wanna know something cooool..?

my tattoos peel and heal within 4 days of a session. :)

and life can go back to normal.

This afternoon, I went to do a touch-up on an old sanskrit tattoo on my left hip today. Its of the word 'Yoga' but written in sanskrit script. Had it done the weekend I completed my diploma to teach yoga. That was around 6 months ago. Had it touched up in Oct/Nov or so, but it still wasn't as solid and sharp as I would've liked. The left hip tattoo is the only tattoo I have that's NOT done by Donald. Will snap a pic when it's healed up. I have to admit, that I like that piece more for its significance than its appearance. Putting the word "yoga" on myself serves as a promise to keep at daily practice and to live life the yoga way. It also is an expression of my commitment to Yoga and of my gratitude to Yoga for changing my life and enabling me to move closer towards my center, and I guess, puts pressure on me to do yoga well, and to keep improving and seeking new levels. The Yoga masters can read it, and I guess notice it when they notice me.

Meanwhile, the wrist piece I had done last week...

Ahimsa (the purple sanskrit text) means "non-violence", and Pratyahara (the turquoise sanskrit text) means "withdrawal of the senses". yep. yoga-related and personally significant to me.





I really do love color, and I'm thankful that my skin takes color fairly well. The other 2 pieces I've got:


old school style - 2 swallows and 2 roses - on my right thigh.


i designed this one myself, and my artist added the colors as he did the piece for me. it's located under my navel, and the crystal you see there is a microdermal - a sort of unique piercing.

my next phoenix color session's on friday. i scared pain! argh! haha!

the birth of the phoenix (sessions 1-5)

ok so i should have started this blog earlier but i'm a procrastinator so at least i'm starting it now... hehee! here we go: sessions 1 to 5 of my phoenix tattoo. :-)

artwork is done by donald kwek at utopia studio, singapore.


session 1: outline of phoenix body.
this session took about 7-8hrs because only the phoenix's head was pre-drawn and stencilled on, and the rest was freehanded by my artist.






session 2: excuse the slightly R(A) nature of the photos :-) we completed the 'wrap-around' bits in this session - which was also an outline session. the tailfeathers that wrap to the front of my torso and that traverse my right rib from just under the armpit, plus the 3 peony flowers - 2 on the abdomen area and 1 on the right buttcheek. this session took about 6-7hrs as well.




session 3: and the 1st of the color sessions. completed left wing, top tailfeather and the head of the phoenix. 8hr session. the phoenix's eyeball's not drawn in yet. only later on.




session 4: 2nd color session where we completed the right wing. had originally intended to do the tail feather that goes on my right rib as well but alas, i reached my pain threshold roundabout the time we were at the yellow bottom bits near my abdomen and so we called it a day.




session 5: completed the neck of the phoenix and one large pink tailfeather.