sourpussoctopus Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 My name is Laura, and I've been a part-time lurker for a while, but finally decided to join today. Though I must say I'm still a bit intimidated, I'm starting to feel more comfortable calling myself a collector, and it seemed fitting to formally join the tattoo community (in however small a way). I'm currently in graduate school and just shy of a couple of years from my PhD in Chemistry. Tattoos have not been a problem, it turns out. On my second year I got pulled aside by a professor who, after seeing my sleeve, went on to show me a couple of Ed Hardy pieces he had done in the 80's. (It was a bit weird, but kinda cool.) I've been fortunate enough to have been tattooed - in chronological order, 'cause why not - by: Eva Huber, Allyson Bennett, Valerie Vargas, Cris Cleen, Steve Whittenberger, Sarah Carter, and Thomas Hooper. I have many more ideas I'd love to see executed by the many insanely talented people in my wishlist, so I hope I can continue to forsake my non-existent savings account for years to come. Anyway, just wanted to shoot the shit with some like-minded folks who enjoy and respect tattooing, artists and enthusiasts alike. So - hey everyone! daveborjes, Scott R, polliwog and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hi Laura,congrats on the soon to be phd and school in general,hats off to you for doing that ! that's huge. SeeSea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Welcome Laura! Nice intro. I am sure I'm not the only person here who would love to see pictures of your tattoos. daveborjes, Cork, herewego and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfIdeas Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yea, welcome! Allyson Bennett did my last tattoo, a week ago or so. Awesome list so far, care to share any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanxcore Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Welcome! I'd love to see some of those tattoos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herewego Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Welcome Laura, I would say you are quite qualified to call yourself a collector. Now let's see em' Hands On 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Welcome Laura! Nice intro. I am sure I'm not the only person here who would love to see pictures of your tattoos. tatB, CultExciter, daveborjes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourpussoctopus Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hey guys! Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm excited to talk tattoos with you all! Okay, I'll eventually get the hang of embedding, but for now links to peep's instagrams will have to do. All these are from when the tattoos were still fresh (of the ones I could find) because I actually don't have pictures of my work. But I'll try to get around to taking decent photos of it all healed up and settled. Anyway, let's start: First session for my sleeve with Thomas (going for my second appointment soon): Instagram Instagram Eva is by far the person I have the most work from. Chronologically: Instagram Instagram Instagram Instagram Instagram Instagram From Sarah Carter. Least painful tattoo ever: Instagram My Valerie girls. I love these things: Instagram (Side story: You know that gorgeous punk rock Virgin Mary Valerie did a while back? I was supposed to get a punk girl from her that week she was at Kings Avenue, but decided to delay it because I thought these two made a better pair. And then she came out with that Virgin Mary and I've been kicking myself since. I'm actually thinking of going to England to get a second pair of girls on my calves to finally get my punk girl. She will be mine. Oh yes, she will be mine.) I'll try to get pictures of the other ones, since I couldn't find them online. Disclaimer: My skins swells up like crazy when I get tattooed, so some of these are kinda distorted. Like I said, nice pictures of healed work on their way. Scott R, Graeme, Diehardonvhs and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Nice collection, and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands On Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 welcome. definitely a collector with some very nice work, at that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 wow! great collection so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herewego Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Shit, Ok, so you don't have one mediocre tattoo in your collection. Awesome stuff! sourpussoctopus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Eeep. Fantastic. sourpussoctopus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourpussoctopus Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks everyone! I'm pretty happy with all of them. I credit that to waiting until I was 24 to start getting tattooed, which gave me plenty of time to mull over (and avoid) teenage ideas for ~sick tats~. That, and I'm a consummate researcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakme Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Awesome tattoos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornado6 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 @sourpussoctopus I got an 'intentionally bad' tattoo at 37. :cool: Everything is so very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I am not sure why you said you were intimidated to join here in your first post. You have a lot of excellent tattoos and know how to get them, you want to be part of the community, and you're an intelligent and articulate person. If only we had more people joining like you! I hope you stick around. hogg, Breakme and Scott R 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcom Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Awesome work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upndown Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Welcome! You have some impressive artists in your collection ✌️ - - - Updated - - - Those girls from Valerie are incredible!! Great choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Baker Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Welcome Laura! I'm currently a Chemistry major and that is one thing I love about it. I've had blue hair and piercings and I got a job working in a lab my freshman year despite being in a really conservative area. That's why the decision to maybe change my major is really heart breaking, but I'm currently in organic 2 and it's very discouraging :c :c Congratulations on getting so far into school, I'm quite ready to graduate already, haha. What do you plan on doing with a Ph.d? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 You have made excellent decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourpussoctopus Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 @hogg Thank you, kind sir. @Tornado6 It's never bad if it's done intentionally, in my opinion :) @Graeme Well, it's hard to articulate it, but tattoo culture is a very niche thing, made up of very opinionated, strong and - yes - intimidating characters. (Which I understand - I, too, feel protective over things I'm passionate about.) I've always appreciated the art so when the time was right, I sought out to get tattooed, but worried being rejected by this tight-knit community. Hence the fear of joining, silly and irrational as it was. However, the warm welcome I've received from everyone here is really reassuring, and I'm really glad I joined. So, thank you! @Bonnie Baker Hello fellow Chemist! I'm a TA for the Gen Chem course at my school, so I come across many students in your situation. Orgo is hard, I won't lie, and there will be courses that are harder. (In all honesty, I actually failed my Quantum course in the first year of graduate school.) But your affinity for coursework isn't nearly as important as your skills in the lab. I love the laboratory, so I suffer through the courses so I can have the privilege to work in a lab, doing research under a mentor I respect. It's excellent that you have lab experience! In my opinion, if you enjoyed and found yourself at ease in that environment, then please try to push through the coursework. I'll gladly help you out, if you need it! As for post-graduate school, I'm interested in environmental remediation, so hopefully I'll get to continue my research in that area. hogg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polliwog Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Hi and welcome. I'm already jealous of your tattoos. (And I know what you mean about being intimidated - I'm pretty sure I wrong-footed a bunch of times after joining, though I was clueless whereas you are not - but as Graeme pointed out, you already have multiple excellent tattoos, so.) sourpussoctopus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathB4Decaf Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Now that is one hell of a collection of tattoos. Great intro. And congratulations on the soon-to-be PhD. xcom and sourpussoctopus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Baker Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 @sourpussoctopus nice! I hate to admit that I don't even like being in lab, so I don't know what to do. I hope to go to med school, but if I were to stay in chemistry something medical related or environment related would definitely be my choice! Looks like you've worked really hard, I hope I can make it as far as you (maybe not in chemistry, we'll see lol). Your tattoos are beautiful! This might sound weird but I know a fellow tatted up chemist that would probably fall in love you, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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