funkylamb   Sydney, Australia Imagination is more important than knowledge I am a PhD student in Sydney, Australia with an absolute fixation on tattoos (particularly full-body work, sleeves and old fashioned pin-ups) and most piercings. I have five tattoos of my very own, four of which are of dragons: an eastern dragon on my right foot, a western dragon on my left foot, a dragon kanji on the inside of my right foot and a rather large dragon on my lower back with tiger-lily wings perched on a tiger-lily stem as a tribute to my baby girl Tigerlily. I also have a small elephant on my lower back in answer to an age-old taunt about my weight. I reappropriated the image and had it inked on my back to signify strenght, resilence and a very thick hide. I have a navel piercing, seven ear piercings and a nose piercing. I plan on having a labret and a septum piercing in the near future. I have a clean-skin husband and a mod-hating family. Gangsta Mol Milly on her way to Sas' 30th

Mod-Tracker xxxx Tigerlily Dragon: Most Recent Tattoo for my Baby Girl Tigerlily

2007/06/08 12:57 I have two dragons tattooed on my feet, an Eastern one on my right foot, and a Western one on my left. The Western dragon is awful, the lines are uneven and the design itself is horrible. I have been wanting to get it fixed for the longest time but have never been able to work out how to 'cover' it while still having just an outline style (which I really love on my feet). I have been thinking about this a lot lately and suddenly find myself increasingly unsatisfied with my first ever tattoo, the Eastern dragon. I am now wondering about getting them both reworked...I never thought I would want to change that tattoo and I still love it, I just think it could look better. Any ideas? Post/View Comments (0)

White Tattoos

2007/04/19 14:29 I have become obsessed with getting a white tattoo. Every artist I talk to tells me "What you want is a scarification not a tattoo" which is probably true in theory but in actuality scarification has two major drawbacks for me: 1) I cannot stomach the notion of letting someone near me with a scalpel to literally peel skin off my body and, 2) it seems to have such imprecise results. What I don't understand is why so many artists are opposed to doing them. Is it a matter of difficulty? Which is to say, is it just annoying to tattoo using only a blood-line? Or is it professional pride in that they don't like the results? Who knows... I spend a great deal of my time doing henna tattoing (mehndi) and temporary tattoos and I thought I would commemorate this large part of my life with two traditional mehndi elements behind my ears in white. I like the idea that my olive skin may turn the white into off-white, like a faded mehndi tattoo. The subtlety of white would also work well with the femininity of the designs and would also be exceedingly work-friendly. Now, if only I could find a tattoist here in Sydney who would do it... Post/View Comments (3)

Aging and Old Tattoos

2007/02/25 22:59 I have a lasting fascination with old tattoos but I find it nigh on impossible to find information and/or images of old ink. Just as the body mod community seems to perfectly reflect mainstream body-type preferences, it seems that their is a definite age discrimination at work. Not just against old bodies (which you do see from time to time but usually they have new pieces) but against old work. Part of my interest stems from the current predilection for incredibly detailed and highly coloured work. When one sees seventy-year-old men with tat's, they tend to be blurry, faded and discoloured - in short, it's hard to see what they once were. I'm curious to know whether modern techniques and materials will stand-up better than these older pieces? I am yet to find an answer, naturally this is, in part, due to the fact that most modern tat's aren't that old but surely this should be a design consideration?? I am particularly interested as I am about to have my largest tat coloured - I love it as an outline and I know that my tattoos that are outlines only have stood the test of time - and want to be sure that the design will be as beautiful as I have always imagined for as long as I am around.