Designing My Own Tattoo
After years of declaring myself too fickle to design a tattoo for myself… I’ve designed a tattoo for myself. Check it out!
I love designs imbued with several layers of meaning, so if you’re curious to understand my own, read on.
Fire contained in the shape of a teardrop is an embodiment of two elements and two extremes simultaneously. The fire represents passion, anger, and hope, while the water represents sadness and tranquility.
For personal reasons I won’t get into here, achieving harmony with two opposing forces is very important to me and an integral quality of my being. When the two extremes combine, they temper each other; limiting tongues of fire to within the frame of a teardrop brings some calm to the flames, but gives more life and energy to the water droplet. The most beautiful part of the design comes from the balance achieved here.
Three tongues of fire connect the design to the Holy Trinity, representing God’s influence in myself and my art. The color scheme is one I draw a great deal of personal energy from by including my favorite color (purple) and all the sequential warm colors of the rainbow. The particular outline is one I’ve been doodling as early as middle school and has remained appealing to me consistently throughout my past.
There you have it! What do you think? Even though this is my own personal tattoo design, I would love to hear everyone’s opinions!
