The Little Mermaid

I received an email from Keri about tattoos and mermaids that I would like to share with you:

Ever since I was a child I have loved mermaids. Disney's "The Little Mermaid" was the first movie I ever watched, the stepping stone for my passion with the beautiful fish-tailed creatures.

When my tattoo-loving father asked me when I was 12 if I would ever get a tattoo I knew exactly what it would be of, but what would she be doing? Like you read in this website a tattoo is very serious. Its placement and design are permanent! I spent 6 years thinking about what I wanted, and when my grandmother passed away in October 2005 I knew what it would be. A mermaid sitting on a moon, covered in roses. The mermaid represented my love, the moon represented the sky where my grandmother now lives, and the roses, they are my grandmother. Roses where her most treasured of things. Mermaids are a figment of our love for the mystical, and for me my tattoo is a permanent reminder of the ones I hold dear to my heart.

Heart

Michelle sent in this picture of her lower back tattoo which features an heart. I've e-mailed her back asking for more info.

Pow Wow

I attended the Red Creek Pow Wow in Shepherdsville this weekend. There were lots of tattoos to be admired. I'll exhibit some that I gave cards. The owners said they'd write me with the stories and better pictures.

I Wanted It!

Ashley, another Ashley from the bikini car wash, had this great tattoo. I asked her about it. She said, " I wanted a tattoo. So, I put together parts of several tattoos to make this unique one. It's not exactly like any other. And, I wanted it!"

Dreaming of Being a Playmate

I met Ashley at a local sports bar, but it wasn't until she was doing this bikini car wash that I saw her tattoos. She has promised to send me the story on the "dream symbol" and the "Playboy Rabbit".

Young and Stupid

Marsha works at a local sports bar. She has a tattoo on her stomach and one on her shoulder.

She said, " I got both when I was young and stupid! I often wish I didn't have them. However, the one on my stomach was awesome when I was pregnant. It grew by two inches, but returned to normal after the pregnancy. When I get married in 2008, I'm going to either use make up to cover up the one on my shoulder because I don't want everyone staring at it as I go down the aisle or I may have it removed by laser."

Wedding Party

I went to my cousin Jason's wedding and there was this beautiful young lady with a tattoo on her shoulder. I asked her about it; however, there was no great story. It was a cover-up tattoo. She didn't like the original, so she a new tattoo applied over it.