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I learned a long time ago that worrying a lot is extremely unproductive and actually makes situations worse. I also learned people get really mad when you don't do a lot of performative worrying when they feel you should. And that being cautious with how you approach life is very different from worrying about it, and can prevent a lot of, well, worrying. I'm not being vague, I'm speaking broadly.
A webcomic caught my eye years ago and I of course wanted a tattoo based on it.
When people in my orbit started getting their palms tattooed and I learned that line work is most appropriate for that spot, I knew what had to be done. Gage Young at Lion's Paw did a fantastic job on this.
If you're curious how much thought goes into something like this:
- I didn't like the lettering in the comic and asked for it not to be copied.
- I felt the skull in the comic wasn't right for a tattoo at all and should be totally different.
- I'm right handed and didn't want words on my right hand because they would show when I wave.
Because the skin of the palm is tough, they are extremely painful to tattoo, but they also recover quickly. It hasn't even been two days and there's really no pain at all, just some roughness and slight sensitivity. Palm tattoos are also notorious for "falling out" or "holidays" which are the terms for the ink not staying in place, making touch ups much more likely to be needed than with other placements. And a lot of people you talk to who have palm tattoos decide to just let them stay fallen out because they don't want to revisit the pain.
I agree that they hurt a LOT but I don't mind the pain on my hands and feet as much as with other places. I think it's because it's far enough away from my core that I can distance myself a bit. Getting my back tattooed was pure torture and I hated every minute of it. And that was a lot of skin to cover. This? Piece of cake. Sort of.
A webcomic caught my eye years ago and I of course wanted a tattoo based on it.
When people in my orbit started getting their palms tattooed and I learned that line work is most appropriate for that spot, I knew what had to be done. Gage Young at Lion's Paw did a fantastic job on this.
If you're curious how much thought goes into something like this:
- I didn't like the lettering in the comic and asked for it not to be copied.
- I felt the skull in the comic wasn't right for a tattoo at all and should be totally different.
- I'm right handed and didn't want words on my right hand because they would show when I wave.
Because the skin of the palm is tough, they are extremely painful to tattoo, but they also recover quickly. It hasn't even been two days and there's really no pain at all, just some roughness and slight sensitivity. Palm tattoos are also notorious for "falling out" or "holidays" which are the terms for the ink not staying in place, making touch ups much more likely to be needed than with other placements. And a lot of people you talk to who have palm tattoos decide to just let them stay fallen out because they don't want to revisit the pain.
I agree that they hurt a LOT but I don't mind the pain on my hands and feet as much as with other places. I think it's because it's far enough away from my core that I can distance myself a bit. Getting my back tattooed was pure torture and I hated every minute of it. And that was a lot of skin to cover. This? Piece of cake. Sort of.
