My first tattoo in tribute to my grandfather + grandmother.
Everything went well and it was everything I had envisioned and then some.
My grandfather made me a charm necklace when I was 6 years old and I still remember the story he me when he gave it to me.
November 9th marked one year since his passing.
So this charm bracelet was in tribute to him.
It's five charms in total on my right wrist:
a ballerina, ballerina slippers, a rose [for my grandmother], a dove [ i released a dove at his funeral], and the clover is for me because I love clovers + what each petal stands for.
I am really super happy with the work. I cried when it was complete because she captured my vision.
My mom was against it from the get go but when I showed it to her last nite, she cried. she said it was a fitting tribute and it is truly amazing all the fine details that Maya caught.
The pictures don't do it true justice [forgive the crappy cell fone camera pics] because of the fine details that the pictures don't capture.
all in all, I definitely have plans for more work with maya [ a quarter sleeve in february in tribute to my mom + grandma.]
Work by Maya at Rube's Tattoo - Arcadia, CA.
One 3 hour session.
11/16/07
this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship with ink + I. =D