Under The Needle

Yesterday I spent four hours at Uptown Tattoo getting the first new ink I've had in almost a year. It felt good to get back under the needle. It might sound strange, but being tattooed is actually as relaxing as it is painful. Maybe it's because your body is going through so much stress that when it's over you're completely spent. It's painful, yes, but it's so extremely cool to watch the thing come to life. Tom Strom is truly an artist with a tattoo gun.

The tattoo looks fantastic. I can't believe how well it turned out - the lace patterns on the dress and the collar, the cute white Mary Janes, the shading of the face, the hair...

It all turned out much better than I had anticipated. Some people find it gruesome, but to me this picture is extremely serene.

It's from a painting called "Fountain" by Mark Ryden.

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