I ummed and ahhed for years about the perfect tattoo after my first. Then at a tat convention I had an epiphany, my body is a blank slate, waiting for an artist to paint on. Like a wall left for stencil artists. I found a stall of Maori tattoo artists and told the guy to make something creative, his choice. He came up with this:
Obviously not finished. Let's say I see tattoos now more as simply an artform rather than attempting to make some grand 'timeless' statement about yourself, names of kids or SO, etc which may sound ridiculous 10 years down the line. My next tattoos will be beautiful, not meaningful.
