Covering up a regret
When I was 18 and freshly into Tennessee, a good friend of mine talked me into getting a tattoo. I know, not a good thing to let someone talk you into. I suppose it seemed like a good idea at the time, but 10 years later, not so much. I don’t regret the act of getting the tattoo, but I do regret what the tattoo is.
I used to think I wanted to get it lasered off, but that is expensive and never really works. Just look at Angelina Jolie’s arm. You know she has money and could afford the best laser tattoo-removal ever. And hers looks like shit.
So I’ve decided to get it covered up with something else—something more me. It sucks that the tattoo is black because even though it’s faded, I doubt I can get color put on over it… right??
Anyway, I’m OK with getting another black tattoo to cover it if I can’t get color. It’s small, so I am not really worried about the cost. I am concerned with finding a great tattoo artist who can match the design I want PERFECTLY. It cannot be his/her interpretation of what I want—it has to be exact.
So, um, any suggestions on where to go? I plan on visiting a few shops and asking them what they think of color, and if they can do the design exactly. Can’t they just trace that shit and make it exact?
My neighbor had a Panama City-inked cougar (of all things)covered up. The guy at Icon in Nashville did it. I’ll ask her the dude’s name for you. It turned out really nice. The cougar was b&w and she had a turquoise and purple flower put over it. So, I’d say color is possible.
I’d suggest the folks at Music City Tattoo. They are, in my opinion, some of the best tattoo artists in Nashville. If anyone can sort out a brilliant cover-up, I’d bet that Laura at Music City Tattoo can.
Like megaphonic said, Laura at Music City is da bomb!!