Fresh Tatt #2

Welp, I got tattooed today! Thanks Scott Forbes from Oceanic Art!

I've been thinking about getting this tattoo for almost a year now. The idea had never left my mind so I figured it was time to stop being a chickenshit and get 'er done. I'm super glad I did. I'm in love with my arm like never before. (Even though right now it hurts like hell and looks like shit #healing).

It's my second tattoo. I also have this guy on my back.

Kind of a crap pic, took it before it was healed. I got the owl 2ish years ago from Lydia K (she used to work at Utility and now runs her own lil shop in Halifax.)

Both artists were a great experience and I'm stoked I got to work with both of them.

By no means am I a tattoo expert. I know very little about tattoos, other than I think if done well they can be an amazing thing. When I got my first tattoo I was scared shitless. Like many I thought my pure-clean-skinned-soft-bod would be tainted and drawn on forever. I was worried after a year I wouldn't like it anymore.

Oh, then there was the whole pain thing. I'm the biggest baby that ever walked. I whine at the slightest discomfort. Tattoos hurt. They feel quite literally like a needle is being dragged across your skin. Some spots are much worse than others.. but ff I can handle it, anyone can!

What's most important to me about getting tattooed is knowing that I'm going to love them forev. I'm not into the idea that every tattoo a person gets has to have some sort of extreme significance. As long as you like the way it looks and makes you feel, that's what matters. Common sense, don't you think? But I still get asked the question of "so what does it mean.."

My first tattoo (the owl) came from an ornament my mom has in our kitchen window. I love the ornament, I absolutely love owls and I love my mom even more. I brought the ornament into Lydia and she turned it into an amazing piece of art.

The bad-boy I got on my under-bicep today is pretty clear to see. I knew I wanted a peace sign for a while, but I didn't want just a peace sign. The idea of making a puzzle out of leaves to somehow form a peace sign came to me one day. Luckily when I walked into Oceanic with this crazy idea.. Scott made it a reality.

All in all I'm a very happy lady. If you're thinking about getting a tattoo and not sure, think about it some more. I waited about a year on both of my tattoo ideas. You'll be that much more excited when it happens if you wait it out.

I heard from a listener once that certain Subway shops don't allow you to have tattoos. Eff that job.

Peace (for real now) and luv,

Morgan