Years later and I'm still wondering about how to fill in this arm, though I'm a lot less anxious. I just got a great traditional ship tattoo today done by Daniel Albrigo at Port City Tattoo in Long Beach.
Now I'm trying to think about what to do with the gap between my Virgin Mary and the ship. One thought I had is to get a rosary that goes around the flowers i have on my upper arm, but i'm not sure if that will still leave too much space. Another thought I had was to get a butterfly knife. Attached are some very rough mockups of what each might look like, although i probably wouldn't get a rosary with beads that thick.
What do you all think-- or do I just need to make a choice and keep getting tattooed?