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So we discuss foot tattoos and what he wants the pigs to look like, and he makes an appointment to get one of his feet tattooed. It's been a while since I did a foot. I'm looking forward to it.

After him is a guy in his late twenties who wants what amounts to a Japanese landscape painting on his back. For his first tattoo. He wants tall craggy mountains, scrubby, spiky pine trees, a tiny figure with a tiny walking stick hiking up a cliff, and a tiny temple nestled halfway up one of the peaks. Tattoos that mimic brush paintings and ink washes and watercolors are some of my favorite kinds to do, and I was very excited when he came in, asked for me specifically, and explained what he wanted me to do. He brought along some examples of prints and paintings, but ultimately, he said, he wanted an original. I explained that he would have to sit for long sessions, and it would probably take at least two visits, and that seemed like a lot for his first tattoo. He reassured me it was ok, he was prepared, he knew it would take a long time, and this was really what he wanted. He handled his first session well, although two hours in he needed to take a bathroom break, and we were both pleased with the results.

( I think he might need a third session after today )

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