This design was a surprise. I was texted last night by a regular client of mine, informing me that he wanted to meet me this morning at the shop. He, who is student teaching right now, by the way, got this fish on his forearm. I, being a teacher, am very hesitant to put anything on a place that will show at work and have no intention of being required to wear long sleeved shirts my whole career. However (and it sounds like it was teacher day at InFamous Ink), there were two other clients who were getting work done today who teach at various places near here. These women also wear their tattoos with pride at school. I am starstruck.
Anyway! The fish was derived from an image we found online, but changed. I shaded the entire thing impromptu and created the waves based on a few different styles we saw as we were looking for ideas. A complete original! And not bad for my first Koi fish. It only took my a year and a half of tattooing to do a design that is this common. Odd. But I'm very pleased.
