I'm celebrating my love for you ...

[tyggerjai]

With a pint of beer and a new tattoo!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/81856156@N00/tags/tatt/

Well, he's new to the whole tattoo thing, which is why it's on my ankle :)

Have to go back next week when it's stopped itching to clean up the bit where he got confused about which rope goes over what, but that's ok :) The magic, in this one, is in the symbolism, not the execution. And I wanted the rough Sailor Jerry style anyway, which I think he's captured :)

The rope around the ankle is a sailor's charm against falling. The reef knot is not one modern riggers use a lot, but it's a sailor's classic. This one is also a wedding ring, in a sense, it's a symbol of constancy, of holding fast, of faith and trust. Which carries through professionally as well. So there's all that wrapped up in it. At some point I'll get the left ankle done, and then the wrists, which are more charms against dropping than against falling, and that will complete the set.

Comments

[wingedcorset.livejournal.com]

Hooray new tattoo!

[vaingloriesque.livejournal.com]

Oooh, don't ankle tatts really hurt?

Looks cool, tho. :)

[saltdawg.livejournal.com]

Very nice! I approve from the bottom of my salty heart.

[shevek.livejournal.com]

As an ex-sailor, I'm curious to know what you use instead. *thinks* The reason we didn't use the reef knot a lot was that there weren't that many situations where we joined two ropes, and I guess my style was to use two bowlines as a safer and more obvious alternative.

[morgan303.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful, especially with the meaning. Very, very nice.