Last Friday I finally got the ugly bat tattoo on my arm covered up and as you can see from the pictures,Erika, at Slave to the Needle in Seattle did a fantastic job!!!
I still can't believe it's gone!!
My sister-in-law Cindi had these questions for me about it and I thought I would post them and my answers in case others were wondering the same thing. If you have any other questions or thoughts leave me a message in the comment section and I'll do my best to answer!!
a) why did you get the bat in the first place....what did it symbolize to you 20 years ago and how has that changed....
A: while wasted at a friends house in Houston listening to a record of Ozzy and staring intently at the album cover as only a super stoned person can do. I decided that I MUST have the bat from the cover and of course my equally stoned friends thought that was a great idea and drove me straight to the tattoo parlor!! I had drawn a copy of the bat and told the artist the colors I wanted and proceeded to sit there and stare profoundly at the wall as once again only a super stoned person can do(don't remember what I was taking at the time but it was good stuff!! ha ha) and didn't pay one lick of attention to what the tattoo artist was doing. I was upset when he was done because he took quite a few liberty's....changed the bat...the colors everything..........but I was stuck with it!!! At the time it symbolized that Ozzy ruled...over time it symbolized the impetuousness and stupidity of one on drugs!!
b) what is the symbolism to you of what you put in its stead
B: I wanted something to express my faith but not be in your face about it and did a pretty extensive study this past year on "early" Christian symbolism. Cover-ups aren't that easy to do and so it had to be something that would provide suitable material....thus the Phoenix, which was used by early Christians to represent "new life", I had flames added instead of the tail of the bird to represent the refining fire of the Holy Spirit...........but the biggest thing it means to me is that THE BAT IS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha
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