So.

[mad_andy]

Jon said:

"I think we've found your bogey area."

I said:

"AAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!"

Back of the arms? No fun at all. One hour. Wot a wuss. However, I do now have the outlines of three more pumpkins, one of which is part shaded - because at that point my skin stopped accepting ink. So we gave up. Give it a week or two, I'll be back....

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[bella-cheval.livejournal.com]

What other parts of you are scheduled for ink, and what're you going to have put on ya?

[madandy.livejournal.com]

It would be easier to say which bits I don't want inked - which would be boobs, soles of feet, palms of hands (seen it done, no fucking way) and face! Everything else is fair game. And it'll be a mix of Eddies, pumpkins (they're great for filling gaps and still have the music connection), various band logos (Gamma Ray and the Leppard 'eye' will make it in there somewhere), and some darkside stuff. Because I like it.

This is going to be a rather long project...and an expensive one! (That reminds me - must find a way of getting my skin preserved post mortem...be a shame to burn all that art....)

[navigatorsghost.livejournal.com]

(That reminds me - must find a way of getting my skin preserved post mortem...be a shame to burn all that art....)

Maybe the talismanic presence of all those Eddies will ward off death/decay indefinitely, if you're lucky. ;)

I have to say I'd never thought about that before, but you're right. Having your tattoos tanned and kept when you die would be awesome, if you could find someoe willing to do it. Good luck!

[madandy.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking of contacting that Gunther von Hagen guy, the one that does the plastinates - although I'm fairly sure that his process takes the colour out. I may just drop him a line and find out. (If I say he can have the rest of the corpse to play with then he may let me bequeath the skin where I wish. Although my parents might not be the cleverest idea ever.)

[bella-cheval.livejournal.com]

Andy, you are too fucking cool for words. And fucking ballsy too having so much ink done---I want a little and going to the level you're going to is....wow. Fucking wow!

Not to be totally stoopid, but what's "darkside stuff"?

[madandy.livejournal.com]

let's see if this link shows up...

http://www.richpearson.net/pageimages/popup/otherbig6.jpg

Now that, if you can see it, is a classic example of darkside. It's usually done freehand - yup, you let the artist loose on you to draw and colour you in without a safety net!!!! The term really describes artwork that isn't traditional, isn't Japanese, but is along the lines of Giger's biomechanical work.