reasons why we live in a patriarchal society. We used to have goddess based pagan religions and if you look at the evolution of religion you can see the baby steps from a matrilineal/matriarchal society to a patrilineal/patriarchal society. Personally, I think the big switch happened when we realized that women didn't spontaneously give birth on their own.... if you want a book that will explain better what I'm talking about, read The Chalice and The Blade.

Ok. Second, I had a serious cringe reaction to the lady saying stuff about believing women should be submissive and take care of her man, etc. But I've taken a step back, reconsidered, and now I'd like to respond. First, i realized my reaction was based on some incredibly pathetic women I have come across who "take care of their man" and are submissive and the men are complete and utter jerks. In fact, I have seen a number of male serial abusers go not very long on their own becuase there is always some dumb lady with low self esteem just waiting to have him scoop her up, treat her like dirt, and spit her out. I say of these women "some women are content to be doormats."

But i also recognize, after I get over my knee jerk reaciton, that this person on MFP might actually have a really good partner. And she might just be sayign she prefers this roll. In which case, I got NO PROBLEM with that. That is NOT being a doormat. The larger context is, thanks to FEMINISTS, she can wear pants, she can get a job, get credit, own her own car, vote for president, and choose to live how she wants. And In my opinion, feminism isn't about saying ALL WOMEN should have a job/own a house/be self sufficient. Feminism is about having a society where women can each make their own choices about their lives. My sister once blamed feminism for the fact that she had to work and raise kids. My response was that feminism was never after teh mission of eliminating a woman's choice about how to live her life.....

but I guess just personally, going back to the doormat women, I don't know how much they are making choices so much as repeating pattersn of abuse which i think is a problem for women in general because the men who find happy littel doormats begin to expect htat all women be happy being a doormat.

I bet there are at least as many men who are 'doormats'

I used to work at a high class jewellers. I was talking to this lady who was with her fiance who was choosing out an engement ring. Being in that industry you have to be nice and act like thier friend so i asked them questions about how they got engaged ect. here was her reply.

"my best friend got engaged, and she got given a 2 1/2 carat ring by her fiance, so i told my BF, "we are getting married and i want a 3carat ring""

my eyes nearly popped out of my head....... i didint mind, i got commision of a $7000 ring.. score!
ETA tried to upload image.... didint work due to being to big... eh

sweetbeckymarie

This is my favorite tattoo that I am most proud of the way it turned out:

Based off of lyrics from the song Slow Show by the National.
Grr none of my pictures want to size correctly.

taxidermist15

mine is my profil pic now <--- cute lil foxy... cause i wanted it, small, not going to fade and smear, first and probably last. thaose ankle tendons HURT!

mrshoneybear1014

I got mine at the beginning of March and I love it. It symbolizes my children......the blue for my son, the pink/purple for my daughter and the green one for my angel baby. It took me forever to decide on a design and my artist designed this herself.....she did 2 pics and I told her how I would like them combined and this was the final product!!! It was absolutely perfect and I'm so glad I waited (I'm 36). My next one will be of a cross on my ankle with flowers wrapping around it and going down my foot......trying to figure out when I'll get it done and the figure out who I want to design and do it!!!

this is lovely and i hope to get a tattoo for my children whenever i have them

RoseRoiz

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mmarin81

Got the one on my shoulder in my profile pic and my wedding ban tatooed on my ring finger.

TheLongRunner

this one is my favorite though, My Puppies as mermaids

OMG I love the puppies as mermaids! I have a mini doxie too!

rebeccap13

This is my favorite tattoo that I am most proud of the way it turned out:

Based off of lyrics from the song Slow Show by the National.
Grr none of my pictures want to size correctly.

OH... MY... GOD. Slow Show by The National is my favorite song! That is awesome!

rgrange

I love tattoos. I just started in October of last year, but I'm getting my third after graduation in May, then my fourth before I start grad school. Can't stop, won't stop.

SammyKatt

I have two so far but plan on getting many more and since I get free tattoos for life now... I'll be getting them soon! =D



I just had this one re-colored since when I first got it done the guy just colored it in solid and make it look like crap.




and I had this one done years ago and plan on getting it recolored and made into a huge scene.



Also... sorry for the crappy pics! =P

jeffazi

I love tattoos. I just started in October of last year, but I'm getting my third after graduation in May, then my fourth before I start grad school. Can't stop, won't stop.

Agreed. got my first one two weeks ago (kanji symbols for "zazen" on my back). Getting a quarter sleeve on May 20th and 30th. I completely trust my tattoo artist and I gave him complete artistic freedom to design me a traditional japanese piece. He's going to do a water scene (black and gray water) with some traditional japanese elements (small dragon and flower of some sort) in several colors (to be determined). I am so psyched to get it. He was so pleased that I'm letting him design it. He designed my son's first one and it's so amazing. He's quite an artist. You can read about him here:

http://www.examiner.com/tattoo-designs-in-national/featured-tattoo-artist-jeremy-buschmann

andrewinsuresal

Got this one a few months ago. Plan on getting a half sleeve around it, eventually. Probably be my reward to myself when I reach my goal.

k0nfyo0zed

This is the one I have so far, but I've got several more in mind... a dream catcher on my other calf, and feathers down the inside. nod to my native american heritage. I want to get one on my lower back that is two sets of foot prints on the ends, with a single set across the middle and the line "He carried me" from the "Footprints" poem... And I also want to get a set of libra scales with the gemini twins sitting on them as representations of my husband (gemini) and myself (libra) because we balance each other so well... but those will happen when money allows.



This one I got in June 2008, a wolf howling at the moon, because I absolutely adore wolves, and I had one as a pet for several years, and he had died on valentine's day 2008.

stepherzzzzz

I have three, but I can't find any clear pictures of the other two. This one's my favorite anyway lol