This is my first tattoo. I had over a year of severe depression and one day my mom told me that it would get better. She said “just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” I worked hard, dug myself out of the hole, and am now a happy butterfly.

I got it at Salvation Tattoo Lounge on Miami Beach by the awesome Ken Monico.

i love tattooing butterflies… this one was super fun because it was big enough to fit tons of details in :)

Guen Douglas Magnum Opus, Brighton, UK

Big Old School Butterfly I designed and did today.

Woot.

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monkido:

By Mark Gibson

Well I got 3 butterflies each symbolizing my mom, my dad and my sister. I got each butterfly according to their favorite color and favorite place the butterfly migrates to. The reason behind getting a butterfly is that they go through a physical metamorphosis but I used the literal text of metamorphosis. This metamorphosis shows how my family has morphed me into the person I am today. The end.

I got it at Body Electric tattoo in Melrose California http://www.bodyelectrictattoo.com

My very talented artist was Tono Tenorio check him out!

http://www.bodyelectrictattoo.com/gallery/tono-tenorio/

I got this done at Brass Anchor Tattoo Lounge in Halifax, Nova Scotia by Greg Marsden :)

I also have another tattoo, a half sleeve of flowers done by the same guy and I don’t think I’ll ever get another tattoo done by anyone else. Greg is amazing with his colour work and he’s just hilarious to spend time with. Its located on my right forearm..

I got an elephant because they are suppose to represent good luck and my luck is far from stellar at the moment. I got the butterfly like ears because Butterflies represent metamorphosis and change and thats what I want in my life. My father passed away in January and I had never met him, but always told myself that when I was 25 I would reach out to him… I’m 22 now and I never got that chance so this is also a little piece to remember him by :)

New work from Rachelle Gammon of Newcombe’s Ink, HFX, Nova Scotia.
 This is my first time healing with saniderm that the shop has been testing lately. I gotta say, the future is now holy cow, this is 6 days old, and pretty much beautifully healed and has healed so dark and effortlessly.
blah blah blah love moths blah blah blah crap. 

Tattoo done by Paul Aherne in Dublin, Ireland. 

Paul’s facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pauljaherne

This is my third tattoo and covers the side of my right calf. Done by Hue Nguyen at Hue - art, fashion and tattoos, Dundee, Scotland.