Tattoo!

[eurydicebound]

So I've been planning for a while to get a tattoo -- got the sketch worked out and everything with Nigel Sade, who has done a fabulous job in working with me on the art.

During this week's sojourn in Cleveland, innocent_man let me know he was wanting to get a tattoo as well (a gorgeous coral snake around his ankle) and offered to take me to his friend, who owns a tattoo shop in Wooster, OH. Moving Pictures Tattoo Studio is the place, and Laura was the artist who did the work.



Here's the close-up:



And here's the larger shot for an idea of placement--sorry, it's slightly blurry:



I have to say... I absolutely love it. It just feels right, and I think it suits me. :) And the placement of it is such that although it's in front, it's not going to show unless I choose to wear something that shows it.

Matt's is likewise gorgeous, but I don't have a good pic of that at the moment. It also suits him, though.

The getting of it... well, that stung a bit. And I discovered belatedly that I should have eaten before I went. I just asked for a break, but everyone looked at me and someone went off to get me orange juice and water, and they turned a fan to blow on me, and they wouldn't let me stand up, so evidently I was unusually pale or something. "Blood sugar crash" was mentioned, and there was a definitely a bit of wooziness. Once I ate something I felt a lot better, though, enough so that I got through the rest of it without complaint. It wasn't bad, though, even though I evidently got it in a somewhat more painful area--not as painful as over bone, but a touch tender. I'll suffer a bit for beauty, though.

I'm so very pleased with it, honestly. I'm really glad I got it done. Go me.

Comments

[elissa-carey.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's not uncommon at all to have a blood sugar crash during a tattoo -- your endorphins go nuts, and if you haven't had much to eat in the last few hours, your body will let you know that you need to if you expect it to keep feeding you endorphins. ;)

Congrats on the tattoo! It really is nice. Reminds me a bit of a harp.

So, when are you gonna get your next tat? :D

[anaka.livejournal.com]

That's because it is a harp. :) Yay!

As for the next one, hah. When I get the concept nailed down and I get some good art and I get a bigger revenue stream. And, in theory, when I lose more weight. But if I get the other things in place first, I may just move forward with it anyway. *grin*

[knowmad.livejournal.com]

That's cool ... I was gonna guess a harp, too. I've been thinking about getting one -- I live across from a tattoo parlor, after all, so I see people walking out of there with cool art every day. Maybe one of these years.

I'm sort of like Daffy Duck ... to paraphrase: "I'm not like other people: I can't stand pain: it hurts me."

'Cause I pretty much suck at the doctor's office, too. Oy.

[anaka.livejournal.com]

I gave birth to two babies, and I broke my leg badly enough to require reconstructive surgeries. The pinpricks ain't nothin'.

[cericonversion.livejournal.com]

Very nifty!

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Thank you, hon. :)

[thatcash.livejournal.com]

Very cool!

I didn't have a blood sugar crash when I got mine (I don't remember why not on the first one and on the second one, I was pretty drunk).

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Well, "pretty drunk" would do it, yes. :) If you eat an hour or two before you go, it supposedly pretty much prevents it. I was not passed that piece of advice before I went, though.

[adamjury.livejournal.com]

That is a well-good tattoo!

[anaka.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you think so. *grin*

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's very pretty! Congratulations! I'm curious: How long did it take?

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It took around an hour, all told. Not too bad at all.

[ghostwind.livejournal.com]

Very pretty! I like it. I think about getting one from time to time but usually wimp out.

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Well, if you ever don't, post pics. :)

[daydreamweaver.livejournal.com]

That is lovely, Michelle. Really, really lovely.

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, m'dear. :)

[masqlab.livejournal.com]

I love it!

[anaka.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[hellgirl5.livejournal.com]

I love the fact that it's black ink only. The user icon is one I'm planning on getting. Thanks for the awesome food by the way!

[anaka.livejournal.com]

That will be an awesome tattoo. And I'm so glad you liked the dinner. It was my pleasure to get to cook for someone other than my kids. :) It was really nice to see you again.

[hellgirl5.livejournal.com]

You too!