Since I have a few posts discussing the literary tattoos of other people, I thought I should make a post discussing my own. I thought about saving this post until much later in my blog's lifetime; however, I decided it would be just as effectual to post it now. Perhaps even more so considering I do not want my audience to assume that I have no special attachment to my topic. Quite the contrary is true! While I do not have a specific literary tattoo (yet...emphasis on yet), I do have a more broad tattoo that symbolizes much more than literature, though literature is very much included in its symbolism.
For me, this tattoo symbolizes a multitude of things. Here's a few of them:
Of course there are others, but those are the main ones.
Disclaimer: I got this tattoo way before I knew of the whole "white girls getting feather tattoos" fad (warning, explicit language; example). I did not get this tattoo simply because it "looked cool" or because I saw it on the internet. I came up with the design because I wanted to represent some of the ideas shown above. Also, my tattoo just so happens to be a quill and not a feather. Quills are made from feathers, yes, but a quill has more meaning than a feather. Essentially, this is just a coincidence. Perhaps unfortunate for me, you might say; however, I stand behind my tattoo because it has significant meaning and it is not just another "white girl tattoo."
As always, remember - ink tells stories on skin as much as it does in books!
Kayla
- Writing (After all, it is a quill [NOT just a feather]. I spend much of my free time reading and writing. I wanted a tattoo to commemorate that without being specific to a single piece of literature...yet.)
- Calligraphy (While I only dabble in it right now, I intend to further my studies soon)
- No limit to creativity (the birds are free to fly, just like my creativity. Also, this is why I did not put a quote or any words with this tattoo. Words would limit the creativity and possibilities of interpretations, which is the exact opposite of my intent)
Of course there are others, but those are the main ones.
Disclaimer: I got this tattoo way before I knew of the whole "white girls getting feather tattoos" fad (warning, explicit language; example). I did not get this tattoo simply because it "looked cool" or because I saw it on the internet. I came up with the design because I wanted to represent some of the ideas shown above. Also, my tattoo just so happens to be a quill and not a feather. Quills are made from feathers, yes, but a quill has more meaning than a feather. Essentially, this is just a coincidence. Perhaps unfortunate for me, you might say; however, I stand behind my tattoo because it has significant meaning and it is not just another "white girl tattoo."
As always, remember - ink tells stories on skin as much as it does in books!
Kayla