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[/caption]Tomorrow (Halloween!) is my 26th birthday. As my gift from myself and my lover I got to finally start my half sleeve! I have been planning this for years, and after going through many different ideas I finally decided on an adaptation of my favorite piece of art -
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[/caption]I have a hard time putting into words why this piece touches me so deeply, but it reaches deep inside and warms me. I see myself in this painting as well as a deep connection to life, Earth and the Universe. I wish that I could find the right way to express how it makes me feel... It's just right.
Obviously this is just the outline. I still have a couple more sittings to do to complete the rest of the detail (quite a lot of that left to be done) as well as the color. I absolutely cannot wait until it's finished. It's going to be epic. :)
It was done by Justin Guillory at Classic Rose tattoo in Dickinson, Texas. Justin has tattooed me before and I have never been anything but thrilled with his work. I was blown away last night when he started working on me because he drew the stencil of the girl and the skull and then started marking my arm with a marker. It took like 10 minutes and looked like absolutely nothing to me, but then he sat the print out of the painting on a little easel and tattooed the rest of it while looking at the image! People with artistic talent blow me away because I can't draw to save my life.
I could not be happier with it so far. I already feel a little bit more complete. I cannot wait until it's finished! One step closer to looking like I've always envisioned myself. It feels pretty great!
Happy Halloween guys!
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