Liquid Nonsense

I've sat really thinking about what stops me from getting tattoos. It's mostly related to me not knowing what I want to get. There are plenty of things that I'd like, tons of images I associate with, and more than enough ideas floating around in my head. My problem is that I would ultimately like a coherent body of work, and that requires tons of future planning.

The more I pondered this one the more I realized that it isn't so much that I can't decide on something I'd like, it's that choosing tattoos is like getting a Christmas present. I frequently don't ask for anything in particular because I want to see what people will come up with given the chance to figure out what I might like. In a sense I think of tattoos the same way. I want to be given them more than I actually want to choose them.

I want parts of my body to be a living canvas, but I'd like to introduce my tattoos as "This was given to me by X for reason Z, and this one over here was a brilliant design by Y inspired by when we did W."

Here's the deal, provide me with a decent design idea and why you think I should have that tattooed to my body and it'll get done. The original concept will be attributed to whoever offers it up, and I will choose final motif so I can get the coherent set I would ultimately like. Be as descriptive as you'd like as I will probably pool my resources on artists and have them construct something. If you'd like, I will even submit the final proposed design back to see if you'd like modifications.

I will treat recommendations as seriously as you offer them. Some of the people reading my blog have known me for over 10 years, and others haven't even known me for all of 2006. All are welcomed to offer suggestions, ideas, and creative input.

I'm interested to see what people manage to come up with.