Just because you have a person who knows Hebrew and calls himself a designer doesn't mean they know how to design a tattoo. So now you are looking for a tattoo artist who knows Hebrew and understands your specific meaning behind it. That is weirdly specific. It just is.
This.
You asked for advice. It's been given to you. You don't like the answers you are being given. Either listen and try to learn, or end up with a tattoo you don't like OR never find anyone who meets your weirdly specific criteria. Those are your choices.
I slap it when it itches. I don't use lotion to speak of while it is healing. Too many people use too much. I dry heal all the time, and my tattoos all turned out really well.
Just because he's been doing it for it for a long time doesn't mean he's good at it. I'm with Dan here. I don't think I'd go back, but that's up to you.
You literally just posted this. People have lives and work. You'll get an answer.
Anyway, we can't tell a lot from that photo. What do you want us to say? Are you wanting an opinion on the work?
My pup is still alive, but I have a woodcut portrait of him on my thigh. I love my doggies!
Maybe something simpler is in order? It sounds unnecessarily complicated and incongruous.
Also, reddit tattoo guy is full of shit.