Left is fresh except for the snake was about 1 week healed . Right is now :) the upper arm piece, snake and hand piece are all handpoked and rest are done with machine. I take meticulous care of them!
First is fresh, then 4 years healed and third fresh touch up. This tattoo was done by Tori Lydick in Durham, North Carolina.
The photos are almost exactly five years apart: 5 October 2021 and 6 October 2026.
In case it's unclear, this is my left leg (the second photo makes the line on the far right look a bit wonky, but rest assured it lines up exactly with my shin). The first photo was touched up by the studio a bit (I have never been that pale).
Credit goes to the Iron Buzz Tattoos studio in Bombay (unfortunately, I do not remember the artist's name).
Got all of these when I was in my twenties (I am now 53). I guess they aren’t too awful but may go and get some color touched up at some point.
The rose has a chunk out of its leaf— was very drunk one night after getting it and scratched the heck out of it. The artist offered to fix it but I like to think of it as a memory of what was a fantastic night 😂
One of my former employees is an apprentice now and she just started doing some work on my arm, which of course has now given me the itch to keep on going.
This tattoo is my dads, he got it back in like 1979 ish when he was 15 ish
Hes worked outdoors most of his life and never uses sunscreen, held up alright in my opinion