My Excogitation

It was in this month 8 years ago I got my first ever tattoo. And after 8 long years I still have the love for the ink, in total I have now four tattoos. I have to thank Veer Hegde for his time and patience in sitting with me for multiple session in designing and take one whole day to complete both of the tattoos. Out of my four I have gotten three of them from him and I would return back to him because of his time and effort in making custom tattoo for me. This tattoo is called ' My Love '. A tattoo that's too dear and near to me. This one has 4 parts in it. Firstly the outer Sun in it represents the family I define. Just like how the Sun forms an integral part of this solar system, this one represents the family in which I am the center of it. Next the year 1878, this is the year my favorite football club Manchester United was founded. Then the time shown 6:35 is when the love of my life Ashu was born. Last but the most important thing in this is the vinyl record...

Rage has been one of the prominent sins that I have been doing all my life. Many a times this rage overflows so much that rather than letting it go, I cant forgive myself. And this is the reason that I wanted a tattoo such that it could actually seal that rage. This is my second tattoo. This one has more meaning than my previous one. This is special coz its a custom tattoo, knowing that this has not been on anyone's skin before is just heavenly feeling. My idea before getting this one was that I wanted a seal which actually holds the center nucleus. This nucleus represents the rage that is in me and the outer seal was to contain it. So every time I look at this tattoo it should reduce the rage that has accumulated in me. With this idea and few references I went to Veer. I sat with him to put my ideas and references into paper. I actually liked the center Celtic knot which holds the red colored nucleus with a tribal designs emerging out. Then he drew the picture with a freehand. ...

A tattoo is a marking made by inserting dark, indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons. Where as a tattoo for me is a revolution , which many ppl are scared to start and once started you get so deep into it, that there is no way out of it. My First tattoo, I got it on 08-05-10. I did some bench work on the tattoo parlors in Bangalore and finally got to know that Dark Arts tattoo studio is one of the best here. So finally I decided to get it done at that place. Then was the deign and cost of it. I had chosen a dragon which is flying upwards. I went to the studio. The cost was a bit high, but I agreed coz this is something which one shouldn't compromise on. The start of it was really awesome, it was like getting 120 injections per second. Then the excitement took its base by defeating the pain. Finally after 2.5 hrs of hard work from the artist, I had got a kick-ass tattoo. Coming to the reason for getting a tattoo. Fir...