I've sketched a VERY rough idea of what I'd like. It was inspired from a piece I saw in an old tattoo magazine at a friend's house. So without further adieu here it is:
okay you can barely see it ..... there are two crochet hooks on the bottom, a pin cushion and some thread above that, then some measuring tapes on the side, scissors at the top and a heart shaped yarn ball in the middle. The yarn ball is going to vaguely look like a sacred heart. I'm not religious so a sacred heart wouldn't really be right..... but a yarn heart is perfect! In the banner above the hooks i am going to have some words ..... "Dangerously Crafty" is what a friend suggested! We'll see!
this is the flash from the magazine. I love the details on the anchor and the overall look of the piece, but i'm not in the navy, or have i every really been into boating ...... so crafting it is! I'm so excited! Now I just have to find a tattoo artist i like! The guy that did my pin up girl was my friend's ex boyfriend and he's now moved out of town.
If you're willing to travel, the guys at Black and Blue in Nanaimo are amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteOr Desiree at Desire Tattoo, also in Nanaimo :)
ReplyDeletealbert from black and blue is the guy who did my pin up girl! his ex and i went to hair school together years ago! when my mom lived in nanaimo it was easier to get there, but now (especially with kids) it's a lot harder!
ReplyDeletenoooooooo-noooooo it is way too precise and superficial in meaning. It has no depth of meaning. [The sacred heart would at least have meaning if you believed in such a thing... a fish even has meaning but still a religious one.]
ReplyDeleteWhat does a tape measure mean as a METAPHOR? Scissors? A yarn heart?
Nothing! It represents at most cutting up, unraveling, minute measurement. Trust me- this is not something you will want to look at in five years. What if I had made a tattoo of my weaving days? Or my days as a new age seeker?
Linda.
I love this idea!!! So great. I've been wanting a crafty tattoo for a looooonnnggg time. Perhaps its time to get one!
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