What posesses people?

[derek kelly]

saw a girl of no older than eleven, both parents tattooed & pierced & had those horrible big ugly rings that destroy their ear lobes, their choice however said young girl had a tattoo of a rose by her left eye going down to her chin.
Child abuse.

 

[Oldandbald]

saw a girl of no older than eleven, both parents tattooed & pierced & had those horrible big ugly rings that destroy their ear lobes, their choice however said young girl had a tattoo of a rose by her left eye going down to her chin.
Child abuse.

Yep. As is over feeding them. But what do we know? Apparently it's all down to their human rights.

 

[Pow-Lo]

saw a girl of no older than eleven, both parents tattooed & pierced & had those horrible big ugly rings that destroy their ear lobes, their choice however said young girl had a tattoo of a rose by her left eye going down to her chin.
Child abuse.

Appalling. WTF are they on (apart from benefits)?

I thought it was illegal for artists to tattoo anyone under 16? Even then, if you're between 16 and 18, it certainly used to be the case that a parent or guardian had to be present to give the artist permission. When I had mine done about 17 years ago, the artist had a big sign up saying he wouldn't tattoo anyone above the collar line.

 

[derek kelly]

Appalling. WTF are they on (apart from benefits)?

I thought it was illegal for artists to tattoo anyone under 16? Even then, if you're between 16 and 18, it certainly used to be the case that a parent or guardian had to be present to give the artist permission. When I had mine done about 17 years ago, the artist had a big sign up saying he wouldn't tattoo anyone above the collar line.

Could be a home made job, one or both parents could be tattoists.

 

[Centaur]

What possesses people? The Devil of course.

 

[andyBeaker]

What possesses people? The Devil of course.

And bailiffs.

 

[andyBeaker]

I did a bit of work with a chap who was tattooed pretty much everywhere including his face and neck.

Suffice to say he would undo it if he could. Employees don't want to know and to be honest I can understand that.

Nice enough bloke when you got to know him but he is undoubtedly damaged psychologically as a result of how people react to him.

Last I heard he had managed to get a job as a scaffolder. Hopefully it works out.

 

[Centaur]

I did a bit of work with a chap who was tattooed pretty much everywhere including his face and neck.

Suffice to say he would undo it if he could. Employers don't want to know and to be honest I can understand that.

Nice enough bloke when you got to know him but he is undoubtedly damaged psychologically as a result of how people react to him.

Last I heard he had managed to get a job as a scaffolder. Hopefully it works out.

A tad careless Andrew.

 

[slim63]

The legal age for a tattoo in the uk is 18
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/24

So that begs the questions was it a real tattoo or a fake ? (some of the fakes are brilliant nowadays ) how old did the "young girl" appear to be? 4 or 6 ..... 15 or 16?

I'm quite heavily tattooed so obviously have been to many tattoo parlours & as far as I am aware where the artist will tattoo or not is up to him or her, most wont do faces & some wont do hands or necks but if you really want those areas tattooing you will find someone to do it easy enough

All my tattoos could be covered until 3 years ago when I had a very small one on a finger of each hand, well into my 50's then & its my body so make of that what you will, I used to notice people reacted differently to me when my tats were on display but that's lessened as its become more popular in recent years

Yes I have artwork but its for me not for anyone else, it doesn't define me in fact some of it has only ever been seen by 3 people, me the missus & the artist

 

[derek kelly]

I’ve got four tattoos, the first one whilst in Plymouth, I was 19, never regretted having them done, last tattoo I had done in Turkey in about 2002, I had the kids names added to an existing tattoo, Grandkids keep asking when I’m adding their names, might have a photo of them copied onto my back or shoulder.

 

[slim63]

Grandkids keep asking when I’m adding their names, might have a photo of them copied onto my back or shoulder.

Portraits are one of the hardest things to do apparently, plenty can draw them but turning that into a lifelike tattoo is really difficult, tread carefully with that one mate & ask to see an actual tattoo or pictures of one done before jumping in or you could end up with Joseph Merrick on your shoulder

I was going to have one done but sadly the only artist I trusted to do it passed away last year

 

[Pugwash]

Ask for Pippa at Limited Edition in Doncaster. She's been doing some great portraits. My wife has a Hannibal Lecter .
https://www.facebook.com/limitededitiondoncaster/

 

[andyBeaker]

Let me ask a question - what is the motivation behind getting a tattoo done?

I have my theories for a number of circumstances but I don't think they will go down well with anyone who has a tattoo!!

 

[derek kelly]

Let me ask a question - what is the motivation behind getting a tattoo done?

I have my theories for a number of circumstances but I don't think they will go down well with anyone who has a tattoo!!

Tattoos are addictive

 

[sr71caspar]

Let me ask a question - what is the motivation behind getting a tattoo done?

Because I wanted to.

I have my theories for a number of circumstances but I don't think they will go down well with anyone who has a tattoo!!

Sounds like someone's mummy won't let him have one.

 

[slim63]

Let me ask a question - what is the motivation behind getting a tattoo done?

I have my theories for a number of circumstances but I don't think they will go down well with anyone who has a tattoo!!

Its a good question but difficult to explain & I doubt anyone not tattooed will understand no matter what I say but I will try

lets start off with what its not for me at least, its not an attempt to look hard, its not giving in to peer pressure, its not even to be different although when I started a lot of tattoos was fairly unusual

For me it's simply because I wanted some, I researched the history for a couple of years before I had my first one which wasn't as simple back in 79 as it is now

As things have developed they have become a history of my life & I could tell you where each was done, the price & what was happening in my life at that point, I wont as because as I said they are for me not anyone else

People do form an opinion on my character when they realise I am heavily tattooed but its usually very wrong , that says much more about the person forming the opinion than it does about me

 

[derek kelly]

My first was an eagle on my right lower forearm, it was probably a rebellion thing as my father was always against tattoos, my second one was done on my left upper forearm in Malta & is a cross with “mum” written into it, a tribute to my mother who died in 76, third one done on the same day was whilst waiting for my mate to come round after passing out when they started his tattoo, left lower forearm is a union flag with Leeds written into it, next is right upper forearm & features a bluebird, a heart & a flower with Derek & Bev in it, I later had my daughter’s names added to it.

 

[Centaur]

Its a good question but difficult to explain & I doubt anyone not tattooed will understand no matter what I say but I will try

lets start off with what its not for me at least, its not an attempt to look hard, its not giving in to peer pressure, its not even to be different although when I started a lot of tattoos was fairly unusual

For me it's simply because I wanted some, I researched the history for a couple of years before I had my first one which wasn't as simple back in 79 as it is now

As things have developed they have become a history of my life & I could tell you where each was done, the price & what was happening in my life at that point, I wont as because as I said they are for me not anyone else

People do form an opinion on my character when they realise I am heavily tattooed but its usually very wrong , that says much more about the person forming the opinion than it does about me

About 20 odd years ago I met up with a guy in his late 20s who had his blond hair in Rastafarian and had a pierced tongue and nose and several tats on his arms. He was the nephew of a couple of my clients and was visiting them when I was giving his uncle and aunt some financial advice. I wrote him off mentally as a tosser and was astonished to be told when I finished my advice that he had won £500k on the lottery and was there because his folks had recommended me to advise him and he wanted to hear my advice to them and then decide if he could trust me. To a large extent he had already decided what to do with the money which included funding a three month holiday in New Zealand and then buying into a tattoo business in Froome to extend the business to piercing which he was doing in London and was well qualified. The rest of the money to be invested. He proved to be an intelligent and articulate guy and my prejudgement based on his appearance could not have been more wrong. As the old saying goes.....Don't judge a book by it's cover. He continued as a client right up to when I retired at the beginning of April this year.

 

[ianrobbo1]

First tattoo done as a bunch of us were drunk and did it for a bet, next was done to "encourage" a very young tosser, who's dad was a complete bastard and the local copper, "Colin" was covered in REALLY dodgy tat's by 14, when we "outed" him to his dad they moved not long after, my last was a Taz, as my youngest daughter loved him

 

[T.C]

I don't have any tats and have never had any desire to have any, but that is just my personal choice.

But something I learnt very early in life was as already mentioned, never judge a book by its cover.

When I was stil serving a number of years ago, I dealt with a bike crash where one of those involved was what would be described qute accurately as a well tatooed Hells Angel.

He was covered from head to toe in tats, long straggly beard, denims and the colours. A nicer chap you could not hve hoped to meet (and that is not meant as a sarcastic comment, genuinely he was a really nice guy).

Long story short, he was the genuine brain surgeon and being a hells angel was what he did and enjoyed in his down time.

He was articulate, well spoken, friendly, polite, in fact all the opposite features that preconceptions would have us believe, and as he said, he has to be all those things hen he was working, but when not working je went the opposite directon without the "criminal activity" it was the bile lifestyle that appealed.

But to look at him? You would never have guessed.

When my daughter said at 18 she wanted a tat, who was I to judge? It is her body. She now has 5 (albeit the only one visible is on the inside of her forearm), and she has a few bits of metal (although many have now vanished now she is working) but I certainly am not going to judge them on their choice of lifestyle, it is the person I am interested in not how they are wrapped.