For me, I live with fibromyalgia and chronic migraines on a daily basis. But, on summer days when I’m at the beach or pool, I can show it off.Įveryone’s pain tolerance is different.
For me, I chose to have it placed on my back shoulder because I could easily cover it with most blouses or a cardigan. Some businesses have policies about tattoos being covered up at all times. I wanted something I could see but I also needed to be able to cover it up for certain work functions. This was one of the hardest decisions I had to make. The 3 P’s: Placement, Pain and Permanence (Pinterest makes this super easy to collect everything in one “vision board.” When you finally select your artist, you can bring that folder along with you or just forward your Pinterest board link to start your discussion. I recommend keeping a folder of images, font styles, quotations, and other tattoos that you come across. Whereas others do great retro-looking pieces. Some artists are excellent at watercolor or realism. There are so many different styles as well. It’s also a good idea to ask your friends and family for recommendations for local artists. From there, I started to see a whole new world of artists and their personalities come to life in front of my eyes. I first started following the tattoo studio where I had my first piece done on Facebook and Instagram. I did tons of research into local artists. Are you thinking about getting a memorial tattoo? Here’s some advice to ponder: Do Your Homework Now, depending on the complexity of the artwork, it can take much longer than that as well as your pain threshhold and need to take “rest” breaks. The actual process of having Alicia complete the tattoo happened on my lunch break one day, in about 30 minutes. Once I had that mindset and knew why I was doing this, it was a relatively quick appointment.
I do love how realistic butterfly tattoos can look but instead opted for the sketchy feel of it since Emmett’s story was left unfinished, almost like a doodle in an artist’s notebook.įor me, the pain from a tattoo artist’s needles is nothing in comparison to the physical and emotional pain I experienced giving birth and not being able to bring my son home, and the subsequent onslaught of unrelenting grief. She filled the wings in with different shades of blue for my sweet baby boy. The end result was a sketched butterfly that looks like it was zooming around to create a heart and Emmett’s name.
We first met back in March for a consultation to go through my Pinterest board of ideas and to come up with a sense of what she was going to create for me. She was absolutely amazing during this process and I can’t thank her enough. Alicia works out of The Boston Tattoo Company in Somerville, MA, and Precision Body Arts in Nashua, NH. I have to give a huge shout-out to Boston-area tattoo artist Alicia Thomas for the phenomenal job she did. Since then, butterflies have become an important symbol reminding us of our son, and one that has helped in our healing. It would catch my eye as I looked up from my work, making me smile. Once it blossomed, there was a tiny monarch butterfly that would perch on it during the summer afternoons. My husband’s family bought a hydrangea tree and we planted it in our front yard a few weeks after the loss. So, I needed to find something that was symbolic of him and this journey.
The new ink would be a constant reminder of the love I carry for him. Shortly after coming home from the hospital, I had decided that I wanted a memorial tattoo in honor of Emmett.
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