Finding the right tattoo & artist is always gonna be hard decision for anyone, especially as we all know they 'live forever" on a one way road with no no returns, they can totally transform the look of a person and character which creates fear for most, i feel it can work a little like the human metamorphosis, if you get it right. I got my first tribal tattoo at the age of 17…i didn't get it right, i was loving characters tattoos from the 90's manga computer games such as Tekken 2 & Street fighter , i thought this style of tribal warrior looked rudeboy, and yeah i wanted one, then the day came and I remember it very well, it was the day England lost there English Rose Princess Diane, the UK came to tears that "Sunday Morning" it was all over the news, papers and pretty much everyone was talking about it, anyway that afternoon me and 3 of my best mates got together and started chatting breeze whilst drinking a few Jd's and got a little sentimental about the whole ordeal, so we all decided today was the day were gonna to get a tattoo, so off we bowled to the local tattooist on the Kettering Rd in Northampton, had a look at a few designs took about 30 mins to decide what i want and where i want it :) here's my £50, then there it was…….. boom my Power Ranger looking Sign!! me and my mates all went under the ink gun that day and all still have the scars and story to prove, we all felt like a pack of the dogs ballbag's by the end of that day.
My first experience traveling in India was just like the Yin-Yang, absolutely amazing but then on the other side it was the start of a painful roller coaster of emotions, fear & love, suddenly i felt like i had become one of the characters in one of my most inspiring films "The Beach" it was just a little unfortunate for me that at the time as i wasn't playing the part i had been seeking Leo Dicaprio, many things happened that year good and bad ;) Never the less in 2010 i returned to India to as it were " face the music" and after reaching that dreaded age of 30, or if you tilt your head to the right you could say reaching that divine time of OM, regardless i was seek and finding things like CHANGE, REALISATION & PURPOSE"
My idea was to find a tattoo artist that would could listen to my music and story and actually take me seriously, finally after playing to a couple of artist in the area i found Mau Hugeat and his beautiful family, they were living just off the Shore Beach in Anjuna Goa, instantly i noticed his artwork and paintings on his table, flowers of life, pictures of spritual symbols and incredible intricate drawings of Geometric Patterns mixed in with Buddha's and all kinds of ancient Gods, and also his life style and family were something of a dream, so i fell in love with the glorious package straight away, i knew he was the man for the job, and after i explained my story and what i wanted to do, well we were all very excited. So i arranged with him and the family to play a series of songs which I call "Shadow of the Butterfly" i played and they listen and took it so serious and personal which is exactly what i wanted, after i played we all then talked about signs, patterns and symbols, and in the end i then just gave into the ego and let Mau do what he thinks is best as for me, this was his art now, his magic
The whole process took around 4 - 5 weeks i will not deny the fact that i hated the pain but then this was soothed & amusement by the lkes of Miro & Issa, and the sound of Maria playing guitar & singing with her Angelic voice, click HERE! to see and hear a live performance by her & Elliot Hollins from "Rat on the Roof" in Ibiza 2011.
The plan for me was to get both arms fully tattooed hands & arms, just like a caterpillar i wanted to change this appearance, so i needed it to be right, i wanted sound and visuals to match what i was doing and sounding like and I think Mau got it better than i could ever of dreamed, his actual full design for me was going to run up my other arm and hand, but due to the fact of how accident prone i am, one managed to come off a motorbike and actually slam into a rather small church corner and destroy the left arm for completion, never the less things happen for reasons, and anyway its now to be continued, so all i can say is "Thank you Mau" and i mean this from the bottom of my heart, as for now i feel i can fly with these wings you have painted upon me, they have given me confidence to shine and climb and you and your family will be in my heart forever.
I will let the Music & pictures tell rest of the story.
No comments:
Post a Comment