Mostly..

I am tired, and blearly-eyed, and overwhelmed when I look at my to-do list, but mostly I am content.

I have a job I really really like*. One that I look forward to. And it may mean that my house is home to clutter more than it used to be, or that dishes sit in the dishwasher longer than they used to, but all of that is inconsequential when you get right down to it. In addition to this job, I still have orders coming in from etsy (NoRabbitsHere.etsy.com), I'm prepping to take over as Scout leader in December, and next week we start finishing in the basement. Somewhere in the midst of that, I find time to make meals, clean clothes, and cuddle children. And sit down. That happens occasionally, too.

And while my head is spinning and my hands are busy, I'm trying to remember to have a good time.

And I do, mostly.

* I got to do a tattoo of a Tyranosaurus Rex this week. Need I say more?

Busy, of late.

An 8.5 inch celtic cross--outline only. We're going to go back in and do shading & color later.

Righto, this one is upside down....so just pivot your head or your monitor. It's part of a larger piece that will be finished in stages. 4 skelletons, dancing on a stone border.

Here's the other upsode-down skelleton. I honestly have no idea why these are flipped. When the work is done, I will post the whole thing right side up.

And a manga fairy. This one is only half done as well, it was her first tattoo and she hit her wall at 2 hours.

It's challenging to work in the confines of somebody else's limitations. But you start to get a sense of when your client's body is nearing the point of quitting. The nice thing about doing many tattoos on one person is that it allows you a little more freedom--the freedom to make the work the best it can be, the freedome to let your outline walk out the door because you know it'll come back.

Today I did a tattoo of a Tyranosaurus Rex, and I have to say I surprised myself with its awesomeness. Photos of that later.

Ciao, lovelies. Stay sweet.