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Jute Man said:"that really rips my knitting."
Good over-all post Mr Jute but I love that saying! New to me and I must remember it for future use.
Jute Man said:"that really rips my knitting."
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.
joe mcclaine said: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.
Mine are both what many would consider football hooligan tattoos (Bulldog, Union Flag, English Rose).
I was 16, running with the wrong crowd and had a bit of cash. It was just something we did and was probably more of a 'tribal' a mark than any of that Maori stuff people are getting nowadays.
As I said earlier, I am getting a suit done by one of the best in the country. It'll probably cost about £30k and will be for no-one's benefit but my own. I wouldn't particularly want people looking at it and certainly wouldn't have it on display.
Sure I could buy a painting. A Beryl Cook is about that much and would probably be nicer to look at but it's not just about looking at them or getting them done for others to look at. They are, or should be very personal.
I have a 'reverse PA' piercing. People can't undersand that either, but that's personal too.
joe mcclaine said:I have a 'reverse PA' piercing. People can't undersand that either, but that's personal too.
pugh-the-special-one said:I have a native American portrait of a Female Indian on my left shoulder upper arm, but if I were a younger man I would go for traditional full one arm tattoo in classical Japanese design Koi Carp cherry blossoms and natural imagery, one of my younger nephews as a full arm in this style and it does look very beautiful to look at.
Jamie.
pugh-the-special-one said:I have a native American portrait of a Female Indian on my left shoulder upper arm, but if I were a younger man I would go for traditional full one arm tattoo in classical Japanese design Koi Carp cherry blossoms and natural imagery, one of my younger nephews as a full arm in this style and it does look very beautiful to look at.
Jamie.