Well, as my luck (in this case not to much luck, but whatever) would have it, my moving to England has been very much delayed, and not in a good way. Long story short, there were some visa issues and I got sent back here. Yes, you read correctly; I was all the way to London and in the airport and I got sent back to the States. It was a dreadful experience and I plan to write about it, but elsewhere, as this is a blog dedicated to my journey of self portrayal through the art of body ink.
Since my move to England is going to be delayed for quite a bit, this will give me a bit more time to get some more work done on my extensive thigh piece. My only hurdle now is the fact that since I left my home in Omaha, and sold off most of my possessions in an effort to move to England, I am now stuck living back home with my father in Kearney temporarily. I know, I know, it's really pathetic to be living with my father at 25, but when you're in transition to moving to another country and will only be in your current spot for less than a year, your options are quite limited. Not to mention the short notice on needing somewhere to house your being... I digress. That means that I am a 3 hour drive away from my tattoo artist. So, tattoo appointments will take much more planning, and a bit more money. I think the only upside is that I will have to have much more money available for each session to make the drive worth my while. I'm already saving up for my next session. I've only got $100.00 available right now, which won't get me much, but my goal is to be back under the needle in at least a couple of months. I want to have enough for 3 or more hours of work this visit.
I'm hoping to at least get the TARDIS some color. I'm not really sure how much time that will take. I'd also really love to get the storm clouds around the Phoenix begun. Hell, I just want to get this epic tattoo finished. I already have some ideas that I'd like to add on to my Japanese Cherry Blossom Tree, as well as some other tattoos I want to get done. However, I do believe that since I'm planning on moving out of the country, I'll wait on all those other tattoo ventures. I think it's time to step away from having all my work done by one artist (as much as I love his work and desire to remain loyal to people). It's simply time to get some varying views from different artists. I've learned a lot from being inked by Spike, and I think I'm very much ready to seek out other artists to help me complete my journey of decorating the greatest canvas of all - the human body.
