Show us your ink

[Retired Member southey]

Inspired by ManofTainth and LadyofTainth's new tattoo's,
I thought i'd start a gallery for the inked and the stories behind them.

no indecent pics guys, i read the forum while having tea.

Here's mine I got when I transfered to the Army Air Corps. it's the center of my cap badge and my only one.

It was done at Bulldog Tattoo's just outside Tamworth on the road to Litchfield.

 

[Lady_of_Tanith]

mine are on the way but as i said i have eleven and sams camera has just died tryin to take pics of them all!!

 

[Man of Tanith]

righto here are lisa/lady of taniths eleven she hast got aphotobucket account so i'll post them and she will explain em
1

2

3

4 & 5

6

7

8 & 9

10

11

and now for the explanations

 

[Lady_of_Tanith]

ha ha!!told u!!
ok ;
1- name in sancrit
2-chinese love symbol (although sam says it looks like a smiley man in a hat with dreads!)
3-date that id rather forget in roman numerals (this will eventually be covered with something else?)
4 & 5-as u may have guessed i have a thing for butterflys. one down spine was most painful yet!
6-was my first and so was small incase i couldnt cope with the pain!
7-is only one i regret as guy convinced me t have this instead of what i asked for then he messed it up by doing 2 stars
touching!
8 & 9-my daughters name in chinese and celtic symbol
10-yet another butterfly to add to collection!
11-latest butterfly!
Ive had them in what people say are all the painful places i.e.foot,both sides of wrist,neck,bottom of back and spine but as i say the one on spine was definately the most painful especially as im alittle bony!! It took over an hour but it was bearable!

 

[Man of Tanith]

and now for my measley four
1 done in bedford at artline tattoo's first one i had done smallish to see how painful it was i like celtic mythology and it seemed right so got it

2 again done in bedford at artline tattoo's was a member of a pagan group called fellowship of the dragon and i liked the design again it felt right

this one is also the one i show people as a warning of what happens if you dont look after the ink wg-hen it is first healing
3 done in biggleswade at black line fever i wanted a tomahawk and this one lept out of the book at me but i adapted it a little to make it my own

4 todays one done at black line fever in biggleswade

i have more in mind once finances allow
Sam

 

[stuart f]

Not quite finished but getting there.

This was done at Angels in my home town. http://www.angelsbodystudioltd.co.uk/

I also have a full sleeve Tribal but no pics at the moment.

Cheers Stuart

 

[Retired Member southey]

LadyoT your spine butterfly is great, and ManoT i really like that dragon, funny you both mention the pain worries of your first, i strode in to the guys studio, pronounced "I want this, here(pointing to my the right peck) bloke says "that'll hurt you had one before, your arm won't hurt as much". i sit down a say" yes my arm will be fine". still regret not getting it on my chest though, might have to go for that for my next.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Ain't no graffiti on me.

 

[Nat]

Got a few, couple of stupid ones done in drunken giggles, and a few i really wanted, shall get some pics up soon.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Holy smoke Stuart F, Thats amazing, how many hours so far?is there a story to it.

 

[naefearjustbeer]

 

[Melonfish]

Just about to book my 2 tattoo's on the inside of my right arm i'm getting the Levellers Rolling Anarchy, on my left inside arm i'm getting the words to go with it.

i have this patch too
"Whoever Puts their hand upon me to govern me is a usurper, a tyrant, and i declare them my enemy."

i've got one tat i got when i was about 19, i'll post a pic tonight its a weird shaded blue thing, no way to describe it tbh.

 

[EdS]

and another Proudhon quote to go with the one The Levellers "borrowed":

Liberty is inviolable. I can neither sell nor alienate my liberty

 

[takjaa]

Ohhh let me find my camera . .

 

[Man of Tanith]

nice plan for a tat melonfish
i knew a bloke who had the levellers patch design on his wrist it looked good
some awesome artwork here folks

 

[budgetbus]

 

[JonathanD]

Does anybody else regret theirs? I was 22, just left Uni and was going into the RN. It's still as bloody bright as the day I had it. That was in 92. I was shot twice a couple of years after and the second bullet caused a big line just above my bicep as it grazed me... looks like the damned thing is underlined now.

 

[Chrisj]

Mother Earth on my upper arm.

My wife has this image of two people growing together on one arm.

She loves bats and has these bats spiralling up her other arm from inside her wrist to outside her upper arm morphing into rose leaves.

 

[Man of Tanith]

they are very nice chris
jonathan not sure bout the superman one was somone a bon jovi fan at the time?

 

[JonathanD]

they are very nice chris
jonathan not sure bout the superman one was somone a bon jovi fan at the time?

I aint amittin' ta nuttin! Luckily it's hidden by a T shirt quite easily. At least I didn't go for the full sized version on my chest.