Tattoos never meant much to me. People in high school seemed like they were getting them just to get them and I wasn't about the hype, plus my parents didn't allow it in their home. I figured if I ever wanted one, I would just wait. They're expensive and painful, and I don't know which one hurts more if you catch my drift! I never liked anything enough to put on my body permanently. And I really could care less about the whole argument about Christians having tattoos, and I also could care less about, "But what about when you're old..." because when I'm old, I'll still have my fine husband and I didn't get a tattoo to impress anyone in the first place. Nah mean?
I always thought that there was something elegant about tattoos, a certain type to be exact. Though I'm artistic, I'm not necessarily the best with a pencil or a paintbrush so I appreciate good art when I see it. Ryan took off his shirt our second time hanging out together, we were at the beach. I persuaded him that we should probably get in the water because it was so accessible. Looking at his body, I never knew that he had so many tattoos, and when he asked me about what I thought about tattoos in general, I said, "I don't like them and I don't dislike them, if you got them, then rock them."
Being married means that sometimes interests sprout up solely because your partner is interested in something. I like reality shows (none of that Real House Wives or Kardashian stuff) and one show we watched every Tuesday for the past two seasons has been "Ink Master". I enjoyed the show, enjoyed their challenges, and it's overall interesting. It became our escape from our crazy and unrealistic work demands. Basically, through Ryan, I grew more of a respect for tattoos and tattoo artists who are really just artists who can do tattoos.
A dream catcher? Trendy, I know. Yet, of Apache or Yaqui bloodline, it works for me. I'm probably the most obvious because when it's finished, the tattoo will be mostly blue. I knew that I specifically wanted a blue dream catcher with Blue Jay feathers, simply because the feathers are stunning, I didn't want Blue Jay feathers for any other reason than their aesthetic. But, I looked up what they symbolized last week and I was impressed.
Though there are a multitude of descriptions, I collected the most common ones I saw.
1. They are aggressive by nature and will defend their territory, young, mate to the death.
2. They are great mimickers, even mimicking their enemies and humans.They're clever.
3. They stay with the same mate for life. (Score!)
4. In Sioux symbolism, they symbolized clarity of thought and purity.
I know what I want to get next, for various reasons, but even more so, though I did my research a little backwards, I'm happy for what the feathers symbolize! I feel like I have those characteristics and need more of them as well. Holla.
