Which tattoos I have and if they have meaning.
I currently have 25 tattoos–and by this time tomorrow, it will be 26. Here’s a list:
An anklet, a small purple rune, a fox, a Celtic drum, two Latin phrases, a hummingbird, a cartoon bird, a Snoopy and Woodstock on his house, a anatomical-heart drawing, an Oriental Kingfisher, an arm band, a Kirin, Hello Kitty, a “wait…what”, a realistic eye, a big, pink cat sitting on a NC, love, a feminist fist and mirror w/text, and apple, a nope, a happy bird, a triskele and the Virgin de Guadalupe. Tomorrow’s piece will be a dancing Snoopy and Woodstock.
Of course they all have some meaning to me, but nothing too deep for most of them. The Kirin is there because it suits my personality–I’m pretty positive and upbeat most of the time, but when I’m defending another or ranting against injustice–I become extremely fierce and aggressive.
The small purple rune is Celtic and is for protection. Now, most of you know that I probably should have put a repeater somewhere on my body to amp that bitch up. But who knows, maybe it protected me from worse things. This was my very first tattoo when I was 18.
The anklet is just a chain of lotus flowers from a border that I found in my copy of, The Tibetan Book of the Dead. It is in need of some serious touch up.
The, “Wait…What”, is an inside joke between me and my best friend, Cari.
The NC under my cat is from the comic, Bitch Planet, and it stands for, “non compliant”.
The “love” on my wrist is part of the semi colon project to bring awareness and compassion for those living with depression and suicidal ideation.
The “Nope” on left ring finger is a statement about how I feel about getting married again.
The triskele is a for my lifestyle choices.
The Virgin de Guadalupe is for my birthday which is also her feast day. I have always felt a strong pull towards this incarnation of the Holy Mother.
The hummingbird was a friendship piece that Cari and I did. The realistic eye has pink and purple eye makeup–that one of my besties, Paul, chose b/c I love those colors and he was drawing and tattooing it for me.
The cartoon bird was just a cute thing that I liked.
The feminist power piece with text: I am not free when any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are different from my own. It’s a quote by Bell Hooks.
The fox was a practice piece done by a friend in MI, who was apprenticing.
My Latin phrases mean: I love as I find; and love conquers all. The others ones are mainly just things that I love and find visually interesting.
I should also point out that almost all of my tattoos were done very expertly by my bestie, Paul Johnson, at his shop, 46&2 Tattoo. He’s a genius and an insanely amazing artist–plus, he is a fabulous friend and person. xo
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