Tattoo Designs - Your Opinion Needed!

[Suzanne]

Now that I have finally reached my puberty, I decided to get my first tattoo.

I realised that my life-long plan to get Hokusai's "Dream of the Fisherman's Wife" tattooed to my entire back is just never gonna happen unless I start with something smaller first.

I decided that it should be something emblematic (preferably a round aureole-like symbol) that goes to the back of my neck (middle) as I'm very fussy about all my "bodymodification" being centred. I get headaches when my septum spike is slightly more left than right and I had to remove my eyebrow piercing for the same reason.

Uhmm... anyhow... I came to the conclusion that the symbol should be something from the vanitas iconography (European or Mexican), a rune symbol, a grotesque pattern or a simplified tarot symbol. Basically, something clearly structured.

Having said that, I could also imagine having a Blanquet, CandyKiller or Camille Rose Garcia design on my skin - so I added those options too.

I chose a few very obvious (and not definitive) examples - just to get your opinions on this matter.

Also, if anyone of you owns a copy of Roemer Visscher's "Book of Emblems" from 1614 - or any other good books on emblematics and/or tarot symbols - I'd be really grateful for scans / recommendations / suggestions.

So here are your options:

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Thankies!

[ro_G]

i'm getting this one in the centre of my back between my shoulderblades

[Suzanne]

That is indeed a very cool design, monsieur. I'd be very grateful if you could nevertheless cast your vote for the sake of... uhmm.. statistics.  

[Suzanne]

Christ... you people are helpful today!  

Allez hop!

[Thomas Anderson]

if you must get one, I think number 4 would be a good choice

[ro_G]

That is indeed a very cool design, monsieur. I'd be very grateful if you could nevertheless cast your vote for the sake of... uhmm.. statistics.  

can't say i really like any of them, but Fortuna's Wheel would be my favourite. maybe it's the Chú Chulainn in me, but i only really like celtic tatoos. oh, and the designs that the maori scribbleheads do.

[Suzanne]

if you must get one, I think number 4 would be a good choice

Yes, I absolutely must get one.  

Interesting... Derek Nobbs just suggested that one too. So there's one more vote going to "La Calavera" than shown above.

[Suzanne]

maybe it's the Chú Chulainn in me, but i only really like celtic tatoos. oh, and the designs that the maori scribbleheads do.

Well, I guess I'd like Celtic tattoos too if I knew more about their background. I do think they're visually attractive, but they're just as exotic to me as tribal tattoos. I wish the Swiss ever came up with some simple yet decorative iconography.

[Suzanne]

Forget everything. Here's a new ground-breaking idea:

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So.. what do you think?  

* If anyone knows the artist's name, please please tell me!

[Suzanne]

Oh, and one more vote from Derek Nobbs for the Mexican skull. Hmmm...  

[Kid37]

The Bat-Woman would make a nice tattoo, I think. I like the "Einstürzende Neubauten"-one, but then everybody will associate it with that band - which might become awkward... who knows.

[Suzanne]

* If anyone knows the artist's name, please please tell me!

Weeeee! Substrom found the answer: Albert Penot!

[Suzanne]

I like the "Einstürzende Neubauten"-one, but then everybody will associate it with that band

But that's the whole point, isn't it? I guess you're right though, maybe my love and admiration for Neubauten won't last forever after all.  

[Suzanne]

Here's another Camille Rose Garcia possiblity:

[Kid37]

I like that one. But then it looks like striped socks which counts me out as being objective.