Show off your ink!

[Andrea]

Everyone put up a pic of your tattoos! Large, small, flash, custom- it doesn't matter! Show it off! I'd love to see the art and hear the stories that go along with it.
You can see mine in a previous thread (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=20440)

[ehirsch83]

I need to get a camera, once I do I will post pictures of my 4! Somewhere on here there is a picture of my little cyclist- I will search for it tomorrow when I am bored at work!

[kat_h]

I've been reading this forums for a while but this finally made me register. Here's my right thigh.
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9318/legmechvx6.th.jpg (http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=legmechvx6.jpg)

Awesome back piece. That is really well done.

[three]

I'll post mine too. The ones on my wrists won't be hard to photograph. I'll save my back until the whole thing is done. But, taking a picture of my chest piece will be tricky. :rolleyes:

I'll post as soon as I figure out how to do the latter in a classy manner.

[Zen]

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/happyhat2.jpg

Boy am I glad I spent all that money to have my teeth fixed.

[KnottedYet]

I'll post mine too. The ones on my wrists won't be hard to photograph. I'll save my back until the whole thing is done. But, taking a picture of my chest piece will be tricky. :rolleyes:

I'll post as soon as I figure out how to do the latter in a classy manner.

Strategically placed cotton balls... :D
(hold 'em in place with a dab of honey)
((don't ask me how I know these things))

[crazycanuck]

When you post the pics can you also let us know why you chose that particular design and any other info!

I'm too chicken to get a tattoo..All i want atm is a maple leaf :o or a bike wheel..

[KnottedYet]

When you post the pics can you also let us know why you chose that particular design and any other info!

I'm too chicken to get a tattoo..All i want atm is a maple leaf :o or a bike wheel..

I'm working with an artist right now to get a bike wheel! (with a couple other things). Gonna put mine on my upper arm. Where do you want yours?

[sandra]

:eek: Lisa, do you have one? :D

No tattoos here. I do have two sets of ear piercings, but that's the limit for me. I love an occasional temporary tattoo on my annual girls weekend for fun.:cool:

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Sure I do...but not posting them here! :cool: My reputation is probably hanging by a thread as it is....

[Zen]

Strategically placed cotton balls... :D

Hey, I think i saw your act in Vegas!

[KnottedYet]

Sure I do...but not posting them here! :cool: My reputation is probably hanging by a thread as it is....

"them"?

PLURAL!?!?

More than one?!?!

Lisa, Lisa, Lisa... every day and in every way you reveal yourself to be more and more multifaceted! :D

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lisa... every day and in every way you reveal yourself to be more and more multifaceted! :D

And I'm not revealing any more "facets" for the moment, thank you! :rolleyes:

[Pax]

I'll have to get a pic, I've got a sun on my upper left arm.

[sandra]

Sure I do...but not posting them here! :cool: My reputation is probably hanging by a thread as it is....

You will have to post it for me to believe it.

[sandra]

And I'm not revealing any more "facets" for the moment, thank you! :rolleyes:

OK, then just tell us WHAT it is and WHERE. :cool:

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

OK, then just tell us WHAT it is and WHERE. :cool:

Ok ok...I'll tell you ONE of them. My public tattoo is a little dotted eighth note behind my right ear. So I can hear music wherever I go... :)
But now it's become fuzzy with age as tattoos annoyingly tend to do, and it's harder to make out since it's small.

[Zen]

I thought you said pubic tatooThe other one is to cover the needle tracks from the old heroin habit.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

This all just further proves that the imaginary thing is sometimes the most compelling of all. :cool:

[shootingstar]

Probably my true colours will show here: I never considered tattoos on females nor males to be sexy.

Can appreciate just the visual art if carefully and tastefully done..as on Andrea. Andrea, how often do you get to show off the bird in public in full unobstructed majesty?

[Zen]

mine is not intended to be sexy. it's a feathered,beaded bracelet on my wrist. A display of solidarity with our Native American brothers and sisters and because I don't wear jewelry.

[Trek420]

And I'm not revealing any more "facets" for the moment, thank you! :rolleyes:

Don't ask her about her piercings :rolleyes:;):cool:

[Tuckervill]

I don't even have the guts to change my hair color. I don't know how I would pick something so permanent. Then, I'm not the artist type.

My DIL got a tattoo of her son's tiny little premature footprint, on her foot. I can see how significant that is to her. I often think her foot is dirty when I see it, before I remember what it is. My son got SPQR on his arm when he got back from Iraq (it's something about the Roman Legion, but I can't remember the words anymore). Let's just say that the placement and size of both of these tattoos indicate they're not the artist type, either! Or they're just youthfully inelegant...I dunno. Who am I to criticize?

I admire people who can pull them off, though.

Karen

[KnottedYet]

BikerHen has some great bike tats. where is she hiding? I think she posted some once before.

I've seen some really beautiful tats over mastectomy scars, flowers and vines and feathers, amazing creative lovely stuff. There's a woman here in Seattle who specializes in doing mastectomy scars. (she does other scars, too, and regular tats; but she's well known for her mastectomy scar work in particular) 2nd one, top row, morning glory, is one of her mastectomy pieces: http://www.vyvyn.com/Gallery/vyvyngallery.html

[lph]

I need to get a camera, once I do I will post pictures of my 4! Somewhere on here there is a picture of my little cyclist- I will search for it tomorrow when I am bored at work!

Gee, that must be a REALLY small cyclist, if even you have trouble finding it... :D sorry, couldn't resist.

No tattoos here, don't have the guts to commit to one. If I had one I'd like a sun or a leaf in the nape of my neck or between my shoulders. Really well done and well-chosen tattoos are inspiring to see, but I'm afraid I'd end up with something cliché'ed or banal.

[KSH]

I've been reading this forums for a while but this finally made me register. Here's my right thigh.
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9318/legmechvx6.th.jpg (http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=legmechvx6.jpg)

Awesome back piece. That is really well done.

Hello Kat and welcome!

That's a crazy tat. Nicely done. Did you have surgery on your leg or something? There must be a story behind that one. That's not a tat you get... "just because I wanted one".

[sandra]

Oh, I DO have the guts to change my hair color if I really trust my stylist. Last week I went from blonde to dark red. After my son's wedding in March, I think I'm going to go natural gray. I guess I need to get a tattoo so that I can't post pictures here and talk about it. :D

[Velobambina]

mine is not intended to be sexy. it's a feathered,beaded bracelet on my wrist. A display of solidarity with our Native American brothers and sisters and because I don't wear jewelry.

Wow, Zen. I have an affinity for Native Americans, too. Must be the Irish in me. I love your tatt, btw. I'd LOVE to get one like yours. Have you read any of Louise Erdrich's books?

I have a basic road bike tattooed on the outside of my left lower calf. Very simple design.

Still have my multiple ear piercings from my 80s Punk Rock Girl days!

[kat_h]

Hello Kat and welcome!

That's a crazy tat. Nicely done. Did you have surgery on your leg or something? There must be a story behind that one. That's not a tat you get... "just because I wanted one".

Thanks! I have loved tattoos ever since I was little. My mom tells stories of times when I was 4 or 5 years old and walked right up to bikers to look at their tatts. I have 6 of my own now, but that's the best one. I have plans for more but I'm trying to get back into university so I won't have the money for a couple of years (also hoping to buy a road bike which I can't really afford either.)

[Brandi]

BikerHen has some great bike tats. where is she hiding? I think she posted some once before.

I've seen some really beautiful tats over mastectomy scars, flowers and vines and feathers, amazing creative lovely stuff. There's a woman here in Seattle who specializes in doing mastectomy scars. (she does other scars, too, and regular tats; but she's well known for her mastectomy scar work in particular) 2nd one, top row, morning glory, is one of her mastectomy pieces: http://www.vyvyn.com/Gallery/vyvyngallery.html
That was amazing stuff thanks for the link. I would get one if my dh liked them. He doesn't like the thought of one on me.

[Mr. Bloom]

My son got SPQR on his arm when he got back from Iraq (it's something about the Roman Legion, but I can't remember the words anymore).

All those years of Latin occassionaly come in handy:


SPQR
Senatus Populusque Romanus ("The Senate and the Roman People")

The Roman Legion used it as their standard to display their source of authority.

[bikerHen]

Yeah, I've got a few bike related tatoos. :rolleyes: The picture files are on my computer at home so I'll post them later today or tomorrow. In the mean time, look to the left at "bikerHen". She was my first tatoo! :D bikerHen

[ehirsch83]

OK, here is the link to the old thread with the picture of my little cyclist
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=14719&highlight=tattoo

Sometime this week I will post pictures of the others(I broke the digitial camera so need to get a disposable- so tattoo and new bike pics will all probably come at once)

[Andrea]

Those are great! I love the link to the scar cover-ups. I can't wait to see more!

To answer someone's previous question- I show mine off in the summer time when I wear tank tops. Otherwise, it stays pretty covered.

[Kimmyt]

I have one.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e30/azhben/IMG_0850.jpg

I took another one that showed more of the positioning (between my shoulder blades) and also showed off my guns, but it also showed off my lovely choice in bras too. So you all get the censored version.

I got mine because dragons hold a very special place in my heart. I have always thought them to be a very beautiful symbol of strength, and particularly feminine strength. It's two dragons entwined around each other in a heart. My brother is a graph artist and designed it for me in high school. I held onto the design for 5 years, and the entire time I still loved the design as much as when I first saw it, so I decided that I would make it a part of me.

I lurve it.

K.

[froglegs]

My sister and I have matching tattoos. She designed them. We are twins, and Gemini happens to be our sign. My foot is on the left, and I can tell mostly because my feet get so beat up that I hardly ever bother painting my toenails. My sister has a couple other tattoos, but I just have the one.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii19/frogleggs12/tattoos.jpg

[silver]

I love the tats!!!

I would love to get one myself and the only reason that I don't is because Mr. doesn't like them. I would get something bike or tri related.

I do have piercings, 6. I used to have 8 but Mr. decided that the last two that I got were too "noticible." so he asked me to take them out.

[MillieNZ]

OK, here is the link to the old thread with the picture of my little cyclist
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=14719&highlight=tattoo

Sometime this week I will post pictures of the others(I broke the digitial camera so need to get a disposable- so tattoo and new bike pics will all probably come at once)


that's such a cool tat ! i love it :D

here's mine on my lower back... not cycling related at all......

it's the chinese symbol for horses (my other big love :D)

[RoadRaven]

mine is not intended to be sexy. it's a feathered,beaded bracelet on my wrist. A display of solidarity with our Native American brothers and sisters and because I don't wear jewelry.

My daughter and I love it, Zen
I a big collecter of feathers - often plaited into my hair.
And both of us are interested in the various cultures and symbolisms around the world

[CyclaSutra]

Hello again, TEers! I've been hibernating a bit this year and haven't posted for a while. Moved three times, but finally settled and now commuting two hours a day and more when it snows like this. Back on the trainer, la la la.

So this first calf tattoo I got in March when I went to San Francisco with my sister, who is a lesbian. She's got a heart with wings on her back, rainbow-colored. So I got a Hawthorne chainring with six hearts (my fave number) and wings. Now I just have to get in good enough shape again (mayhaps even a teeny tan) so it looks good.

Unfortunately, I had an ink allergy just to the red heart, less than a half-inch-square, so I've been dealing with that at the dermatologists and may have to get it removed. Sigh. FYI red is the MOST allergic color. WIsh I had known that.

THis second picture is of my first tat, gotten at age 19 out of defiance to a bad boyfriend and because I try to be as resilient as a rubber ducky. I'm on the right; some chick with a more in-your-face duck I met at a writers' conference so we quacked about it in the bathroom and had a photo opp.

[IFjane]

Love all the ink - wish I had the nerve to do it myself....but this keeps me from trying:

[KSH]

Let's see if this works!

[Kimmyt]

The thing I love about my tattoo is that I got it for me. If other people can't tell what it looks like when I'm 80, it doesn't really matter. Half the time I don't even see my tattoo, and other people don't either. The fact is, I know it's there, with me all the time, a kind of physical representation of everything that is inside me. It comforts me.

[bikerHen]

These are all of my bike related tattoos. I have 2 more non-bike tats, but I don't have any pictures of those.

First up is Biker Hen, my namesake. She's on the back of my left calf.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/bikerHen/DSCF0470.jpg

Next, my homage to Queen on my right shoulder
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/bikerHen/DSCF0473.jpg

Third are my bike bugs on my right wrist.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/bikerHen/DSCF0472.jpg

Last but not least, Share the Road!! I got the text first, and decided it was not enough so I added the bike.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/bikerHen/DSCF0612.jpg


And since my daughter is doing all the work putting my pictures in this thread, she decided to add hers as well. It's her "tramp stamp" and is a work in progress.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/wanderlust_uk2003/IMG_0011.jpg

[Pax]

The thing I love about my tattoo is that I got it for me. If other people can't tell what it looks like when I'm 80, it doesn't really matter. Half the time I don't even see my tattoo, and other people don't either. The fact is, I know it's there, with me all the time, a kind of physical representation of everything that is inside me. It comforts me.

Absolutely. When I'm old and wrinkly why on earth would I care what someone thinks about my skin...I'll be happy to still be alive so tats will be no big deal. :)

[KnottedYet]

Absolutely. When I'm old and wrinkly why on earth would I care what someone thinks about my skin...I'll be happy to still be alive so tats will be no big deal. :)

I will confess that part of why I want to get my bike tattoo is so that some day if/when I can no longer speak for myself someone will look at my skin and say, "Hey, this chickie must've been a biker."

[Kimmyt]

bwahaha, yeah i hear that. a bit of the 'when i am an old woman i shall wear purple' thing goin on :D

[solobiker]

I don't have a one but I have what I think is a funny story. I was when I was a new grad and was working at my first job as an OT in an ortho rehab setting. I went into a male resident's room to help him get up as he was only a couple days out from having a total knee replacement done ( he was in his mid 70s). He had a thin sheet on and I saw a lot of lines on his legs, kind of like a lot of "X"s. Me being new and niave I thought maybe it was from the surgery. When I helped him take the sheet off I notice it was along his whole leg. When I asked him what it was he told me it was a tatoo of a fishnet stocking. It went along his whole leg, had the seam in the back and a garter belt!! I asked him why and he said years ago a girl he was dating used to wear them. I asked if he ended up marrying her and he said no. He said he regreted it because he could not wear light colored pants as it would show through and he was an algebra teacher. Sorry this was kind of long, but I still think it is kind of funny

[Andrea]

When (if?) I get old, my phoenix will probably turn into a mash of colors. At that point, I'll just let my grandkids stare at it while they use mind-altering substances. I'll be the granny in the nursing home who always gets visits! :D

[bikerHen]

My tats are for me too! I want them as reminders of what I am doing with my life. They are all less than 2 years old and I'm already over 50. I'm hoping they will still look good when I really am an old fart. :D Which is only about 15 - 20 years away! :eek:
bikerHen, who still feels like a bikerChick most days. :rolleyes:

[Dianyla]

Absolutely. When I'm old and wrinkly why on earth would I care what someone thinks about my skin...I'll be happy to still be alive so tats will be no big deal. :)
I always find it amusing how everyone always focuses on the "what's that gonna look like when you're 80" topic. Frankly, the rest of me won't look so great when I'm 80, either! Who cares about a little (or a lot of) ink? :rolleyes:

No tats yet, but I'm in the planning stages. :)

[Kimmyt]

You'd be surprised how often I hear, 'what are you going to about it for your wedding?'

And that was back when I was single, even!

[Dianyla]

You'd be surprised how often I hear, 'what are you going to about it for your wedding?'
To which the proper response is: "Wear a backless dress to properly display it!"

[Andrea]

Here's my latest- three hours of linework! Going in for another three today :D
http://blog.brickhouseracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/bottomside1.jpg

Anyone else have some they want to show off since this thread was active?

[crazycanuck]

It's a nice tattoo but what are the designs?

[Andrea]

It's the 7-headed dragon from the book of revelations. It will be a lot easier to decipher once the shading is finished :rolleyes:

[Velobambina]

I always find it amusing how everyone always focuses on the "what's that gonna look like when you're 80" topic. Frankly, the rest of me won't look so great when I'm 80, either! Who cares about a little (or a lot of) ink? :rolleyes:

No tats yet, but I'm in the planning stages. :)

D--You got the best outlook on life! I agree wholeheartedly.

[RoadRaven]

That’s looking pretty awesome, Andrea

Will it have much colour or will it be in dark shades?

And I’m interested in why you chose the 9 headed dragon – its been so long since I read Revelations that I had forgotten all about it!

[Andrea]

Thanks! The description is a great 7-headed red dragon sent out to eat the mother of the unborn 2nd coming of Christ (represented by the sun-looking thing near the bottom). It's so large that it knocks 1/3 of the stars out of the heavens with its tail (that part is still undrawn and will extend up my torso). I chose it because I was on the road late one night coming home from a bike race, and I heard the most passionate preacher on the radio preaching fire and brimstone. He read the passage, and I thought it sounded like a really awesome tattoo.
I'm not a follower of any specific religion, but I've always had a huge fascination with religious art and symbolism (from any & all religions) because it's always filled with so much emotion and passion. This one is symbolic of evil (the phoenix backpiece is a symbol of rebirth).
Next, I'll have to figure out what I want as a symbol for good :p

[RoadRaven]

ah... I see... (although why I typed 9 instead of 7 I have no idea!)
Very cool, and quite a contrast and yet complimentary to your phoenix.

Hmmm, I symbol for good - how about a "goddess" image - a woman with the three moons... or a tree with Celitc twists in the roots, and relevant-to-you animal and planetray symbols...
I'll hunt out some images and link you to them asap... the pre-Christian Celtic "earth mother" beliefs were about goodness, care, ecology, embracing each other etc etc... Not sure if thats the kind've thing you are after.

I'll hunt about when I am at work - maybe see if I can get a photo of one of my favourite pictures...

[Andrea]

ah... I see... (although why I typed 9 instead of 7 I have no idea!)
Very cool, and quite a contrast and yet complimentary to your phoenix.

Hmmm, I symbol for good - how about a "goddess" image - a woman with the three moons... or a tree with Celitc twists in the roots, and relevant-to-you animal and planetray symbols...
I'll hunt out some images and link you to them asap... the pre-Christian Celtic "earth mother" beliefs were about goodness, care, ecology, embracing each other etc etc... Not sure if thats the kind've thing you are after.

I'll hunt about when I am at work - maybe see if I can get a photo of one of my favourite pictures...
That sounds really cool! Thanks!