I've always wanted a tattoo, something unique and hidden and over the years I have come up with many designs and said that if in 3 months I still like this design then I'll have it done....3 months later I don't and move on to another design. I'm not sure I'll ever like anything permanently & forever so for me self-etching will not likely happen. However I do still love tattoos, not your rose on a shoulder or Chinese symbol on the back but masterful skilled tattoo's.
Tattoo's always have some stigma attached to them, they have in the past carried an association with drinking, fighting, trouble making and are frown upon by parents and seen as an act of rebellion. However in recent years we are moving away from this and realising that this is a great medium of art and many people are having the most amazing designs placed on their skins. Too book in with some of the top tattoo artists can take months with huge waiting lists and there are some amazing artists with a great level of talent. Think about how a tattoo is created, a small fine pin pricking the skin and injecting ink that takes some skill to created tonal difference, complementing colours and definition and I admire this. One such lady I have found via Myspace is Jo Harrisonand her studio Modern Body Art she has created some amazing work, another is Mike Devries. I think it's brilliant that people use their bodies as a canvas for someone else's work it is a real expression of choice, however there are tattoo's and there are tattoo's.
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