Tattoos are my favorite art, and I collect pieces by Joe Stamp from No Regrets Tattoo Emporium. I first found Joe when I decided that some lower-abdomen wings would look nice. I randomly picked an artist (Joe) at a well-known shop in town (which shall remain nameless- just go to No Regrets!), and they turned out very nicely. When I decided to go for something a bit more extensive, I went back and asked him to draw a phoenix for me. The end result:

Not long after, I was listening to the crazies on American Family Radio when I heard a Southern preacher reading revelations and preaching fire & brimstone. He read the description of an enourmous, evil 7 headed dragon with a tail that knocked 1/3 of the stars from the heavens. Upon hearing this, I immediately knew what my next artwork would be… I’m not particularly religious, but I’ve always had a facination with religious art (of any faith), so I thought it would be an awesome piece.

So, last night, we got started. Joe worked on the outline of the Revelations Dragon for 3 hours. So far, it starts at just above my knee, ends at the top of my hipbone, and wraps around the entire outer half of my leg. Eventually, the tail will extend up onto my torso (we were both pretty exhausted after the portion that he lined last night, so we decided to add the tail on later). Go big or go home, right? I’ll put some pictures up once it’s a little bit healed. Right now, it’s a bit red & swollen and feels like a very bad sunburn. It’s insanely large, but I absolutely love it!