This tattoo was the first I got from tattoo artist Gre Hale. Over the next six years I visited various shops he worked in, adding to my collection of body art.
I loved the design , to this day I love it. But six years on, it's in need of a little maintenance work. Pregnancy, weight gain/loss and general sun / ageing damage have affected my chest piece.
This photo was taken before I got my chest relined.
The roses, butterflies and throat flower are all relatively new (2015) which has added to the contrast between my newer and older pieces. The photo shows how the colours although well preserved do show signs of fading - as all tattoos will eventually.
Gre who made this chest piece, saw a picture of it recently and offered to reline/shade it so that the tattoos all fit together a little better.
So I headed off to Manchester, Rain City tattoo where Gre currently works.
It really really hurt. Way worse than I had prepared myself for. I now idea how my 18 year old self coped. I winced and whined for just over 2 hours.
I am beyond happy with the result, the tattoo is now as defined as my other pieces and all I had was relining and shading. I am waiting to see how the tattoo heals and settles before deciding on weather to redo the colour as well.
I have had a lot of cover ups over my tattoos over the years but I did not want to part with my chest piece, it means so much to me and it was properly tattooed in the first place which meant I only required a two hour sitting to give me exactly what I wanted. I would urge anyone to consider reworking a tattoo before jumping to a coverup.
Speaking as someone who has had both, it obviously depends on many different factors and is very specific to each individual/tattoo.
Healed photos to come in a few weeks time!
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