Koi Tattoo Three Years Old in 2007
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The top half of back piece taken summer 2007 (it continues down to just above my knees). At this point it's three years old (
previous photo to compare it to a shot when it was just a few minutes old ).
Jason Phillips at FTW Tattoo on Telegraph in Oakland Ca is the artist. I chose the non-traditional combination of cherry blossoms with Koi, opting for it over maple leaves or other flowers as I was drawn to the symbolism of the sakura.
I had always loved koi fish, having fond memories of the koi ponds in the Japanese gardens of San Francisco and San Jose. Later when I learned more about tattoos I became enamored with the idea of getting a koi tattoo - partly due to the symbolism and largely simply because I like koi fish.
I specifically asked the artist, Jason, to design a tattoo that was extremely bold and clear - not too complicated but instead something that would leap out at you when you look at it. While I love viewing ultra complicated & intricate Japanese style tattoo's I was aiming for something that combined that style while still clearly being about the koi - hence the size of the fish.
Comments
Your koi is gorgeous. The colors still look
so fresh. Thanks for sending me the links to
your photos, I love looking at koi tattoos.
Posted 11 months ago.
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That held up fabulously! The colors are
amazingly vivid, Jason does amazing work with
Japanese imagerey.www.flickr.com/photos/vidaarctique/1403598205
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Posted 11 months ago.
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Ironically Jason did a set of Griffins
surrounding a tree of life on my leg about
two years ago. I don't have a good pic of
it, just this from a week or two ago:www.flickr.com/photos/desert_koi/1453268932/i
n/set-721576...
Posted 11 months ago.
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that is one nice back piece! the colors have
held up brilliantly! and great work by
jason.
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wow ! cool !!!
Posted 11 months ago.
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Holy, this is gorgeous!!
Posted 11 months ago.
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Amazing ink!!!!
Posted 9 months ago.
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nice tattoo!
Posted 7 months ago.
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nice koi
Posted 6 months ago.
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sweet piece!! vibrant color.
Posted 6 months ago.
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wow, owe! thats alot of ink, nice piece, and
pic
Posted 6 months ago.
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amomorbo [deleted] says:
Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo
llamado BODYPAINTINGS y nos encantaría agregar esto al grupo.
Posted 4 months ago.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called San Francisco Ink , and we'd love to have this added to the
group!
Posted 2 months ago.
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very nice work
Posted 2 months ago.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Only The Best Tattoos , and we'd love to have this added to the
group!
Posted 6 days ago.
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