Getting a new tat
I’m going to visit Mushi next weekend, and one of our missions is for the two of us to get tattoos (we’ve been planning to do this for about 5 years). I have a crescent moon and stars on my shoulder already that I got about 11 years ago, and I’m ready for something new.
The new tat will be on my right ankle, and it will feature a dragonfly. I’m still deciding about the exact design, though. My first thoughts were to have an anklet, but I’m now waffling on that one. Here are a few pics I’ve found of designs that I like:
This one caught my eye because it could easily be turned into an anklet, and it would be fairly subtle. However, it’s a little cutesy, and I’m not sure that’s what I want on my ankle.
Candidate 1 [Photo removed – 1/2014]
This one could also be turned into an anklet fairly easily. I’d certainly choose different colors – probably blues and purples.
Candidate 2 [Photo removed – 1/2014]
But I’m now thinking I might go for a more realistic-looking dragonfly, and not make it into an anklet. Here’s one on that order:
Candidate 3 [Photo removed – 1/2014]
And now that I’m looking back through these, I’m not sure which one to choose. I think the decision is between something like the second or something like the third one. I know that the tattoo artist will make these designs his/her own, so mine won’t look exactly like these pictures, but it’s the overall style that I’m thinking about: anklet versus not and realistic versus a little cartoonish.
Any opinions/thoughts out there?
Hmmmm… I’m torn on ankle tattoos. I’ve seen good ones and I’ve seen really, really bad ones that make a person look like a cheap hooker. I suppose the difference is in the quality and detail of the design.
But then, I’m no one to talk – I think the reason it’s taken 5 years is because I can’t figure out where to put the damn thing. I want to be able to see it, preferably every day, but I also don’t want it to be visible during, say, a job interview. And being fat just makes it harder – stomach and hips are plain out of the question. Hee hee.
Your shoulder tattoo looks somewhere in the middle between realistic and cartoony – that might be a good guide for your dragonfly. I’m a fan of the realistic, myself. I’ve always loved the subtle coloring of your shoulder tat. Very sexy.
Whoops – I just commented on the picture instead of your blog…someone’s not going to know what the hell I’m talking about…
I still love the second one…but YOU are the one that has to love it!
(And now I totally want another one too…)