AbbyRoad

thanks for the warm welcome :)

ahahah sexy tattooed bums

the top of my back around my shoulders and the back of my neck. also parts of my chest piece didnt hurt to bad.

i had a tattoo re-colored by a different artist. an anchor on my hip that the color didnt take very well. also the shading was pretty fucky. it had been 2 years since i got the original and never went back to that tattoo artist, he had a bad attitude and i didnt really enjoy the vibe at the shop. i had moved on to a much more talented artist and he has done all my work since meeting him. turns out my new and old artist apprenticed at the same shop and once. so once i showed travis (my current tattoo artist) my shitty hip piece he said he would be willing to redo the color, though he normally doesnt touch other artists work.

i have multiple tattoos most arent visible on day to day but my chest piece you can always see it. i get a lot of nice comments from people. they always want me to pull back my shirt so they can see more. but i find because i am a woman, a lot of men approach me and start ranting about how horrible of life decisions i am making. i try to be nice at first, but i cant after a while. and im just straight up tell them to fuck off

my lower back around my "love handles" and my ribs near the same area.

the fact that everyone mentions bathing made me giggle a little bit. isnt it obvious and common sense to bathe before getting tattoos? the whole process should be as clean and sterile as possible, that includes your skin not just the tattooing equipment. and i have to admit something guys.... one time i totally forgot to tip!!, and i ALWAYS tip. it had been a long painful 6 hour sitting on my entire back and my brain felt fried. i paid my artist and than gtfo. the only things i had on my mind was getting home and smoking a joint. after the joint i remembered i hadnt tipped. and felt super embarrassed and asshole-ish. so i texted my artist (he gave me his cell phone number during a previous sitting) and apologized said i was totally out of it and felt bad cause. but i would make it up to him next time i came to town. oh, and i should also add, i felt especially bad about forgetting to tip because he bought me lunch that day! next sitting i tipped double, and have not forgotten to tip since than.

as long as i can remember i wanted tattoos. ever see those lil kids covered in temporary tattoos? that was me growing up. as i became a teen my interest never waned, i was still itching to get my first ink and talked to anyone that would listen about it. eventually my mom agreed to take me on my 17 birthday to get a tattoo. i ended up getting a small ying yang with bear paws as the spots inside on my lower back, and the addiction started in earnest :) my mom always supported my getting a tattoo because it was something she knew i was passionate about, and now that ive moved on from getting small tattoos to working on a FULL back piece my mom is even more supportive. (i should note my mom has zero tattoos of her own) she is actually PROUD of me, i know how lucky i am to have a mom like her. it fills me with love. on the other hand my dad, he isnt part of my life at all, havent seen him in years. i know he doesnt approve or agree with tattoos in general. so one time during a awkward phone call with him i told him i was on my way to becoming heavily tattooed. he responded negatively and i told him he didnt really get a say in anything i did, ever. and that was pretty much the end of anything to do with my dad....

hello last sparrow tattoo community! i am AbbyRoad and i found this forum via stumbleupon last night, and i gotta say it looks mighty fine. ive been looking for a nice and cosy tattoo forum to become a member of and this place seems like it could work out. so heres hoping im more than just a one post wonder (i know how annoying they are from other forums). ciao