princess-luni
Jagger-Wolf
princess-luni
I was super nervous to give an artist free range. My tattoo commemorates a specific event so I was nervous that it wouldn't be right and it would sour the whole experience. But the result was the exact opposite. Scott was able to make it even more personal and unique by not staying to the more vague ideas that I had.
I get what you mean about wanting to just say ******** it and go. I want a tattoo for graduating uni in the spring but there's a big part of me that doesn't want to wait at all.
As for different styles, I'd want to be sure that all my pieces made sense together but I'm starting to love the eclectic mix that some people have more and more. Which is good because the more I look at pics of tattoos, the more I see styles I like.
Most of my tattoos are Asian themed, not really by intention, it just kinda worked out that way. I may do another sleeve on the other arm someday not Asian-themed, because my tattoos are all little snippets of who I am. I am not one thing and one thing only, I am various things, and my tattoos should be various as well to reflect who I am, what I think, what I like, how I feel, etc. I've always had a love for Asian themes and aesthetics, so I guess that's where that comes from. I've also had a huge deep love for all things ancient Egyptian, like a life long love, but I have no tattoos in that theme. Yet, maybe some day. I'm a cat person, so I guess that's where the leopard rosettes come from. I don't like the look of tattoos that look like they were just thrown together, like someone shook up a bucket of ideas and then just splashed them on a body, then tattooed them all wherever they landed. I think each area of the body should be dedicated to an idea or theme. Like my sleeve arm will only be dedicated to that sleeve, I won't tattoo something random and unfitted to the theme in the remaining quarter of my arm on that side. My other arm could go either way, honestly, it's pretty bare and is open to any possibilities. My legs are completely bare, so they could be anything. My back is almost completely bare, I have a small-ish piece along the back of my shoulders and my rosettes cover a bit of my back, but otherwise, it's like 80% barren real estate. My chest is also almost entirely bare, and I'd love to do something more with it.
That makes sense. Differently themed areas are a good idea.
I love big pieces on other people but I have a feeling that I'll stick to smaller ones. Which means I have to be careful not to 'waste' space on something small. And since the tattoos I want don't have much in common, I want to spread them out of my body. They wouldn't look nice right next to each other but here's hoping that they'll look good on different limbs.
The one thing that bothers me about my Asian themed tattoos is I've been accused of "cultural appropriation" because of them. Since I'm white, I obviously can't enjoy or even like any other cultures, only my own. But, being white, I actually HAVE no culture, so essentially I shouldn't have any of my tattoos at all, since I just ripped them off from other cultures.
rolleyes scream I wouldn't change them for anything, I don't regret them one bit, but because of the hassle I've gotten, it's one of the reasons I'm almost entirely covered up all the time whenever I go out anymore. I just don't wanna hear it most times.
Yeah, all of that has been said to me in one way or another by various people. I, of course, just laugh at them and move along. I've also been told that my two kanji tattoos MUST be wrong, since I don't actually speak the language, nor am I a part of that culture. Well, they've been verified by at least 3 different native speakers and one who's studied the language for like 4 years, so I'm fairly certain they say what they're supposed to.
I don't understand people who judge based on the subject matter alone of other people's tattoos. Sure, you can get an idea about someone based on their tattoos, like things they like or identify with, but that's not ALL there is to that person or their tattoos. I'll make comments on and judge the execution and how good or bad the artwork itself is, because there IS such a thing as good or bad execution of artwork, but there really is no bad subject matter. Just because I wouldn't get it, doesn't mean that person shouldn't have it at all. That's the difference a lot of people don't seem to be able to understand. I've told people off in the past, sometimes more politely than others, it depends on setting and just how tied of it I am.
Like I pretty much won't explain the meaning behind my sleeve anymore, at least not on first meeting someone. It's none of their business, it's a long story with a lot of separate parts, and most people don't actually want to hear the full story, they just want to judge how "valid" they think the meaning is. I have NEVER asked that of someone else, I might ask them where they had it done, who the artist was, that kinda thing, but I NEVER ask the personal s**t. Because I know how much I hate it, and I don't wanna do that to someone else. Like you see those lists of "17 things girls with tattoos are tired of hearing" and it's true, not even just girls are tired of hearing them. EVERYONE with visible tattoos is tired of hearing those same questions over and over and over again. And the worst part is those asking think they're the first ones to ever ask you that, or they're asking you something you've never thought about before, some profound deep thought-provoking question that'll make you question everything you know about yourself and how you feel about your tattoo in general. I think next time I get asked one of the stupid common questions I'll just get this shocked look on my face, look off into the distance and say "Yeah, you're right, it probably WILL look like s**t when I'm 80. Oh god, what have I done to myself? I have NEVER thought of that before. I'M RUINED!" and then run off screaming and crying and wailing. I'm sure that's what they wanted to see and hear anyway, right?
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