Tat-Tuesday

Scott Lure is purported to be the best tattoo artist in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Since I've only had the one tattoo done, I have no reference for comparison. HOWEVER... If my experience is anything to go by, I'd say that's a fair assessment.

LURE TATTOOING AND PIERCING

He said it would feel something like a scrape or a sunburn for a while afterward, which it does -- somewhere in between those two. The process itself wasn't as painful as one imagines. Now, three days later, there is still healing to do, but thanks to liberal use of a salve called Tattoo Goo it's coming along quite nicely.

It was very odd to have a perfect rectangle of swelling on my shoulder, and it still sorta looks like something temporary, but I could tell when only about half of the black was done that it was going to look awesome -- and, it does. I guess I hadn't been able to imagine quite how it would appear, and so it exceeds any expectations I might have had.

I can tell it's going to peel soon, and the colours still aren't what they will be after that top layer of skin with blood in it has shed (the yellow is more orange than it will be, and the white is still dull and pinkish), so I won't try to photograph it just yet. I'll post a photo here soon.

As for the white band on my right arm for Arms Against War, it'll have to wait -- and then I might have to start with a thin black outline of it, as my skin is pretty white already. Time will tell, but as anyone who's been inked will tell you, tattoos can be addictive. This Flag of Earth on my shoulder may be my first, but it won't be my ONLY tattoo forever...


Phil Smith
January 19th, 2007

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The Lure of Ink

Today (which would have been my father's 72nd birthday) I finally went to the Lure website, called their number, and then sent them an e-mail.

http://www.luretattoo.com/

They used to be located just around the corner from me, and if they hadn't moved I might already have one if not both of the tats I've been wanting for months (and months and months, for the first one). I'll be entering another zip code, a drive that will take longer than my walk would've, but Lure is still my choice.

In a week I'll be turning 40, and I'm determined to have at least the Flag of Earth inked on my left shoulder by then. If I can get the white band around my right bicep (for Arms Against War) done within that time frame also, I'll be very happy.

An update will follow, with photos if possible.


I can almost feel them already, such is my anticipation...


Phil Smith
January 11th, 2007


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