Markings Complete

The day finally came. Session 2. Completion of my Giger tattoo by Micah Parker. After constantly looking at the partially finished sections of my tattoo for a month, I was dying to see it in its entirety. We had the whole afternoon dedicated to it and while I was able to tolerate the pain through it all, I'd be lying if I said it was a picnic. After a number of hours, it did start to get sore. And as Micah layered through all the shades and details it certainly did sting.

After finishing the tattoo, my arm had to be treated with some sort of vitamin extract and sealed in a wrap. After about four hours, the wrap came off and it had to be cleaned with warm water and soap, then let dry.

I know I just sat there all day, but I honestly did feel exhausted and once I had finished cleaning my arm and lay on the bed to rest, I fell asleep for a couple of hours.

Of course, as soon as I woke up I just had to go in front of the mirror and look at my tattoo again :) .

It certainly was the artistic expression of Giger's biomechanical I had wanted. I remember in my first session Micah asked why I chose to come to her for this tattoo. I knew the answer, but for some reason was slow to respond (or maybe it was because I had just re-acquainted myself with the feeling of a high-speed needle on my skin ;) ). I wanted to combine several elements from his work and needed someone who could do an interpretation of the fused elements. I definitely wanted an artist who was familiar with Giger's work. Prowling cyberspace for a tattoo artist who fit the profile, I stumbled upon Micah's flash art. My search ended there. Of course, I didn't explain this story the same way when I answered Micah's question. (If I remember correctly, I think I said "...I saw your work on the web and that was it, I knew where I was gonna go for my tattoo...").

Going through the images in my digital camera, I wanted to post this last one I took before I left Micah's studio. 'Just the right image I want for the completion of this entry.

Thanks Micah :)