My first tat

The_AwesomeThe_Awesome
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Got my first tattoo on the weekend.

There's a tribal representation of the world snake eating his own tail around the outside. This represents to me the infinite cycle of life and death. Inside of that I have a yin yang with all 4 elements in balance (fire and earth on one side water and wind on the other.


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  • jdAA88jdAA88
    Awesome tatoo, very meaningful as well :)
  • 13CARDS13CARDS
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  • The_AwesomeThe_Awesome
    13CARDS wrote: »
    YIN YANG...just sayin', is all.

    Just saying what? Out with it :)

    To me the yin yang represents balance... a greater oneness acheived by the presence of two opposite forces in balance. I thought it would be neat to tie the elements into it as they are all relatively opposing forces in thier own balance on the planet.
  • MiloMilo
    Nice ink. And a pretty cool idea behind it, too. I have three down the left arm, representing myself, my wife, and my daughter. They're just black, oriental symbols for the years of our birth.
  • KristyKristy
    The_Awesome wrote: »
    Just saying what? Out with it


    he's just saying you added a 'g' on Yin..nice choice, where are you going to have it done?
  • The_AwesomeThe_Awesome
    Kristy_Sea wrote: »
    he's just saying you added a 'g' on Yin..nice choice, where are you going to have it done?

    I got it done in Niagara Falls on Sunday at Lucky 13 Tattoos. It's right on Fallsview between the new casino and Clifton Hill. Nice way to cap off a pretty wild weekend. That picture is of my tattoo... I took it last night. My wife also got her first at the same time. She got a rose on her right side midsection on the back side.
  • zunni74zunni74
    Milo wrote: »
    Nice ink. And a pretty cool idea behind it, too. I have three down the left arm, representing myself, my wife, and my daughter. They're just black, oriental symbols for the years of our birth.

    Until the day some Asian guy lets you know you have "Number 4 with Chicken fried rice" written down your arm.

    Be Extra Careful With Asian Tattoos « Infinite Tattoos Blog

    OP: Not to nit-pick, but I can't tell the difference between the fire/earth and wind/water.. Which is which?
  • The_AwesomeThe_Awesome
    It's a bit of a stretch. But the yin yang I based this off was water and stone. But I had the stone coloured with fire... almost molten rock. The water side I had broken up to also incorporate wind/air. The colour in the pic seems a bit off.

    I see it and that's what matters ;).
  • MiloMilo
    zunni74 wrote: »
    Until the day some Asian guy lets you know you have "Number 4 with Chicken fried rice" written down your arm.

    Be Extra Careful With Asian Tattoos « Infinite Tattoos Blog

    OP: Not to nit-pick, but I can't tell the difference between the fire/earth and wind/water.. Which is which?

    Well, I had a Chinese friend's mother hand write (paint? she used a brush and ink) them out for me, to avoid having the same look as a "stock" image, so I'm not too concerned, that way. But your point is well taken.
  • 13CARDS13CARDS
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  • MiloMilo
    13CARDS wrote: »
    Somedays, Kristy, I feel like you are the only one on here that gets me even a little bit. Thx.

    Kristy, they have a pill for that, just so you know . . .
  • The_AwesomeThe_Awesome
    13CARDS wrote: »
    Somedays, Kristy, I feel like you are the only one on here that gets me even a little bit. Thx.

    I eventually figured it out too and fixed the spelling mistake ;).
  • derrickonederrickone
    Looks like clean work. Who did it if you don't mind me asking? A friend of mine works at that shop.
  • The_AwesomeThe_Awesome
    Steve.
  • BBC ZBBC Z
    Tramp stamp?
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