Greetings!

[kudra]

Hello!

I'm new to this forum but looking forward to sharing my progress on my gianormous back piece that i'm in the early stages of getting. I've always wanted a full back piece and the only other tattoo I have is a 3" jellyfish on my left ankle (which hurt like a mother!) but it didn't hurt bad enough for me to not want to get my dream piece: A Russian Firebird rising from rosemaling waves of water trying to crash down upon it and put it out. The theme of the piece is Rise Above it.

When I got my Jellyfish Tattoo, I was 21 and in a very laid back and 'go with the flow' kind of mentality... as I've gotten older, I've gotten a bit of fire in my step and wanted to represent this change in myself with an epic piece. My 1st tattoo was done on the whim at Venice Beach... but for a full on back piece I wanted to select an artist that I knew would do it justice, so I chose to go with Hana Li Tek.

Here's the latest image of it! Just got some work done on it this evening for an hour and going back next Sunday for more! Almost done with thickening out the line work and then onto my most anticipated part... the coloring!! :)

[SStu]

Looks like it's gonna be killer. Welcome, and please update when you get more done!

[gougetheeyes]

From tiny jellyfish, to bad ass firebird. Nice job! And welcome.

[Iwar]

Welcome to LST!

Are you Norwegian, or of Norwegian descent by any chance? I love rosemaling!

[HaydenRose]

A beautiful start! Welcome, looking forward to seeing the progress.

[kudra]

Thank you all!!! I'm SUPER excited about it and cannot wait until its done! :)

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My family on my father's side is Norwegian! :) I'm excited you know the word 'rosemaling' LOL no one knows what it is when I say it! :) But I LOVE that style of artwork... used to have it on a bunch of plates and cups and wooden boards all over the house :)

[justvee]

That is beautiful! The end result is going to look fantastic, you'll have to post it up when you're done. I'll admit I'm not familiar with rosemaling but I love seeing different culture styles. Good luck :)