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Tattoo ‘reality’ shows would have us believing that all tattoos have, or should have, some deep philosophical life changing momentous meaning.  Horse-shit I say!  Tattoos are about expressing yourself.  Laying a bit of what is inside out for the world to see.  That’s why they were always part of ‘underground’ culture in modern society, vagrants and tramps didn’t care if you knew what was inside.  So express YOURself!

Here’s one I just did on a buddy of mine.  An example of what comes out when the artist is given minimum guidelines. His were: “A skull and cross bones, but instead of bone I want a chef’s knife & whisk, everything else you decide.”  Then he gave me ample room to do the piece, and laid still for 5 & a half hours.  We’re both stoked over the outcome.

So to sum it up.

Lesson one:  Express yourself, quit worrying what someone else will think.

Lesson two:  Give your artist some freedom & patience.

Everyone will walk away grinning.