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June 24, 2013 at 6:10 pm #141114

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ugh, blurry…let me work on that

June 24, 2013 at 6:09 pm #141113

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Thanks all for the comments! Here is a pic I took today, all healed up. The hard part is keeping it covered up now that it’s hot outside…

June 19, 2013 at 1:23 am #140895

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Thanks Sam. I can’t wait to get some more work on it but I’m afraid I might have to wait until Christmas time to get another session. Oh the wait, the wait…

June 14, 2013 at 7:59 pm #140758

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So I took the Saniderm off two days ago and there was very little to no scabbing at all. Good stuff. I’m still peeling a little but just like a very light sunburn, not big hunks like I’ve seen before. Anyway, here are a few pics. We still have a ways to go for detailing and such. Let me know what you think! (like I have to ask)

June 8, 2013 at 6:35 pm #140550

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UPDATE! Sorry for the long silence. Things got busy for the end of the school year. I had my first session with Paris two days ago. It ended up a bit larger than I had originally intended but I always said, if I’m going to do it I might as well go for it! Thursday’s session was just under 4 hours. He got all of the line line work and basic coloring done. We didn’t get a picture before the Saniderm was put on but I’m going to try and get a couple tonight and will try and get them posted in a day or two.

BTW, has anyone ever used Saniderm for aftercare before? It seems to be the best thing since sliced bread. It’s along the lines of saran wrap but you change it once after 24 hours and leave the second piece on for 5 days without changing it. Showers and baths are supposedly fine but I’m not going to chance it with a bath. My only concern is infection. Not really worried, I had just never heard of the stuff before. It seems to be doing well, no worries about changing bandages and using right/wrong lotions/potions, no sticking to clothes, etc.

Anyway, I’m loving the piece even though we still have a ways to go. I’ll be interested to see what you guys think! Pictures coming soon…

April 2, 2013 at 1:27 am #137643

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Thanks all. You’re comments have made me more excited, as if that was possible. This IS going to be a long couple of months!

April 1, 2013 at 2:24 pm #137624

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Being a musician and a percussionist I can certainly dig this, although I think the tribal thing is overdone. I agree that a good artist can help you come up with something that you both will love for a lifetime.

On a side note (no pun intended), I love the way the treble clef is incorporated into the tribal pattern. Clever.

Did you design this? Maybe a good idea would be to make a finished version of it and frame it. That way if you outgrow it you could always take it down and store it. Or maybe even get it screened onto your front bass drum head. Not cheap, but you can change it out when/if you tire of it.

With all that being said, if you like it go for it. Screw the rest of us!

April 1, 2013 at 1:54 pm #137622

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Ok, I think I figured it out (admittedly through google searches as well, so it MUST be true!). The “Star of India” seems to be a specific cultivar of Clematis. Check this out….

Clematis List | Home of Clematis

Also, what a beautiful bird! I’ve never seen that type before. As I type this one of ours perched on our back porch. Maybe he knew I was talking about him…

I never thought I’d be discussing birds and flowers on a tattoo forum 😉

April 1, 2013 at 1:40 am #137605

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Great idea, you should be able to find all kinds of varieties of Clematis but to my knowledge, neither Clematis nor the bird pictured have an Indian connection.

Maybe you know something that I don’t, but isn’t that an Eastern Bluebird that is pictured? It a lovely bird, we have a family who nests in our backyard and loves live mealworms. So far we’ve had 6 broods but I digress….. I didn’t know that there was any Indian connection with these little guys.

I was also under the impression that Clematis was of Asian origin, Chinese or Japanese, I’m not for sure.

I see nothing wrong with including it in your idea even if there is no connection, just food for thought 🙂

Congratulations on your victory, that’s no small feat. You certainly have no reason to be self-conscious but every reason to celebrate with some nice ink 🙂

March 31, 2013 at 12:11 am #137575

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Sounds good. I think I can handle all that. It won’t be ideal, but I’ve learned that nothing ever is. Anything good comes with sacrifices. This all made me curious, what about the chlorine in normal tap water? Not enough to do anything? We actually have a water softener installed in our house but what if we didn’t?

Thanks again for all of the suggestions. I’m getting more excited by the day. This is going to be a long couple of months!

March 30, 2013 at 6:32 am #137553

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Thanks, buttwheat. What do you consider healed? 2 weeks-ish or 2 months-ish?

March 29, 2013 at 7:07 pm #137520

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Thanks all. That’s incredibly insightful and valuable advice! I’ll be staying at my in-laws’ in Charlotte for a few days after so clean sheets won’t be a problem. I’ll still wear a loose shirt since just reading about having the sheets stick to it made my cringe.

I’ve read no pool for up to three months, until the new layer of skin completely grows back. That’s fine, I’ve never been a big swimmer and the little one is only 1 so she won’t be cannon-balling into the water much. I certainly won’t be going any where near a pool for the first few weeks but after that I won’t be submerging it and I think staying in the shallow end with a shirt on should be fine…

I’ll ask Paris about all of this. I’m supposed to meet with him in late April to iron out the details and get a sketch going. I’m getting a tree of life in the style of a bonsai. It will be in color, the leaves in Fall colors of deep reds and oranges with a hint of green still on the leaves. Something in the same vein of the picture below but with a different structure to the tree. I enjoy gardening and dabble in bonsai (although I’ve killed many more than I’ve kept!) so this is something I’ve been looking forward to planning for some time now. I can’t wait to post pics when it’s done!

Thanks again for all of the advice and I’d love to hear some other opinions!

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