119: Miss Hardcore

My friend Claire got this very cool tat a few weeks ago. On the finger so hardcore. But diamonds are so pretty, so it makes for a good balance. I am quite fascinated with tattoos. I love this genre of art, critiquing other peoples tattoos and admiring the work of the talented tattoo artists makes for an interesting pastime between Ben and I. This is just another creative medium I've been keen to capture more of within my project.

046: Get inked

I love that most Sundays my brother Nick seems to be able to provide me with a cool shot I just wasn't expecting. This is him with his new 'real' tattoo on his shoulder and the result of a big night drinking with the boys 'fake' body tattoo. It made me laugh that the first thing both Mum and Dad said when they saw him was that one better not be real! It looks pretty good though, maybe better from further away, the artist must have also been a little intoxicated, but I like it. I love that he looks a bit worse for wear too. He's just disappeared now for a recovery sleep.