Nice pics and articles

As an artist, I have always had an interest in tattoos, and have always wanted one. I love the idea of a work of art on your body. Something of beauty you can take with you wherever you go.

The problem is, I am an artist. I cannot draw something that I want to have forever. I have drawn things and painted things that, when I was doing it or just finished with it, I thought was the best thing I had ever done. And maybe it was. But it never fails, a year or so later, I have learned more and become better at my craft and that piece that was so great is now mediocre. Therein lies my dilemma. Being an artist, I would hate to get a tattoo and not have it be one of my own design.

I do still think about it alot, and I read a lot of tattoo mags. Skin and Ink is by far the best. When it comes to good clear photos and interesting articles on tattoo artists, Skin and Ink leaves the rest behind. I have to admit, some of the draw for me are the pics of women with tattoos. Not that it's a fetish and I don't particularly care for chicks with huge back plates of koi or dragons, but some of the designs are very sexy. I particularly like the tribal, the spidery, more delicate types. I just wish artists would start to add more color to their tribal designs.

Hopefully one day I will finds a design I feel comfortable with. I may just break down and get the one I have been thinking of. It's the cover from King Crimson's Lark's Tongues in Aspic. Nicely colorful. A little arabic.

Until then I will have to satisfy my desire to get one and live vicariously through others.