Travis has been saying that I've changed since we moved to Alberta and that I'm not as "bad ass" or "punk" as when he first met me in Manitoba. So today, after sitting/laying for a 3.5 hour tattoo session, he won't be able to say that for awhile!
While wedding dress shopping, I realized how important my shoulder tattoo was to me and how much meaning it carries. I had been feeling for some time that it was "just there" and faded and needed "something." Luckily for me, I have a wonderful hairdresser in Sylvan Lake that has many beautiful tattoos and she suggested I visit Jesse at Soul Case Tattoo to get my touch up.
It was well worth the 3 month wait for my appointment. Jesse was funny and took his work very seriously. He was also surprisingly kind and gentle. It was a wonderfully painful experience and I'm so glad that I finally did it.
I am thrilled with the final product. I think it's everything that it needed, not too much, not too little. I think it's beautiful and flows with my body.
I am very thankful that Travis took the day off work to be there with me and endured the whole thing without a complaint! I don't imagine it's very easy to sit around for 4 hours doing nothing and listening to "buzz...buzz...buzz."
The following photos are a run through the day!
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| Getting ready. |
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| Shaving... haha |
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| Freehand drawing with pen |
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| Gun's loaded |
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| First lines |
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| Laying down to finish everything |
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| My 4 leaf clover wasn't looking so lucky at this point. I swear it's green. |
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| My first real look. |
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| The beginning of adding new red... notice that the original red doesn't show at all. |
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| Almost done but then we decided to redo the symbols |
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| All done! |
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| Relieved and excited! |
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| A little messy after taking the bandage off. |
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| All clean |
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| I love how it comes over my shoulder now |
~ Tatters
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