In a very self indulgent move this week, I simply want to rant and air my thoughts about a decision I’ve wanted to make for ages but just haven’t had the guts. As you will know if you read my piercing post a while back, I do enjoy the odd body modification and experience a great thrill in the process of getting a new piercing added to me. Tattoos however are a whole other ball game because, unless I want to fork out for expensive laser removal in the future, they are PERMANENT. Piercings I can take out at any time if I decide I don’t like the style or no longer think it fits my vibe, but I couldn’t simply do that with a tattoo. This, and many other factors, have been circling my mind for a while now.
The biggest factor I suppose for any first time tattoo is; what on earth should I get? Ideas have come and gone in my mind over the years, but there are certainly ones that have stuck around that I still think would be pretty cool. The problem is, will an idea I think is cool now stand the test of time? Or will I be in my 40s wondering why on earth this thing ever meant anything to me? Ahhh. Do you see why my head is falling off even considering this?
I won’t tease any longer and get straight into the ideas I’ve had and how I’m feeling about them. One of the first ideas I had back when I was probably 15 or 16, was to have the symbols that represent each member of Led Zeppelin tattooed on me somewhere. And, if I thought that was too much commitment, I was going to just get guitarist Jimmy Page’s symbol (the first of the ones pictured below), being a guitarist that has inspired me ever since I first heard Zeppelin. This band really do mean the world to me and I’d be more than happy to sport something that reminded me of them, because I highly doubt I’d ever stop loving them as much as I do, especially Jimmy, being someone who stuns me into silence every time I listen to one of his solos. I also think it’s cool that they have these specific symbols, each of them supposedly saying something different about each of their personalities and attitudes. This idea, years later, is still something I’m definitely considering.
Musically based tattoos are certainly up there in the most likely of my first tattoos, because music means a great deal to me. Along with Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, as any regular reader of my blog will know, have become, only in the last year or so, a huge part of my life and I confidently say now that they are one of, if not, my favourite band of all time. Because of the newly found importance for me, I have also debated paying homage to them by getting a tattoo of some sort dedicated to them. But what? My fascination for the band has never really been a visual thing. I don’t have any particular love for their logo or font, and there’s no album cover design that I think would be right for me, because that’d probably end up being too big a piece for a first tattoo. Lyrics are an option I suppose, but again, whilst many of their songs resonate with me greatly, it isn’t simply one lyric or one word in any of the songs that make me love them so much; it’s the whole package of the sound, the emotion, the words, the feelings...that’s not easy to get across in one tattoo lol. So to sum up, I’d love for something themed around Radiohead to be my first piece, but have absolutely no idea what. Suggestions are totally welcome lol.
Next is an idea that I very almost got last year, emails about bookings were exchanged and everything. I’ve always known that I wanted my first tattoo to be pretty small and subtle to ease myself into the tattoo world, and getting the Venus symbol, to symbolise the female gender, was small, cute, and represented my passion and pride for being female, for strong female role models that I look up to, and to show my general support for the feminist movement. I originally thought of having this done really small on my finger, but the tattoo places I looked into all told me that fingers are pretty bad places to get first tattoos, as they bleed and sometimes don’t heal right, as well as being hard to cover up. So, if I was to get it, I would find another place, perhaps the placement pictured below, and I’m still definitely considering this one. It’s not like I’m ever not going to be a woman or not be proud of it, so it seems like a legit idea to me!
Finally, on my quest for a first tattoo, is the most likely candidate to date. As you may know, I study theology at uni, and for the most part, stress episodes aside, I love it a lot. It engages me like no other subject ever has and I intend to pursue it academically as a career, continuing to grow and learn as a theologian, in the hope that my views and writing will one day be discussed and congratulated in the theological community. It’s a niche dream I’ll give you that, but it’s something I feel very strongly about. So, tattoo wise I have an idea that I think subtly references my love for theology, as well as my general love for art too. My idea is to have Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, from the famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Not the whole thing of course, that would be a very big piece lol. However, the hands of both God and Adam in the painting are arguably the most iconic parts of the painting, which show God’s hand reaching out, while Adam’s droops down. There is a whole lot of symbolism in that which I won’t go into, but it’s a damn cool painting that I’d love to be on me. It’s not a unique design to get as I’ve seen it on quite a few people, but because it does hold such a meaning to me, I don’t really mind. As pictured, I’m looking to get just the hands, either on the top half of my arm, or the side of my ribs. Once I get over this crisis of the commitment of a tattoo, I’m almost certain this is what I’ll get. Thoughts? I am pretty excited to commit so much to my subject, as well as sporting such an iconic piece of art.
Who knows, in a few weeks, months or years i could be back here with my ‘I Got A Tattoo!’ post, but for now, I think my indecisiveness is pretty clear. Maybe I’ll quell my need for body modifications by getting a few more piercings in the meantime lol, but a tattoo is certainly on the agenda. Watch this space lads, I’ll keep you updated.
Thanks for reading friends,
H x
The biggest factor I suppose for any first time tattoo is; what on earth should I get? Ideas have come and gone in my mind over the years, but there are certainly ones that have stuck around that I still think would be pretty cool. The problem is, will an idea I think is cool now stand the test of time? Or will I be in my 40s wondering why on earth this thing ever meant anything to me? Ahhh. Do you see why my head is falling off even considering this?
I won’t tease any longer and get straight into the ideas I’ve had and how I’m feeling about them. One of the first ideas I had back when I was probably 15 or 16, was to have the symbols that represent each member of Led Zeppelin tattooed on me somewhere. And, if I thought that was too much commitment, I was going to just get guitarist Jimmy Page’s symbol (the first of the ones pictured below), being a guitarist that has inspired me ever since I first heard Zeppelin. This band really do mean the world to me and I’d be more than happy to sport something that reminded me of them, because I highly doubt I’d ever stop loving them as much as I do, especially Jimmy, being someone who stuns me into silence every time I listen to one of his solos. I also think it’s cool that they have these specific symbols, each of them supposedly saying something different about each of their personalities and attitudes. This idea, years later, is still something I’m definitely considering.
Musically based tattoos are certainly up there in the most likely of my first tattoos, because music means a great deal to me. Along with Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, as any regular reader of my blog will know, have become, only in the last year or so, a huge part of my life and I confidently say now that they are one of, if not, my favourite band of all time. Because of the newly found importance for me, I have also debated paying homage to them by getting a tattoo of some sort dedicated to them. But what? My fascination for the band has never really been a visual thing. I don’t have any particular love for their logo or font, and there’s no album cover design that I think would be right for me, because that’d probably end up being too big a piece for a first tattoo. Lyrics are an option I suppose, but again, whilst many of their songs resonate with me greatly, it isn’t simply one lyric or one word in any of the songs that make me love them so much; it’s the whole package of the sound, the emotion, the words, the feelings...that’s not easy to get across in one tattoo lol. So to sum up, I’d love for something themed around Radiohead to be my first piece, but have absolutely no idea what. Suggestions are totally welcome lol.
Next is an idea that I very almost got last year, emails about bookings were exchanged and everything. I’ve always known that I wanted my first tattoo to be pretty small and subtle to ease myself into the tattoo world, and getting the Venus symbol, to symbolise the female gender, was small, cute, and represented my passion and pride for being female, for strong female role models that I look up to, and to show my general support for the feminist movement. I originally thought of having this done really small on my finger, but the tattoo places I looked into all told me that fingers are pretty bad places to get first tattoos, as they bleed and sometimes don’t heal right, as well as being hard to cover up. So, if I was to get it, I would find another place, perhaps the placement pictured below, and I’m still definitely considering this one. It’s not like I’m ever not going to be a woman or not be proud of it, so it seems like a legit idea to me!
Finally, on my quest for a first tattoo, is the most likely candidate to date. As you may know, I study theology at uni, and for the most part, stress episodes aside, I love it a lot. It engages me like no other subject ever has and I intend to pursue it academically as a career, continuing to grow and learn as a theologian, in the hope that my views and writing will one day be discussed and congratulated in the theological community. It’s a niche dream I’ll give you that, but it’s something I feel very strongly about. So, tattoo wise I have an idea that I think subtly references my love for theology, as well as my general love for art too. My idea is to have Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, from the famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Not the whole thing of course, that would be a very big piece lol. However, the hands of both God and Adam in the painting are arguably the most iconic parts of the painting, which show God’s hand reaching out, while Adam’s droops down. There is a whole lot of symbolism in that which I won’t go into, but it’s a damn cool painting that I’d love to be on me. It’s not a unique design to get as I’ve seen it on quite a few people, but because it does hold such a meaning to me, I don’t really mind. As pictured, I’m looking to get just the hands, either on the top half of my arm, or the side of my ribs. Once I get over this crisis of the commitment of a tattoo, I’m almost certain this is what I’ll get. Thoughts? I am pretty excited to commit so much to my subject, as well as sporting such an iconic piece of art.
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| Credit to tattoo Instagram @jayrosetattoo |
Thanks for reading friends,
H x
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