Well for our first contest we had 2 entries so that made the judging a little Easier, thought we may have had a little more participation with the higher rewards but eh we WILL grow as a community so this does not despair, well let me get on to to the good stuff yea? Original Contest/Intro to us Link Here
Entry #1
@jackmiller@jackmillerThe Story
The two angels are the two children my Mrs and I lost.
Mother Mary, with her head down, as she was when her child passed away.
The lilies are a symbol of our humility and devotion as believers who have sinned.
The church arches are a symbol of St Peters Church, the one and only Church that St Peter as per the orders given to him by the good man JC, the one and only church started by St Peter and that we all (should) be a living part of.
The gates of heaven are self explanatory.
Right now, there is are the letters "IN" to the left of the gates, and "RI" to the right of the gates.
As the good man JC is our saviour. His sacrifice is what gave us the opportunity to get to the path of salvation.
No, I am no 'Bible Basher', but I am a believer and although I don't believe in deforming ones body, I do not believe that art is a deformation. Art is something that is a gift, a talent, something that is beautiful and in this case very personal.
If you read between the lines, you will read a story out of the description of why the artist did what he did and he put this all together after talking with me numerous times. Not sure if this was his 4th or 5th idea that he put together before than what he said "I think I have what you want".
He did show me the others and maybe in a different era of my lifes journey I would have chosen one of his other concepts, but this was the one, it included EVERYTHING that I mentioned as being important to me as an individual.
God, Family, Love & Devotion.
& I know our two little angels are up there causing true mayhem and our Holy Mother Mary is looking after them. (God help her).
I seriously think that this is the very first time I have ever put this online anywhere, ever. Not something I go showing around because it is very personal. However, lets get this contest rolling and if I can go out on a limb and put a photo of one of my tatts, then so can you.
@rockchickjenThe Story
First of all I want to say that this contest is so cool! I love looking at great tattoos! So for my entry, I wanted to show one of my most meaningful tattoos for you. This is the memorial tattoo that I got for my father after he passed in 2017. The design is original, thought up by me and drawn by my artist Erin Bowden, and the words have his ashes mixed in with the ink.
My parents divorced when I was only 15 and when my mother made it clear that I was unwanted by her, he and I moved to Missouri. He was the only family I had left and was always right by my side, hence the sword. Because a fighter is only as good as his weapon, and my father was my sword in life. Always there for me and willing to help me fight my own battles. The message "Be Happy Love Dad" is one he wrote to me on my wedding day, and is his original handwriting. I also wanted it to have a biker look since he loved Harley's. And I wanted an old sailor look since he was in the Navy. So I tried to mix the two to honor him.
My father battled cancer for many years, even living for 2 and a half years after the doctors gave him only weeks to live after finding the cancer. He fought so hard to squeeze every last drop of life despite the pain he was feeling everyday. He is the strongest and most loving person I have ever met and I miss him more than anything. This tattoo is something that I can look at whenever I am missing him, and with his ashes in the ink, I feel that I have him with me always. As I did when he was alive. The three skulls represent life, death, and afterlife. Plus I just love skulls, since our bones are all we leave behind in this world. The blue was put in because his favorite color was blue. Although most of my tattoos are important to me, I find myself looking at this one everyday and finding a small amount of comfort in it.
@jackmiller The judges were all touched by your story and by the amount of work you had done one your back congratulations!
@rockchickjenAgain the story was amazing and touching I love the story and meaning Congratulations on 2nd place.
