Tattoo
Posted on November 14, 2006
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I’ve long thought about getting a tattoo. I’m fascinated by tattoos and tattoo culture, and the only reason I’ve never got any myself is because I’ve simply never been able to think of anything that I’d want to permanently stain my skin. The recent death of my grandmother, however, has caused me to strongly consider a memorial tattoo of some kind. I’m still in the very early stages. I haven’t even come up with a design yet, so it’s certainly not a done deal. And, even after I’ve come up with a design concept, I’ll likely wait several months before going into shops and checking out portfolios. While it feels like the right thing to do right now, I might change my mind, so I’ll definitely give myself a good amount of time to consider and reconsider the idea.
If I do end up getting something, I don’t want it to be a portrait of any kind. The idea of my grandma looking back at me in the mirror every morning weirds me out. Instead, I’d like some kind of symbol(s) that represents her. I’m mostly strongly leaning toward the Paterson[1] family crest, along with something with her name and “1933-2006″ underneath. I can’t seem to find much information about the crest online, otherwise I’d offer a link. It seems to be possibly linked with the MacLaren family, but I’m not 100% sure. I know my grandfather has all of this information, so I will probably write him a letter asking about it. I really should write him a letter regardless, to show my sympathy and respect for my him and my grandmother.
Again, I haven’t made up my mind for sure, and I have a lot of research to do, but if I were ever to get a tattoo, this would be it. (At least, this would be the first.)
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[1] Paterson is her maiden name.
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Very cool…you should talk to your brother maybe too, perhaps he could do a more stylized version of the crest…