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Tuesday Jun 27, 2006
Every BODY Has a Story: Dandelion
"I knew that I wanted a flower before I got this tattoo though I didn’t know until later that it would be a dandelion. I guess I was in love at the time, and when you’re in love, all sort of things start popping out at you and you see the beauty everywhere.
I was twenty-two when I got this, and when I was figuring out which kind of flower to get, I knew that I didn’t want something cartoonish or maudlin. My first idea was to get something that was a little violent, I thought maybe I could get a flower that if you looked closely was actually cutting into my skin. A friend convinced me against that course of action, however…
When I went in knowing that I wanted a dandelion, I knew that I wanted the image to look like a Real dandelion (rather than flash). I went to Jason at Atomic tattoo and he drew this up for me.
Later I learned about all the medicinal properties of the dandelion. My naturopath recommends it for a number of ills, and I like this aspect of the tattoo as well.
It’s funny when people ask me about what it means. I get this question more often from people without tattoos. At some point, I started telling people that a dandelion saved my life… That doesn’t leave much room for more questions!
I am in love again, and I would really like another tattoo. It seems that I am drawn towards tattoos when I am in love. This time I would like a series of shapes and colors on my arm. This is the image love shows to me now."
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