My typical thought process while getting one would be = yay, ow, i love this, this is great, ow, ow, why am i doing this again, ok this isn’t so bad, oowww I expressed to Jun that for the first time getting tattoos, i 100% revelled in the process. I’m going to be the one looking at it, stop convincing me.” I thought about it.” (took me 3 seconds) “I want it to face me. Jun and Azusa suggested it face sideways but i was stubborn. Why? It’s my skin, and hell, i’m the one who’s gonna be seeing it most of all- it should FACE ME. After getting tattoos that faced me upside down, i swore i wouldn’t get tattoos to accommodate other people or the ‘way it’s supposed to be done’. I chose for it to face me despite the traditional way where tattoos should be facing the people who look at it, so it faces outwards/downwards. ![]() I liked the concept of getting it in a circle to encapsulate its entirety, yet represent it in one of my favourite shapes – a circle. And Jun getting one too was all i needed. Deep and unknowing.ĥ) I just wanted to get a tattoo la ok. I love jumping off boats into the sea to swim with vast space beneath me. I can swim incredibly fast and effortlessly, and even shoot straight up towards the air, right out like a rocket… and then it turns into a flying dream.Ĥ) I’m obsessed with swimming in deep waters. They frequent my dreams where i’m swimming in deep waters like a mermaid, breathing underwater as if i’m on land, and interacting with objects and beings in it. Turmoil! Crash!ģ) I have this thing with the ocean. I initially wanted to get one of the artwork’s true colour, but when Azusa asked whether she could do it ‘sky blue’- for some impulsive reason i answered, “Sure,” reacting from previous experience that you just trust the artist you chose and let them do what you paid them to do, which is what they do best!ġ) I’m in Japan, i’m really drawn to this picture, and its absolutely an iconic Japanese imageĢ) This giant silent unassuming wave about to throw its surroundings into chaos was exactly how i felt at that moment. ![]() Jun wanted to add the susuwatari character from Studio Ghibli which i thought was a super cute touch. I much prefer female tattoo artists as i find their work finer and their process gentler. Our tattoo artist was Azusa, a sweet obliging Japanese girl. The design is of Jun’s personal ramen recipe. ![]() He asked “Do you want me to go first?” which is his polite way of saying “I would like to go first.” I initially emailed Mustcat Tattoo in Shibuya cos i really appreciated their style but they were fully booked, so we headed for Three Tides which was equally reputable, recommended by Fin at Pink Tattoos, and Jun seemed really set on the place. Jun got one of ramen because he’s so OBSESSED with it, and i decided on The Wave in a circle on my forearm. True, we could have put that badge on the many things we bought there, but any reason to get a tattoo… plus I hadn’t got one since summer ’15 and it was time. Instead, i got a tattoo of it in Tokyo a week later when Jun and i impulsively decided it would be a great idea to get one as a souvenir in Japan. ![]() It is one of the most recognisable images in Japanese art history, and i’m sure everyone has glimpsed at it at least once.ĭrawn to it, i felt a longing to have it in my home… somewhere.Īfter staring at the scroll for 10 seconds, i decided ‘nope, i can get a better picture of it somewhere else.” When i was in Tokyo, I found myself staring at a painting of the iconic Great Wave off Kanagawa, which at the time (of my observation) was printed on a scroll located in Mount Fuji.
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