| All your friends have them, and now even your | | | | is not an easy thing to do. You'll want to see a |
| Mom has bit the bullet and decorated her ankle | | | | portfolio or body of work done by the artist to |
| with the all too common red rose bud, but still | | | | be sure you are confident with proceeding. |
| you can't quite make up your mind to committing | | | | If you are hung up on ideals from yesterday and |
| to something that is going to be with you for a | | | | are concerned what people may think because |
| life time. You know better than anyone that | | | | you are tattooed, just think of Mom and her tiny |
| these days, husbands are easier to get rid of | | | | little rose bud. Tattoos no longer carry the social |
| then tattoos, so you continue to justify your | | | | stigma they once did, and they are no longer |
| indecision as you see more and more designs and | | | | reserved for pirates only. Tattoos have made |
| artwork that you absolutely love. | | | | their presence known in churches and schools, and |
| If you are considering getting inked, perhaps the | | | | in offices and banks. The time for letting society |
| number one reason to do so is that you have a | | | | stifle our individuality is long gone. |
| special event that you would like to | | | | Perhaps the most important reason to follow the |
| commemorate. Graduations, births, marriage and | | | | urge and go for it, is the fact that tattoos really |
| many such special milestones are all fantastic | | | | do let you share with the world the person |
| reasons to work up the nerve to go for it. There | | | | you've been, the person you are, and best of all, |
| is no better way to honor an event and no better | | | | the person you have yet to become. From faith, |
| way to remember the times then by taking the | | | | to hopes and dreams, an original tattoo design can |
| plunge and having an original design placed in a | | | | represent your world and all it has to offer. There |
| permanent position on your body. | | | | is no limit to what can be done these days and |
| If a loved one or someone close to you has | | | | whether you find your signature design by |
| passed away, a tattooed portrait is a fantastic | | | | doodling on a restaurant napkin or online like this |
| way to honor their memory. You want to be | | | | site your chosen artist will be able to transfer that |
| careful with this one, as you want to be sure the | | | | design from mere thought to completed tattoo. |
| artist you are working with is well skilled. Capturing | | | | So you want a tattoo? Now why wouldn't you? |
| the likeness and personality of an individual on skin | | | | |