Cherokee huh? cool, I was just wondering. I didn’t intend to sound like I was doubting, I realized it sounded like that after I posted.

Maybe the O-68 ball on the label of a wine bottle or the O-68 as the top of a corkscrew? Just some ideas that came to the top of my mind.

Age: 26
Gender: Male
Place of Residence: ME
Place of Employment: NorthStar EMS
Job Title: WEMT-B
-Are you slightly, moderately, or heavily tattooed? slightly
-Do you feel your tattoos make you more attractive? No makes no difference
-Are tattoos common in your family? There are a few but not a lot.
-Does your significant other have tattoos? No
-Do your family and friends you see on a regular basis have tattoos? One or two of them do but mostly no
-Has anyone tried to discourage you from getting a tattoo? yes
-Do you feel your family or friends started to treat you differently after you got your first tattoo? If so, how? Not really the initial disappointment from my mom and grandmother lasted all of 10 min then they were over it.
-Do you feel you have ever been turned down for a job because of your tattoos? No they are all covered by a tshirt
-Do you have to cover your tattoos at work? Yes policy is to cover tats at my company.
-Have you received negative comments: yes sort of family questioned why i got ink but other than that no.
at school/work/other
Examples: no
-Have you had any tattoos removed? If so, why? no
-On your average day (work, grocery shopping, etc.) do you feel people treat you differently because you are tattooed? Explain. No. Generally unless it is a hot summer day you can’t see my tats and if people do the only difference in treatment might be asking their meaning or complimenting them no weird looks or snubs that i’v experienced.

4 so far last one was a 5 hr job, longest so far, but def planing on more. working out designs, location etc. takes a long time for me.

I would go with the original color scheme the phoenix is most associated with fire and rebirth from it’s ashes in my book and the oranegs, reds and yellows are the way to go in my opinion but like Jabakuba said it’s your tat do what you think looks best.

Welcome Lex, I am new as well and have been pretty impressed with the discussions and topics here. Seems like you can get all the advice you need and then some around here.