Thanks Mathew. I really appreciate the compliment.

I think I am a pretty nice guy but when people meet me, after they have talked to me for a while, they usually say they thought I would be some tough guy. I don’t know, I don’t really try to come off that way lol.

I never get bored looking at them either. I first wanted a Koi sleeve when I was about 16 and waited 4 years to make sure I still wanted it. I’m very happy with it.

No worries. I could talk about my tattoos all day long.

where was it done ? Charlotte NC at a Place called Fu’s http://www.fustattoos.com/
who is the artist? Tom Michael http://www.fustattoos.com/tom_inprogress.html
how long did it take? I am 11 hours in on my Koi sleeve. 2 Hours in on my Geisha, and more to come 😉
how many sittings? 4 sittings for the Koi and just 1 for the Geisha

Here is my Geisha btw. It’s on my left forearm…

Thank you.

From what I’ve seen myself though, Japanese/Horimono tattoos pretty much all have the same content. Samurai, Dragon, Koi, Cherry Blossoms, Lotus, snakes, etc… Individually, I appreciate the color and detail.

Although you are correct. It seems that Koi tattoos are starting to go the way of tribal and Kanji. However, I have always wanted one, and knew how popular it was going in to my first installment of it.