This started as just the center portion. It was a medalion from an old girlfriend representing the trinity of mind, body & soul. I like the sentiment though don't miss the girlfriend The rest was an addition drawn by a good friend by request. I asked for something more around the outside and he delivered. It wraps around both side of my shoulder and onto my chest but I don't seem to have pics of the rest at the moment.



My Grateful Dead homage I told my artist I wanted a (Steal Your Face for those 'heads out there) GD skull with stars in the upper area. He started in on this, stopped & said "Do you trust me?" Having seen how he turned a two dimensional sticker into a 3-D landscape I agreed and he managed a tye-dyed tattoo We had talked about that during my consultation and how it was inpossible. I fucking love this guy!



This is my wedding crest. I asked one of my best friends, who stood with me and my brother at the service, to draw a family crest. She used mine and my wife's, Karen, intials along with our last. I had it done at a random shop but the artist was great. Less than an hour and all with the line needle, no fill.



My Simpsons tattoo. You can tell a true Simpsons fanatic when they recognize this. The pic isn't clear enough to see my wife's name tattooed on the fish's arm. It was her idea and both I & our artist said in unison "At tattoo...with a tattoo..." An odd note, the shop's piecing artist has a Hellfish on his leg too.

Unfortunately our artist moved to Idaho to be close to his mom. 6 hours each way but I'm planning on a new one this summer. Nothing like a family vacation to Moscow, ID so Daddy can get some new ink. Hell, after that drive, I'm betting Mommy doesn't go home without a new one herself