I thought it was about time I
tell you all the story behind my OriginalSinArt logo. (The one I use to sign my
work, not the dragonfly that I use as my profile pic!)
Well, many years ago, back in England, I was at a pub quiz with my then boyfriend and a whole bunch of friends. Apparently my artistic streak was fighting to get out that night, and inbetween questions, I was doodling on beer mats. Until I ran out of beer mats. I was looking for something else to draw on, and my boyfriend just gave me his arm to shut me up. I drew this symbol on his wrist. I had been using it for many years as a kind of signature on my art work and letters, (remember snail mail??) it is a combination of my initials, SS, with devil horns and tail, and a halo, going along with the whole Original Sin theme.
Well, I doodled it in biro on my boyfriend’s wrist, and I thought it looked awesome there… so less than a week later, I went and got it tattooed on myself!
I still use it on all my paintings, drawings, letters, etc, and have recently started to use it on the packaging for my Etsy sales. I love it. To me, tattoos should be meaningful, and this one means even more to me now than it did when I first got it, 17 years ago. I know it is not the best tattoo ever, back when I got it, we had a choice of one tattoo shop in my home town, and I didn't know any better... But I still love it, and it makes me happy to see it every day.
Do you have any cool tattoo stories you'd like to share? Message me below!
Well, many years ago, back in England, I was at a pub quiz with my then boyfriend and a whole bunch of friends. Apparently my artistic streak was fighting to get out that night, and inbetween questions, I was doodling on beer mats. Until I ran out of beer mats. I was looking for something else to draw on, and my boyfriend just gave me his arm to shut me up. I drew this symbol on his wrist. I had been using it for many years as a kind of signature on my art work and letters, (remember snail mail??) it is a combination of my initials, SS, with devil horns and tail, and a halo, going along with the whole Original Sin theme.
Well, I doodled it in biro on my boyfriend’s wrist, and I thought it looked awesome there… so less than a week later, I went and got it tattooed on myself!
I still use it on all my paintings, drawings, letters, etc, and have recently started to use it on the packaging for my Etsy sales. I love it. To me, tattoos should be meaningful, and this one means even more to me now than it did when I first got it, 17 years ago. I know it is not the best tattoo ever, back when I got it, we had a choice of one tattoo shop in my home town, and I didn't know any better... But I still love it, and it makes me happy to see it every day.
Do you have any cool tattoo stories you'd like to share? Message me below!
