If there is one thing I have a passion for, it is tattoos. Not as an artist, rather purely from a fan of the artform. I have been getting tattoos since I was about 18 and can't get enough. I am not covered by any means, but that isn't to say that I wouldn't be if I could be.
Tattoos are much more of the mainstream world these days, but they haven't alwasy been that is for sure. Even when I got my first about 16 years ago, all of my friends were shocked and didn't really care for it. Years later when some of them came out of the armed forces with some, they had obviously changed their minds. However, even then it was more that they earned the right of passage and I hadn't.
Since then, I have a harder time finding people without a tattoo at the beach now. Older people and younger are getting them left and right. All of this is fine with me of course.
I love the skin as an art medium. It is more that just art that you travel with, but depending on your mood, position or clothing, the art is temporarily changing from moment to moment. What is greater than that?
Beyond the physical, my tattoos are very spiritual in nature (to me that is). It is amazing how something such as this can allow you to relive portions of your life as you look at them. Like any catastrophic event, the pain you experience as you are marked for life just embeds a moment in time. It is very unlikely you forget why you got one and what was going on in your life when you did.
To read more about my story of my tats and how they relate to my personal life, please visit one of my sites, Tattoo Stories. It is one of many sites that I developed but never really put the energy behind popularizing it. But hey, we can start now right? Tell me about your story and I will post it up on the site as was originally intended.
Take care!
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