wildcat

I say do it! I'm 45 years old with two kids and definitely don't have my 25-year-old body anymore. I recently finished getting my entire a$$ tattooed, mid back to mid thighs. Stretch marks and cellulite included. It looks so much more awesome than plain stretch marks and cellulite :) Wildcat

I'm scheduled for a slot in Little Rock on the 29th this month. I'm kinda excited because even though this is certainly NOT my first tattoo, this is the first time I've travelled to have one done and the first time I don't have a planned-out piece beforehand...I just know I want a tiger. I don't have anything close to Chad's style so that part is cool, too. Plus, being part of a cross-country tour like this is just fun! Just a few weeks away :) Wildcat

I got a spot 29 April in Little Rock (only about a 3 hour drive)! All I know is I'm getting a tiger :) Wildcat

Here are two tigers I got recently. I couldn't decide which I liked best, so I got them both :) Wildcat

I love this thread so much that this is my first post (after my obligatory intro post of course). Although I've had a few tattoos for many years, just this year I have gotten a floral chest piece (across my collar bone from shoulder to shoulder), an ambigram on my lower leg, a tiger on my thigh, another tiger on my upper arm, have a half-sleeve being designed for the other arm, and starting on a lower back to upper thigh monstrosity this weekend. So, in short, I have become obsessed. And now as a direct result, I believe, at 44 years old I have become so much more comfortable in my skin that I bought four sundresses yesterday for the express purpose of being able to show off my art. I previously owned zero dresses or skirts (I even wear pants with my dress uniform instead of the skirt!). My husband, of course, loves this development, but it really about ME. I don't know exactly why, but showing ink instead of bare skin makes me MORE confident instead of less. Wildcat

I got my first tattoo almost 20 years ago and added more sporadically over the years, but I have become obsessed this past year and have probably more than tripled the amount of skin I have decorated since January (yes, my artist loves me!). I'm here to get ideas on what I might like in the future and just to "hang out" with other tattooed people. *sorry no photos....I'm posting from work :)