Show and Tell Friday: Tattoo!

I got me a tattoo.

The original design is the last picture in this entry: on the left is my sketch, and the right is the tattoo artist's clean up and streamline version. And, of course, the one on my flesh is the final product! it's on my ankle.

It's the Hammer of Thor, with a stick of wheat and a red jewel to represent his wife, Sif, who has done wonderful things for my life. :) So this is a tribute to my faith and a physical manifestation of my professing.

I've never had a tattoo. I was afraid it would hurt so much I would cry or puke or something. It didn't. He started on the far left, and I thought that wasn't so bad. But when he got towards my ankle bone, that hurt something fierce. And the line art hurts more than the shading I think, because lineart is a million needles in a tiny area. Shading is the same number, but spread out.

So yup. That's my experience. I enjoyed it a lot. I love the result. I think it's beautiful, and I'm already thinking about what will be the next tattoo for the other ankle. :)