Sonya

Today we have something... different:


Where is the bad Hebrew tattoo, you ask? What's the deal with this piece of abstract expressionism, you say?

This is our Hebrew tattoo. Yes really!

In fact, this tattoo that was supposed to say "Love" in Hebrew. It seems that the artist got somewhat carried away with tweaking the script, rendering the letters totally irrecognizable. Ugly, too.

Unless you really know what you're looking for, this tattoo is for all intents and purposes just a random collection of lines.

Now, this is how a sane person writes "Love" (pronounced "Ahava" in Hebrew):


Do you see the resemblance now? No? Here's a visual aid.

Take a few minutes, squint, turn your head this way and that way, it'll come to you eventually. Maybe.


By the way, in Hebrew, you're not supposed to cut a word in half either!

This is a design I did for a client who was looking to have a half sleeve done. It was different that my other half-sleeves because it contains two different sides, meaning the outer arm and the interior. The client was looking to have an "armor" looking tattoo in a form of a Celtic Knot that go around his existing family crest tattoo. And at the bottom, he was looking to have a rampant stag and lion as the base, with a quote.

The other interior part of the design is the Green Man who's plant-like beard goes outward to connect with the Celtic Knot.

This is the most challenging tattoo design I have to date. But it was definitely a fun project to do as well.