Why did you decide to get a tattoo?

Rat-tat-tat · 03-20-2006, 01:59 PM

Just curious

Dileca · 03-20-2006, 09:10 PM

Always liked tattoo's, passionate about body art

Kenny The Kid · 09-15-2006, 11:18 AM

i've always liked art in general and been an artist myself. i got my first tattoo b/c i was stupid.

Rat-tat-tat · 09-15-2006, 12:10 PM

^ so do you regret your first tattoo?

cornholio · 01-15-2007, 05:42 PM

Every Marine I knew got one.

stu · 01-22-2007, 01:16 PM

I have always wanted a tattoo and finally got the bottle to get one and found it was fine, thereafter every tattoo I get has some meaning to me

mancini · 03-01-2007, 07:32 PM

I had been interested in getting one for a while and knew that I had to get one that meant something to me.

went through some shit in my life and am now through it at the other end. tattoo for me is a reminder of overcoming it all and enjoying the journey - whatever comes up!

having a piece of art that is part of you

cheers

deadsel · 05-21-2007, 02:01 AM

I thought" mmm what better then to get my mother's name on my chest! TATTOO! " yup

inkinstoke · 05-22-2007, 12:28 PM

iI have always enjoyed bodyart and have several myself and more planned,

StaindAngel · 10-13-2007, 02:54 PM

I've always been fascinated by the idea of tattoos and I figured it was a good way to show pride in my heritage.

I got my appointment booked for the next addition to my tiny collection of skin art. Now to wait for the day.

SimplyTwisted · 01-06-2008, 08:54 PM

I've always been fascinated with tattoos- I remember being 4 and tracing my fingers over the letters of my dad's "sex" tattoo on his shoulder (I was told it said Six :P ), transfixed. The idea of having something that stays with you forever- I always liked the way that thought rolled through my mind.

Then as I got older, it was just something that I knew I would do. I wanted to wait til I knew exactly what I wanted. I knew I wanted something that meant something to me and that I would look at and feel something- what I was thinking and feeling and who I was and what it meant to me- and it would invoke all of that for me. I went through a lot of ideas but it wasn't until I started thinking of my baby brother (who committed suicide 3 years ago) and what I wanted for a memorial tat, that I knew exactly what my first tattoo was going to be. I found one of his guitar picks as I was thinking about the whole idea and him, and the next evening, I went and had it tattoo'd on my right wrist.
It's a green guitar pick with C.P.E. (my brother's initials) and it is perfect. I had never thought I'd want to have any really public tats- like my hands or my forearms, but now I want to get something done on my left wrist. I'm playing with a few ideas right now. I want the artwork on my body visible.
I'm going to put my son's footprints on my back with his name and birthdate as soon as I get the chance.

I love tattoos. I love the meanings behind them, I love the things they represent, I love the way that a well done tattoo is a work of art as valid and amazing and spectacular as any great painting. I love the talent it takes to bring images alive on the skin. I love the history of tattooing and his cultural meanings and impact. All of that made me decide to get a tattoo.

jess · 02-23-2008, 12:31 PM

I'm an artistic person, I can draw, I can paint....and since I like doing it, I found tattooing to be fasinating. The fact a picture can be placed onto skin I find to be pretty wild. Also, I've always been into males with that bad boy look, and I found myself liking it aswell.

03-20-2006, 01:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rat-tat-tat The Architect Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,773	Why did you decide to get a tattoo? Just curious

09-15-2006, 12:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rat-tat-tat The Architect Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,773	^ so do you regret your first tattoo? __________________ Hand over your flesh, and a new world awaits you Tattoo Fans

01-15-2007, 05:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
cornholio Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 3	Re: Why did you decide to get a tattoo? Every Marine I knew got one.

01-22-2007, 01:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
stu Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: leeds Posts: 77	Re: Why did you decide to get a tattoo? I have always wanted a tattoo and finally got the bottle to get one and found it was fine, thereafter every tattoo I get has some meaning to me

03-01-2007, 07:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
mancini Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane, AU Posts: 4	Re: Why did you decide to get a tattoo? I had been interested in getting one for a while and knew that I had to get one that meant something to me. went through some shit in my life and am now through it at the other end. tattoo for me is a reminder of overcoming it all and enjoying the journey - whatever comes up! having a piece of art that is part of you cheers

03-20-2006, 09:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dileca Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 270	Always liked tattoo's, passionate about body art

09-15-2006, 11:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kenny The Kid Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 3	i've always liked art in general and been an artist myself. i got my first tattoo b/c i was stupid.

05-21-2007, 02:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
deadsel Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: columbia Posts: 1	Re: Why did you decide to get a tattoo? I thought" mmm what better then to get my mother's name on my chest! TATTOO! " yup

05-22-2007, 12:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
inkinstoke Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 1	Re: Why did you decide to get a tattoo? iI have always enjoyed bodyart and have several myself and more planned,

10-13-2007, 02:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
StaindAngel Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Red Deer Posts: 5	Re: Why did you decide to get a tattoo? I've always been fascinated by the idea of tattoos and I figured it was a good way to show pride in my heritage. I got my appointment booked for the next addition to my tiny collection of skin art. Now to wait for the day. Last edited by StaindAngel : 10-17-2007 at 02:29 PM.

01-06-2008, 08:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
SimplyTwisted Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas Posts: 3	Re: Why did you decide to get a tattoo? I've always been fascinated with tattoos- I remember being 4 and tracing my fingers over the letters of my dad's "sex" tattoo on his shoulder (I was told it said Six :P ), transfixed. The idea of having something that stays with you forever- I always liked the way that thought rolled through my mind. Then as I got older, it was just something that I knew I would do. I wanted to wait til I knew exactly what I wanted. I knew I wanted something that meant something to me and that I would look at and feel something- what I was thinking and feeling and who I was and what it meant to me- and it would invoke all of that for me. I went through a lot of ideas but it wasn't until I started thinking of my baby brother (who committed suicide 3 years ago) and what I wanted for a memorial tat, that I knew exactly what my first tattoo was going to be. I found one of his guitar picks as I was thinking about the whole idea and him, and the next evening, I went and had it tattoo'd on my right wrist. It's a green guitar pick with C.P.E. (my brother's initials) and it is perfect. I had never thought I'd want to have any really public tats- like my hands or my forearms, but now I want to get something done on my left wrist. I'm playing with a few ideas right now. I want the artwork on my body visible. I'm going to put my son's footprints on my back with his name and birthdate as soon as I get the chance. I love tattoos. I love the meanings behind them, I love the things they represent, I love the way that a well done tattoo is a work of art as valid and amazing and spectacular as any great painting. I love the talent it takes to bring images alive on the skin. I love the history of tattooing and his cultural meanings and impact. All of that made me decide to get a tattoo.

02-23-2008, 12:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
jess Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 6	Re: Why did you decide to get a tattoo? I'm an artistic person, I can draw, I can paint....and since I like doing it, I found tattooing to be fasinating. The fact a picture can be placed onto skin I find to be pretty wild. Also, I've always been into males with that bad boy look, and I found myself liking it aswell.

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