It was five years ago today that I got my first (and so far only) tattoo. I was studying in Bangor, Wales and thought it would be the perfect time to get a tattoo. A friend and I took the train to Llandudno and we both got inked.
I've never regretted getting it and probably never will. The term I spent in Wales changed me and I fell in love with the rugged beauty of northern Wales. (If you ever get a chance to go to Wales, you have to go-it's amazing!) This tattoo is like a little piece of Wales that I get to carry around with me for the rest of my life.
The tattoo is a celtic knot-type design with three cats. My mom still swears that all she sees is fish, but trust me, they're cats. If you can't see them, their tails are the outer circle and their eyes, ears and a paw are towards the center. The stamp is about the same size as my tattoo and was originally carved for a postal ring. I'll probably turn it into a traveler at some point. The LTC is just a print out of a road map around Bangor (the red star is Bangor) and then I embossed the imprint of the stamp. This was my first attempt at embossing and it looks a little spotty, but I think it adds to the "tattoo-ness" of the image since it looks like a tattoo that has been freshly inked. I love this card because of it's meaning and the fact that you can see three of my favorite cities-Bangor, Conwy and Beaumaris.
Oh, and where is this tattoo? You'll never know. :P
Ok, maybe not. It's on my lower left back and you can sometimes see it when I bend over. Which is how my parents found at that I got a tattoo.
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