Tattoo's

I think that any tattoo has to be very personal. I have 5 tats, 2 tribal art ones on each upper arm but worked so they look like one per arm. These were done about 20 years a go and will soon(ish) be worked into a sleeve of Japanese influenced flower work. And a full back piece which is a snake that goes from the top of my shoulders to the top of my thighs. If you could uncoil it ( and no I am not going to try ) it would be about 8 foot long. This was done about 12 years a go and the colours are still bright and nothing has gone hazy. The snake took about 6 x 12 hour sessions, it was not much point in doing any less as you go through a pain barrier after a while .............so you may as well keep going. Cost well lets say expensive, but so worth it to me. The design was mine and drawn by Alex 4 times full scale before I agreed to it and even then the tail was re-drawn after it was drawn on my back as it did not "lay" right.
Will it bother me when I am in a nursing home in my 80's no, they can pin me to the wall and put a frame around it.....may as well dribble down the wall as in the corner.....))
If you want to know more about Alex look here

http://alexbinnie.com/tattoo.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Binnie_(tattoo_artist)
 
There was a time when a bloke was walking towards you and he had tattoos you stood a good chance of getting a kicking, but that is simply not the case, these days.

I'm often impressed by the artwork itself when it's done tastefully, but again, it's not something that I could carry off or be interested in having myself.

Ian
 
I was going to have a tattoo at when I was a teenager and agonised about it for years. I wanted a ying yang on my shoulder, but what put me off was me getting bored of it in a few years and then having to pay a fortune to have it lasered off.

Probably indicates I wasn't of the right mindset to have one. In the end I had a piercing for a few years, and removed it when I got bored of it (sometimes I wish I had kept it though).
 
Thanks for the replies to my questions chaps, I'm starting to understand more now. I don't think I was giving people credit for how personal the designs are to them. I still wouldn't have one, but then for a long time I could not conceive of sporting a beard. Things change, who knows?
 
Pig Cat said:
Thanks for the replies to my questions chaps, I'm starting to understand more now. I don't think I was giving people credit for how personal the designs are to them. I still wouldn't have one, but then for a long time I could not conceive of sporting a beard. Things change, who knows?
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Adam, if you get a tattoo and ever come to Norwich, I reserve the right to take the piss.:angel::icon_razz:
 
Tall_Paul said:
I wanted a ying yang on my shoulder,
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Funny you should mention that design,

My daughter has one on the top of each foot....seriously. Yeah, she likes those things, and one reason she picked those spots is so most people would never see em.

Martin


Oh, did you ever finally have the tat of Margaret Thatcher removed from your right buttock??
 
Norfolkdick said:
chrisbell said:
joe mcclaine said:
I have a 'reverse PA' piercing. People can't undersand that either, but that's personal too.
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Ouch. You're even more of a nutter than I thought you were, Vinny.:icon_razz::angel:
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I bet that made your eyes water! That must be worse than shaving with a R41!
Regards
Dick.
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See now, I don't even know what a reverse PA is. I also know it's not something I'm gonna look up and see. Now I have an idea of what that technique might include, if it's at all like implants. Heh, even if I'm wrong, it's still gotta be pretty sketchy. I don't even wanna know what the hell it is.

Vinnie, I believe you have successfully creeped me out.
 
Looking to get one done and it will be a biggie.

For me it's a private thing. If you want to display it then great - enjoy. Prefer mine to be hideable

There are a few younger member here and we love the diversity of it.

As for "Remember they might look cool at 30 but they look like sh*t at sixty!" - I know a few 65 year olds with good tats and skin. Not trying to be rude but keep in shape and so will the tattoo
 
I have two of them.

The first one I had done are the word "honesty openmindedness & willingness". It is linked into chapter 5 of the big book of the AA, which is called "How it works" and it reminds me of my addiction and what I overcome and how I try to live my life now.

The second is the Tibetan character for serenity.

I have my addiction under control nowadays, but it is always there and will never really go away and when I let my guard down I have to catch myself and these two tattoos help bring me back to where I am now.
 
Pig Cat said:
I have no idea what the appeal of tattoos are, either owning one or looking at one. They don't do a thing for me, in fact I find the current fashion for them rather bizarre. I would love to hear what people's reasons are for liking them as this never really gets talked about.

Actually having thought about this for a moment I can see that there is an incredible amount of skill that goes in to drawing a tattoo and many people appreciate that, but why not hang a picture on a wall instead of having it permanently etched on to your body? Still unsure about all this so somebody please enlighten me.
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No room left for pictures on my walls - they're full of them!! :0)

balidey said:
I don't have any. I don't dislike them.
But there are different types of tattoo. The simple blue names, shapes, tribal etc don't do anything for me.
But when I see people with large, ornate, colourful tattoos I am always impressed. I sometimes look and smile at the 'owner' and usually gets a smile back.
As the only ones I like are large, expensive and probably painful I can't see myself getting any.
I once considered getting the names of my kids on my chest near my heart, but I don't have the physique to show them off, and it sounded a bit clichéd.
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Even the small ones hurt, Balidey, but always in a good way!!
 
Gairdner said:
I think you're being a just wee bit harsh there, Rob. Not having a go either and not disputing that you are entitled to your opinion but then again I'm glad stronger opinions can be read on this forum with little fall out and especially without the heavy handed, excessive moderation of a certain large site that I will leave unnamed.
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Graeme, I was not being judgemental about having a tattoo - I have one myself, but that's besides the point. What I was trying to get at is that, if you turn up at an interview for a job where you have never met the interviewer and they have never met you - there is an implied element of trust. Bear in mind that for everyone who is successful in getting the job, all the other applicants will lose out - therefore, if you have been less than candid you have not only wasted your own time but also denied some other person of a good opportunity.
 
UKRob said:
Gairdner said:
I think you're being a just wee bit harsh there, Rob. Not having a go either and not disputing that you are entitled to your opinion but then again I'm glad stronger opinions can be read on this forum with little fall out and especially without the heavy handed, excessive moderation of a certain large site that I will leave unnamed.
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Graeme, I was not being judgemental about having a tattoo - I have one myself, but that's besides the point. What I was trying to get at is that, if you turn up at an interview for a job where you have never met the interviewer and they have never met you - there is an implied element of trust. Bear in mind that for everyone who is successful in getting the job, all the other applicants will lose out - therefore, if you have been less than candid you have not only wasted your own time but also denied some other person of a good opportunity.
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Fair point, Rob.
 
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