@Sam-I-Am 131692 wrote:

The “M” birds just popped into my mind.

It is unique and colorful.

Love it Sam!

It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, I know, but I wanted it there just for me, the place where my babies lived for 9 months (couldn’t have it on my tummy as it’s RUINED by all 3 of them) it’s their little story on my body… I am super sentimental about my kids, I have had their baby grows made into teddy bears, their scan photos printed onto hanging hearts with their names, dates and times of birth and this is just an extension of all the memories we make together. I could never regret it but it’s a big piece so having it in a place where I can cover it, just for me to see (and my fellow ink buddies) is the perfect place.

@peterpoose 130755 wrote:

I think she said it all, not much I can add really 🙂

What happened to the last 2 posts on here? I gave you links to all 3 artists, they have disappeared?

@poxphobia 130754 wrote:

Well, you have a few things to consider here. Has the apprentice or mentor ever done anything similar?
A LOT has changed in 40 years. What was impossible to imagine 40 years ago, is common today. The tattoo industry changes, machines have changed, ink has changed, techniques have been improved, hell, needles have changed!
You can do tiny tiny work with one needle. It is possible, and I’ve seen it myself. You do however, need a very good artist. I’d never leave it in the hands of an apprentice, unless it’s something they specialize in and have done, successfully, several times before.

Ask to see HEALED pics of work they have done with similar amounts of detail.

I know wonderful artists who have worked for 20-30 years, and they are great at what they do, but however, they haven’t kept up. They might never be able to do what certain apprentices learn early on today.

It’s probably completely possible, the question is if the artist you have chosen, can do it 🙂

Thank you for your response! The guy who started 40yrs ago is still working today, is it worth me naming? The piece I’ve had drawn up has tiny silhouettes amongst other things, of Peter Pan characters flying through the sky, the smallest of which may not be more than 1.5cm wide, I’ve been told will just be a blob in years to come.. it’s very worrying x

@peterpoose 124310 wrote:

Nope none on my list yet but some close by 🙂

The ForbesTAT List! – Google Maps

Not close enough really, I will have the 3 kids in tow 🙁 oh well, just a thought!

@buttwheat 124315 wrote:

She is better then him now and will be way better in the future. I wouldn’t get tattooed by either.
Apprentices are better then their mentors all the time with the new level of talent coming into the tattoo world since it’s not taboo anymore.

😉 depends what you want, right? I don’t like ‘paintings’ on my body, or traditional, I like their style. Both of them.