TrixieFaux

Speaking of "can't wait to see your back"... when do we get to see your back? Where are you in your back piece @Pugilist? Have you posted any updates about it lately?

Don't "like" the 12 hr drive by yourself or extra $300 part but...looking forward to seeing your Kore Flatmo tattoo. It'll be worth it!

Do you think he just meant at work, thinking you might have a dress-code problem? But you said the dress code at your job is laid back, right? Hmmmm.... he's confused! :confused: Tell him, "Quite the opposite! I'm going to have to go get some new shorter skirts and shorts to show this baby off!"

Ok I'll play. The photo quality is terrible but I suppose it doesn't matter much for this thread. I don't hate any of these...but I would have done some things differently knowing what I know today... The black & red fish are from the early 90s, I think it has held up pretty well but it is so small! That was my first tattoo, it was a great experience, and I have no regrets. It's also on my stomach and never sees the light of day. The black cat was my 2nd tattoo and I still love the design, but again, it's a little small. Whatever, I still love it. I got it when I thought I might be stopping at 2. Ha. The black lotus centered under my neck is a little troublesome. It's kind of a waste of space. Maybe I can get more stuff around it eventually to make it better. I don't know. I did go on to get some way cooler lotuses on my left arm. The little owl on my forearm--I still think it's cute but the feet look a little blow-outy. The real problem with this one for me is now I want a much bigger raven up above it near my roses and then I think it's going to look dumb to have this tiny owl near a big raven. Not sure what to do about that. I've been trying to think up ways to incorporate the owl but nothing makes sense. Cover it with a panther? Haha, I knew you were going to say that. Then there's the nautical star with my daughter's name above it. I wish the script were clearer, should have gone to BJ Betts! I am now getting stuff all around it. I believe the white in the star is going to be either blacked out entirely or some stippling will go in. Not sure how it will look in the end but it's a little in the way.

Next appointment w/Spencer booked, can't wait! Feb 9th...

Toats sick ink @Pugilist.

It's hard to tell from that picture--is it a good tattoo or a bad tattoo? If it's a bad tattoo you'll probably have to laser it! If it's a good tattoo, count your lucky stars and create conditions for more more pimples. :D

No numbers, but I'll just say I've been tipping pretty big lately because I feel that my artist is next-level and is such a perfectionist and I am just very grateful for the time he puts in and how cool my arm is. I also think his rate is very reasonable for what I am getting-a major work of art! Think I'll bring homemade cookies next time for everybody at the shop, too. They deserve it.

Oops. Was just about to mention the Sound of Music... I will just say hello then. And that I was born in 1969 since everyone's bringing up their year of birth.

I agree.

I can understand being offended for a group of people that doesn't include you. For example when someone goes on an anti-gay rant, I am offended without being gay myself. We are all human, so we can sympathize. I also think a lot of people are just very easily offended these days. When something is beautiful (like a Native American lady head tattoo) it doesn't offend me. I think some images depicting Native Americans are more offensive than others, like this:

I think it's very shallow. Then there are those that just have some off-ideas about tattoos. Like my mom said one time, "Doesn't that mean you don't respect your skin?" She has said a lot of negative stuff about tattoos to me and I always just argue with her lightly and laugh. But that one stumped me for a sec. Respect my skin? Sure. I respect it even more now! What the hell?

Happy birthday @slayer9019! Take-out pizza & a Martinelli's toast for me & @DJDeepFried and our little kiddo. Happy New Year LST-ers!

I'm a devoted mom & wife, a kindergarten teacher with a master's degree in education, and am working on my 7th tattoo (this one being the biggest so far, covering 3/4 of my left arm). Living in LA, I rarely get a second look even when I'm in a tank top--one thing I love about this place. On a list of 50 reasons why LA rocks I recently read online here's #45: Moms and dads with Black Flag t-shirts and neck tattoos, pushing shopping carts and strollers, and getting into mini-vans. I thought that was pretty funny & true. As for those who don't like tattoos on women or tattoos in general, good! Helps us weed out the a-holes. I've always liked to be at least a little outside the mainstream anyway. If they don't have anything nice to say, they should stfu as far as I'm concerned. As for those who ask you what will your future children think @Delicious, I can tell you my daughter loves mine and my husband's. How obnoxious. Tell them to wait while you take out your crystal ball. Haha.

Is your name Bragger because you're bragging about all the amazing guys you've been tattooed by? haha j/k Banjo, cool.

Payless Ink Slingers (if you add an "R us" it would break all your rules!) Tatt Attack this is fun

It's really cool. Chock full of black tattoos and just a few w/color. I have mostly looked at the pictures so far but I have read a few little snippets and they've been interesting. I'd recommend. Can't wait to look through it some more.

Hi, your stuff looks nice, Alice!

@DJDeepFried and I have some fun new books to read.

I am familiar with fuzzy tattoo brain.

Being fine with tattoos on men but not women seems to be a common double standard. Just saw this on a silly music forum regarding Aimee Mann's tattoos: "yea..im not a big fan of tatoos on women... it means theyve done something very bad...whether it be drugs or crime. but aimee loves boxing and tatoos are mandatory there lol." On the one hand it makes me laugh. On the other hand, why are people such freakin' idiots?

Tomas Garcia. Something so cool about his style. I don't think it really fits in w/what I have and what I am planning, but I love to admire it and...you never know.

BEST/WORST of 2012: 1.) Best LST Thread: I like many of them. Especially just general tattoo talk in the General Tattoo Discussion section and the pictures that go along w/the discussions. 2.) Worst LST Thread: Any of the ones started by trolls. 3.) Favorite tattoo you got this year (pls say by who and what shop): Tiger/lotuses/lily pads/mandala by James Spencer-Briggs @Memoir Tattoo, LA (still in progress)... 4.) Favorite tattoo another LSTer got this year (pls say by who and what shop if you know): The first one that comes to mind is @ian 's Jondix skull. And of course @DJDeepFried 's black koi by Kim Saigh @Memior but he hasn't posted the finished piece yet, think he's waiting for his new camera. 5.) Favorite tattoo artist you discovered through LST: I joined instagram due to the LST thread about it and once I discovered instagram I discovered so many new artists. So, indirectly discovered @Mike Bennett on Instagram via LST. 6.) How'd you find LST: I am rarely on Twitter but one day I was on there looking at Needles and Sins' tweets and they recommended LST. 7.) Favorite part of the site: Love the interviews & the forum. I'm bad at picking 1 thing. 8.) Area of the site you spend most your happy time at: Looking for new posts. Reading/responding..."liking" posts...I like the interaction between artists and enthusiasts alike. 9.) What do you want more of: Black & grey! And black! On me, that is. haha 10.) Sum up the year in one word: mélange BONUS: Favorite quote of the year...... "plainskins" @CultExciter, I've been using it. Cracks me up.

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Hi, re: your question "is it too simple"--in my opinion yes, I think it wouldn't really use the space all that great... Eventually you may end up regretting it or you may just end up putting more stuff around it. Ideas & plans often change over time. I didn't foresee getting a sleeve either and started with just a medium-small nautical star on my upper left arm with my daughter's name over it, and now I am getting 3/4 of my left arm covered and will most likely continue filling out my right arm similarly in the future. The star is kind of fitting in with the new stuff thanks to a great artist and his integration skills, but still probably would have been better without it. I don't really regret it though. The more you get interested in tattoos and the more you visit this site, you might get sucked into the tattoo vortex and start wanting all these artists to work on you and ideas for new tattoos could start entering your mind... Well, that's what happened to me. Instagram and LST are great resources--if I were you, I'd keep looking at those and you might start to get more ideas. Do you follow artists on Instagram? Oh, and yes, I think it looks tribal. Like @reverend1 said though, it is your tattoo and if you decide you love this then it doesn't matter what anyone else's opinion is. Good luck.