The basics are done, additional designs to come in the near future.

I had my appointment today with Anabela for my newest tattoo. Originally I was supposed to get my phoenix & Criss Angel logo done on November 20th and then start working on my back tattoo today. My appointment in November was changed to December 21st (my birthday!) however due to the client in before me passing out during their tattoo! So when I went into the tattoo studio today Anabela had both designs drawn and ready to go so I decided to go with my Criss/phoenix design on my shoulder. Tomorrow I’m going to Niagara Falls over night and over to Buffalo on Sunday for a football game so I figured it would be much easier to have a sore shoulder rather than an entire upper back!

The tattoo took 3 hours to complete but was definitely worth the long sitting time. Anabela did a gorgeous job, it turned out better than I ever imagined! It’s always a good time to spend an afternoon with Anabela too. She has been my artist since I was 17.

My arm is pretty sore and really swollen right now but I am so happy with the over all outcome of the design. I’m looking forward to going back very soon to get my back done. We’re going to do it all in one appointment instead of two like we previously thought. I am slowly working my way to getting a set of full sleeves. I’m thinking of starting on that around this time next year….gotta save up first, these suckers aren’t cheap! I have my left arm pretty much decided on and I still need to work on ideas for the right. Anabela thinks my new tattoo will look even better with a background around it when I get the sleeve done. :)

For the meaning behind my tattoo, please see this blog post: http://sisterawake.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/new-tattoo-in-the-works/

For some reason I can't get the picture to post here so please copy & paste the following link to view my tattoo