I’ve just finished my latest tattoo design, and this time, I thought I would design one for myself. I have a gap on my left forearm which needs filling. The last tattoo that I had was on my lower left arm and goes from the wrist to the inside crease of the elbow. This particular tattoo took six hours to do, and was completed at the beginning of 2019, so it has been a while since I sat for a tattoo. I wanted to take my time in designing a tattoo, as (1). It’s an investment, and (2). It’s going to be permanent, so I wanted to think about what my interests were, and how it would fit with the other tattoos on my left arm. There is a definite subject matter, so I didn’t want anything random that looked out of place.
The two tattoos that I currently have are three roses at the top of my arm, and the lower inside part of my arm has two roses divided with some writing which says “You are the writer of your own story”. As you can tell, I love flowers, and although I want more flowers, this time I want different flowers. I also thought about what else I liked as well as I wanted to include that in my design. I have a passion for genealogy and have my own business researching family trees for people. I’m also fascinated with the science behind DNA testing. I finally decided what I would like and this is the finished image:
The finished image is a double helix DNA strand with two daisies. I began to initially think about this tattoo design in June 2019, and I was thinking of having a trio of daisies on my forearm. I’m glad that I didn’t rush this design and that I took into account one of my other passions; genealogy. I think the design is so much more complete now. I have booked my tattoo and will be having it done in the next few weeks; I can’t wait. I’ll share a picture of what it looks like when it has been done, and then I will share a picture once it has healed – exciting times.
If I ever decide to have another tattoo, then the design would take into account my other day job which is a library assistant, and it would also include a flower theme; perhaps a stack of books with flowers laid across the top.
Genie Art 