Yesterday (4/17/2022) Chuck did a lot of shading and added some hard lines for more water elements in the inner arm and an additional wave on my inner forearm. I forgot just how much those inner arm and elbow areas smart!! Wooweee! The shading really made the art POP. It just keeps getting better.
Continue reading “Session No.2 on my Second 3/4 Sleeve”
I’ve got a journey to tell you about; it’s a friendly arm’s length…x2. Here is my tale of two (three-quarter) sleeve tattoos. The first ¾ sleeve on my right arm that I acquired in 2009 symbolizes peace, growth from darkness, perseverance in coming into myself; my own inner and outer beauty, against the odds – overcoming hypocrisy, anger, spite, and those negative emotions – all while wading through emotional waters. My second 3/4 sleeve represents my practice in Buddhism using the Eight Fold Path, a natural space where I feel most at peace, new beginnings, and who I am – symbolism for the person I am and hope to grow into.
Sometimes you just need to get away. Get away from the grind of work and your every day mundane life that, after time, seems to suck all the energy right out of you. Maybe it’s just me, but I doubt it. Taking the kids to and from school, after school activities, the office, sitting at a desk in front of one or more computer monitors day in and day out – adulting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and sometimes on the weekend when you just can’t seem to catch up. Sound familiar? Continue reading “Weekend Getaway to Galveston, Texas”
