I went back to the piercer and he said it was a metal allergy. We switched it out for plastic and sprayed it with the saltwater stuff a couple of times yesterday and the swelling is down and the pain is gone already. I should have just insisted on this a long time ago. I’m going to keep an eye on it though and make sure it keeps healing.

Yeah. I didn’t realize it would be so bad.

It was Spider at the Electric Crayon http://www.myspace.com/the_electric_crayon (not sure if they keep this site up anymore). Oh, I found him http://www.myspace.com/spidertattoos

He also did a gecko on my dads hand

and this cover up for him

I told him how to spell it and showed him some ideas and just let him do his thing.

Ok, I have a concept but I really want to know what you all think…. I am not an artist in any sense but quickly traced/sketched this together from a bunch of pieces. It needs work. It would all be in that Sailor Jerry/Ed Hardy style.

I got the skunk from here but would rather it be a cat… not sure how to draw that though. http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee161/SophisticatedGeek/tat/41PHB1Q-4jL.jpg

the heart he’s sitting on comes from here http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee161/SophisticatedGeek/tat/920431253173005.jpg

The phrase from here http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee161/SophisticatedGeek/tat/arms-tattoo-102429.jpg

The stars from here http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee161/SophisticatedGeek/tat/Kid-s-Name-tattoo-103343.jpg

The swallows from here http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee161/SophisticatedGeek/tat/draft_lens3732912module24408812phot.jpg and here http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee161/SophisticatedGeek/tat/Sparrow-below-between-boobs-tattoo-.jpg

The filler rose from here http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee161/SophisticatedGeek/tat/old_school_rose_by_JennyPennyPasta.jpg but it needs more filler on that side

The skull from here http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee161/SophisticatedGeek/tat/Willem_Jansen_2.jpg

The dagger from here http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee161/SophisticatedGeek/tat/draft_lens3732912module24413072phot.jpg

And spider web from here http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee161/SophisticatedGeek/tat/920431253173014.jpg

The skunk would be centered on my arm/shoulder area, the swallow side would wrap around the front and the skull around the back.

I sooo just had a thought…. every idea I’ve had up to this point was line art, or words, or something, and just wouldn’t work for what I wanted…. but, I missed an obvious idea thats always meant a lot to me and people have related to me in their minds and doesn’t seem to be real common…. an ocelot. Have it coming down onto my arm or shoulder or something or maybe batting at a butterfly, I could even have jungle filler or something around it…. You think that would work?

Also, my current piece is in my album… I’m thinking I’d have to use the other shoulder.

Thanks guys. When I got it the guy asked me if I planned on adding to it later… I told him no way and he just laughed at me and said yeah right. Well, I think he might be right. :p I’ve been looking at some of the work on here and can see myself wanting to add or get something else in color later. Some of the pieces I looked at are just beautiful! I can see how people find tattooing addicting sometimes!

Well I finally got it!

The outlining HURT SOO BAD! But the fill was no problem at all. Sleeping was not fun last night though because I normally lay on that side :p

I’ve also thought about something with a western theme or even just script