hhhmmm. Wait, when I asked you guys about bangs I went and got them like half an hour later. Maybe this is not so wise. ;)
(Though my bangs RAWK!)

Yay, more ink! I have a small tattoo on my right arm that I don't really love (got it when I was young and impulsive.) It's not bad, not like it's a tasmanian devil or something awful like that, but it's just not very pretty. I've turned out to be much more of a girly-girl than I probably thought I would when I was 18.

So, I'm getting a large coverup in time for my wedding! I'm so excited. The design meeting with my artist is June 29 (she's booked up through June) and we have plans to have sessions every Sunday in July.

I'm not quite sure what I want yet, other than that I want pretty flowers that drape from my shoulder blade over my shoulder and around my upper arm. Something with an antique botanical print feel, like here.

Damn, that example is awesome.

I need more ink too. I'm getting one of my kid's baby footprints from when he was born, I think.

oooh, sexy flower ideas misskaz, I like it a lot!

And baby footprints are a great idea.

I think I want something signifying my baby Perle, but a pearl in an oyster is far too obvious and also not nearly as colorful as I feel that I'm keen on right now, and I want daddy in there somehow as well. I'll probably thing about it for years.

Back in 95 I wanted glow in the dark tats, thought it wuld be funny (what with all th eblacklight in clubs I frequented that would have been neat) but wasn't sure about the ink. Still don't think it's safe to be honest.

Well, that's weird as hell. I swear I posted that comment. Sigh. Anyway, misskaz, check out Maria Sibylla Merian. I love her stuff - I've been wanting a tattoo based on her work for ages now. I need more ink too - in fact, piggybacking, I need suggestions. I want to integrate this, on my back:
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with this, on my hip:
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and I'm stuck as to how to do it. Suggestions?

Oh hijack away! I love your back piece. Integrating it tho, hmmm... Shoot. How about one of those oriental dragons that could theoretically be in both water and on land?
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Here are some blacklight tats, neat huh?

mygothlaundry, thanks for telling me about Maria Sibylla Merian! I found a "mini" book of her work on Amazon for cheap and I am ordering it (along with another botanical prints book) today! Whee, tattoo designing!

Also, about connecting your tattoos, my first thought was something where the foam of the waves slowly transforms into clouds and then into mountains or something like that... I like dabitch's dragon idea as well.

Oooh, clouds, good idea. Go for dragon and clouds! :)

dab, ooh, that's pretty.

I'm getting my second ink in the next month or so. I've already got the Einsturzende Neubauten logo on my right shoulder ...

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... and I want to get one themed around the Greek word αγάπη [agape]: a word which Wikipedia handily boils down to "divine, unconditional, self-sacrificing, active, volitional, and thoughtful love." But I've been struggling to find images which convey this in a striking and unique fashion (aside from the usual Judeo-Christian flaming hearts and such).

Wow, this thread couldn't be more appropriately timed. Mr. V just had one of his (my design) redone (the first artist messed it up with poor ink - the second artist really messed it up. The third artist is a true artist and vastly improved it. Pics at a later date) on Tuesday (he's working on sleeving his left arm). And today I went with two tattoo virgins for their firsts. My friend A got a cat with wings in honor of her husband (who passed suddenly a year ago Monday)(their cats were/are their kids); her cousin and best friend got a rose entwined with a necklace with a heart and cross pendant.

Now, I'm itching to have this done.

*resolutely refuses to think about more ink*

Sigh.

I always want more tattoos.

mykescipark, that's a hella sexy shoulder! Einsturzende Neubauten forever!