#negative tattoo

[jikaartstuff]

Negative Charmander

by JikaArtStuff

[adornedtattoo]

Check out this eye catching geo/mandala sleeve with negative space and dot work, we love how the bold, negative space brings out all the detail of the dot work!👀 Tattooed by Alex Hennerley at Adorned Tattoo.

[cadenceoftherain]

I am so in love with this piece. It means so much to me, and I can only hope to explain it accurately. Last year after the Pulse shooting, and a lot of other generally bad things happened, my anxiety got incredibly hard to deal with. I felt like I couldn't see a therapist because I genuinely felt like I didn't deserve to (I'm not that bad, other people have it worse, etc.), and due to other daily pressures. Nonetheless, I got so bad I could not look at my reflection. I could not register my own face as human. I looked alien, sunken, haunted, there were times when seeing my reflection would trigger an attack. Finally, after a great deal of coaxing and a fantastic leader coming into my life, the first to make me feel like seeking help was ok, I started seeing a therapist. Her name was Dr. Acra and she truly changed my life. One day, we were talking about things I can do to calm myself down and manage my anxiety better in a more hands-on manner. She said "Sometimes, just taking a minute to breathe really helps." And that reminded me of something my chorus teacher had said. We'd been doing a really wordy piece and it left us panting at the end. She stopped practice and told us to look really hard at our music. We didn't see anything exciting, until she pointed out a particular measure. There was a quarter rest tucked into it, just enough time to take a quick breath and get back to work. She said "I want you to take your pencil and circle that quarter rest. Every time you see that quarter rest, stop and take a breath to get ready for what comes next." After that session, I started recalling that quarter rest every time I centered myself. I remembered my teacher saying "It's ok to breathe, even in the middle of a sentence! As long as your neighbor doesn't take a break at the same time, just jump back in as soon as you snag that breath! And always, ALWAYS, circle your quarter rests." So now, every time I look at this rest on my arm, I'll think of that quarter rest and ready myself for whatever comes next, and I'll attack it with everything I have, even those pesky high notes. ❤❤❤❤❤

[house-mouse]

sweet idea.