Collage!

Hello All! I meant to upload ALL the collages that I have finished, however I was only able to do this one. So here's a teaser. It's 8 inches square, and is composed of a vintage photo, maps, tissue paper, stamps, and other papers. A good way to keep busy in between the tatttooing. Speaking of tattooing, there's a convention this weekend and I really want to go. Aaron has to go away on business, so I don't know if I'll get to but OH I REALLY WANT TO GO.

More pictures!

Hello to all! It has been a while because I have been too lazy to upload and post photos. But I have been creating--both on skin and paper. This post is all about the tattooing.


This is Aaron's second tattoo. I did the outline in navy instead of the traditional black just to see what kind of difference it made to the end piece. It turned out fairly well, and I learned a lot. Namely that if you have a good-looking celtic knot you had a talented tattoo artist. I also learned how to work with the curvature of the body, and I think that is evident in the next tattoo.

This is the outline for Aaron's third (and current) tattoo. Meet Saint Barbara! She's the patron saint of Artillerymen. The above is the outline--note how much more even the lines are--and the below is with shading. We are waiting for the shading to heal before we add color. St. Barb is about 5-6" tall. I call her Babs.

I haven't shaded the face yet, I wanted to hold off on that b/c I want to be really extremely confident before I attempt it. Otherwise she may look like she's impersonating a fish. But I am pleased with how the drapery looks. Anyone who has done fabric will tell you that it is difficult and sneaky.

Next time...more photos. Probably of work on paper.

The thing is...

So! Tattooing!
It's a lot like this:

Take one of those fat crayola markers you used in elementary school, attach a grapefruit to the top of it and wire the whole thing to vibrate like an old school electric toothbrush. Then go draw on a surface that isn't flat and provides very little resistance.

All that aside, I really enjoy it. I will say that it's the outlines that are getting me right now. But I've only done 2, so I figure that the more I do, the better I'll get. Right?