This is my first tattoo and I just got it today, September 3rd, as my 18th birthday present. My grandpa just passed and I’ve been having an extremely hard time so I got this to remind myself that I’m on this earth for a reason, and I can make it through any hardships. Done by David Espinoza at SouthBay Tattoo in Carson, CA.
“Keep on dreamin’ boy cause when you stop dreamin’ it’s time to die” Shannon Hoon 1967 - 1995
Because Blind Melon has held such a big part in my life for the longest time. Shannon Hoon has shaped my mental views forever. I am more than honored to have his words on my back.
I recently had the last line of the Great Gatsby placed squarely on top of my shoulder, which is, incidentally, incredibly difficult to take a photograph of up-close (probably because I always somehow end up moving my arm around, which warps the placement of the tattoo and detracts from its true size; here it is drawn back a bit and a bit more within the context of my body.)
Anyway, literature, literacy, and the advocacy of education have always been extremely important to me. Fitzgerald really struck a chord in high school when I first started reading his works. The last line of Gatsby is very eloquent and holds personal meaning as well. I do love it dearly.
Done by Mo Malone at Sacred Gypsy Tattoo in Austin, Texas.
“The American Standard translation orders men to triumph over sin, and you can call sin ignorance. The King James translation makes a promise in ‘Thou shalt,’ meaning that men will surely triumph over sin. But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.’ Don’t you see?”
Done at Mom’s Tattoos in Austin, TX
First tattoo! Quote from my favorite writer of all time, Hunter S. Thompson. “Too weird to live, too rare to die” Done by Turtle at Jersey Ink.
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I got this tattoo about 2 years ago for my 18th birthday, i really wanted to get a tattoo and had my appointment booked (witch was on the actual day of my birthday) but the weather was really bad. i live in Canada and it was one of the worst snow storms and i couldn’t go so i called the place and had to rebook luckily they were able to get me in December 24 Christmas eve i was shocked that thy were even open.
The 5 is for all the sisters in my family, we pretty close and pretty awesome. The letter’s you can see in the 5 is our initials. A is for the oldest Ana, B it for Beba (her nick name in Croatian) M is for Marta ,J is for my name Julija and L at the end of the 5 is for Lily.
I got this done in Hanover Ontario Canada at Neo Primitive tattoo.
This is my first tattoo, it’s about a life time when I felt like the lyrics of the 505 song by Arctic Monkeys
Jareth the Goblin-King. Mmmm, yeah.
My love affair with David Bowie began when I was a kid and saw him in ‘Labyrinth’ and is still going strong after 20 years.
Done by Jill Bonny at State of Grace Tattoo in San Jose, CA.
