My new Gentlemon Squirtle tattoo on my left hip. His name is Sir Bernard Shellington.
Don’t worry! I found the original artist to this picture on DeviantArt and asked for permission to use this image. He said yes and asked for pictures when it was done. :)
This tattoo was done by Alex C. at Bleed Blue Tattoo in Lexington, KY. She’s an AMAZING artist and a sweetheart! We talked Adventure Time and cartoons and she put in a lot of hard work and effort into my fourth piece.
The story is the “Spear and the Shield.” By Zi Xiang Mao Dun. My grandma used to tell me this before bed.
On the left side, there is a quote next to the demon that stands alone. “50 laughing at 100.” Another chinese idiom. It doesn’t matter if you take 50 steps back or 100, if you’ve retreated, you’ve lost.
Michael Anthony Glascock, my amazing tattoo artist and damn near the best pseudo big brother I’ve ever had put some hardwork into my back. he’s currently in Thailand but is planning to settle down in Hawaii in the next month or so. Facebook him and set an appointment! Whogoesrawr?
We once translated this idiom in class. It’s the reason why “maodun” means “contradiction” in chinese.
Somehow I miss classic chinese classes. It was hard, but it was also fun!
(above all I miss having fun in university, but that’s something else…)
This is my storm trooper right after we were finished, located on my forearm. Getting it colored in a few weeks, but I’m highly satisfied with the outline as is.
Done at Wise Guys in Hagerstown, MD. by Dustin.
