Sunday, 19 February 2012

New ink

So yesterday I finally went and got my tattoo in memory of my Grandmother!
She was the only grandparent I only really knew throughout the last 23 years. So she meant a lot to me.
And I took her death pretty hard. So a few months ago, I wanted something to remember her by forever.
I had told J that I wanted a tattoo that showed what I remembered about her the most: her hugs. She always had one available for me when I needed or wanted one.
So J drew a rough sketch of the concept, and I sent it to the tattoo artist.
Yesterday he did the freelance drawing of the rough sketch and the picture below shows the finished product.
As you can see, it's a larger heart with a halo and wings hugging a smaller heart. And her birthdate underneath. I omitted the death date at the last minute. I think it was for the better to not include it. I wanted to remember her life and not when she died, if that makes sense.
And I feel like she'll still always be available for a spiritual kind of hug throughout the rest of my life, so this tattoo is a very accurate representation of my feelings. :)

1 comment:

  1. I love it and they did a really nice job. It's very touching.

    My condolences on the loss of your Grandmother.

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