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must admit i have entertained the idea of having a ring of cherubim, palm trees and open flowers put on my leg. ((re: 1 Kings 6:29, etc.))
didn't do it. i'm wishy-washy, in general. these days if it came to it i'd go with
השייכות ליהוה
on my right hand instead, which means "belonging to YHVH" as it says here:
This one will say, ‘I am the LORD’s,’
another will call on the name of Jacob,
and another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’
and name himself by the name of Israel.
(Isaiah 44:5)
a story, for whatever it's worth: i met a young Jewish man while working at a remote site once, who had Hebrew script on his right arm. i asked him what it meant - it said "Elohim" - and that was the touching off point for a conversation we had, where we praised God together. we never would have spoken if not for his tattoo.
not any moreso than having ears and a nose and eyelashes label a person that way, friend!
Jesus redeems, and it starts in the soul, by His Spirit, and spreads outward. He works the change, and He's much greater than any of our skin, which all turns back to dust eventually - and He will remake even that: that day is the day we all wait for. even unmarked skin needs to be remade; it's no different. no one will ever get into the kingdom by laser removal lol
Jesus redeems, and it starts in the soul, by His Spirit, and spreads outward. He works the change, and He's much greater than any of our skin, which all turns back to dust eventually - and He will remake even that: that day is the day we all wait for. even unmarked skin needs to be remade; it's no different. no one will ever get into the kingdom by laser removal lol
J
And I read your poems.
You can write well also.
Maybe you will do a sort of...Christian comic book with illustrations.
Don't laugh, but my favorite movies are DC comics and Marvel. I love any plot of good versus evil!
You can write well also.
Maybe you will do a sort of...Christian comic book with illustrations.
Don't laugh, but my favorite movies are DC comics and Marvel. I love any plot of good versus evil!
if it were me, and i found my own self offended by it, either personally or because of what it brought out in others, i'd think about having it covered up with another tattoo before i thought about removing it. i have a couple of friends who are very accomplished tattoo artists, and i've seen how they can change things artfully.
but try to see those negative conversations your tattoos might start as opportunities; turn the conversation from condemnation to redemption
I saw the attention to detail. And the pic of the grim reaper (combined with your poems) made me see that you could do comics. I wasn't ragging on you. My art teacher told me my work was very disturbing and "in your face" and told me I reminded her of...the guy who painted "The Scream" whose name I can't remember right now. And that was when I was doing self-portraits. And my intent was NOT to be "in-your-face or disturbing, and I was going for extreme realism, but...I guess it was just disturbing haha!
I think disturbing is good for an artist. It means your work, whether drawing, painting or writing, has affected the viewer.
I think disturbing is good for an artist. It means your work, whether drawing, painting or writing, has affected the viewer.