scottyg

I see what you're saying but it looks like a really well done piece.
I think once you live with it for a while you'll be really happy with it.
My advice is to enjoy it!

Had a consultation today for my next tattoo.  It will be a tribute to my mom and dad, a pair of red roses with a dagger behind, neo-traditional, solid black and red, done by Mike Schlicher.
Now I just have to survive the long wait until March 21. 😔

For some reason, some people that have black ink tattoos with sarcoidosis have this happen.  They're not sure why the sarcoid granulomas only seem to go after the black ink but here we are!  Healing my body now through food and not going to consume 23902038 steroids just to remove these.  I hope to post after photos in no time.  
Thank you all for your help and concern!  xo

This is greatly influenced by the style and complexity of the artist and the work itself. Geometric and/or dotwork can easily be half the application time of photo realism, and some artists are much quicker than others - so it all depends on what you're getting and who is doing it. 

jesus!
so is this unrelated to the tattoo? the tattoo just exacerbated it?
very sorry to hear this.

mine is a bit different, but I got it well after she died. it's a minogame: a Japanese folk turtle with seaweed on its back, surrounded by waves and maple leaves. it represents felicity and longevity, and for me it represents my mother who liked fall and the ocean.
death sucks, death sucks so much, but at least we can get nice tattoos

do NOT laser it.
I think we all feel a little bummed when things don't turn out as we envision it, but that's why you have to trust your artist, and trust you made the right decision choosing your artist.
kirin usually look the way you describe, with the legs sticking up at the back/in the air, and the head in the front. and they're a mythological animal, so....

weird

mine is a bit different, but I got it well after she died. it's a minogame: a Japanese folk turtle with seaweed on its back, surrounded by waves and maple leaves. it represents felicity and longevity, and for me it represents my mother who liked fall and the ocean.
death sucks, death sucks so much, but at least we can get nice tattoos

mine is a bit different, but I got it well after she died. it's a minogame: a Japanese folk turtle with seaweed on its back, surrounded by waves and maple leaves. it represents felicity and longevity, and for me it represents my mother who liked fall and the ocean.
death sucks, death sucks so much, but at least we can get nice tattoos

might be worth emailing again?

it's just healing

Great work everyone.
I'm actually trying to get a memorial piece for my mom and dad, but haven't heard back from my original choice in artists.  It's been 2 weeks since I emailed him (his preferred method of contact) and I'm about to switch to someone else.

mine is a bit different, but I got it well after she died. it's a minogame: a Japanese folk turtle with seaweed on its back, surrounded by waves and maple leaves. it represents felicity and longevity, and for me it represents my mother who liked fall and the ocean.
death sucks, death sucks so much, but at least we can get nice tattoos

hahaha you're a riot
 
But seriously some of this is definitely true. I get nervous before hand and all the way out to Brooklyn still, but as soon as I enter the shop I'm chill. While getting tattooed I tried to talk as much as humanly possible--that gets me through it. And then yes, totally, that last wipe down is such a relief!
And then it's on to the next month....

started the green!!

I was on a tear in 2018.
My battle royal back piece finished up (eagle, snake and dragon) in late January
2 neck tattoos, April and May
Had some empty real estate on right forearm, got a large snake in March or April
Cover up on left upper arm early January
Tiger on left thigh December
Cover up Flower left foot in December

2018 was a fun one for me!
Had a tree on my right arm
My back done with my Kirin, sessions every 2-3weeks and loved it❤️
2019 I've already had a tattoo to honor my mom on my right calf.
I am hoping to start some work on the left side to even out😂

cool idea.
this year it was all backpiece all the time: we finished the background and red and started the green.
this coming year I hope to finish the whole damn thing!

Also this one. It came out too close to reference.. I love it to bits, but still it bugs me a lot that I haven't asked to change it more.
It was originally designed by Elizabeth Huxley.

My humble addition!
 It has a bit of glue (after second skin application) on it still. 

mine is a bit different, but I got it well after she died. it's a minogame: a Japanese folk turtle with seaweed on its back, surrounded by waves and maple leaves. it represents felicity and longevity, and for me it represents my mother who liked fall and the ocean.
death sucks, death sucks so much, but at least we can get nice tattoos

mine is a bit different, but I got it well after she died. it's a minogame: a Japanese folk turtle with seaweed on its back, surrounded by waves and maple leaves. it represents felicity and longevity, and for me it represents my mother who liked fall and the ocean.
death sucks, death sucks so much, but at least we can get nice tattoos

Its beautiful Dan, you probably get it when I say being able to look down and see it makes me feel like she is always with me

ya,I got the mom/heart/banner while she was still alive but very sick with cancer,so she saw it and loved it,
I got the RIP & date after she passed of course.