Fear Not

By Shannon • Jan 15th, 2008 • Category: ModBlog

Jeremy recently had this tattoo done by Dave Wallin at Tattoo Culture in Brooklyn, NY. He explains,

There were several characteristics I wanted for my first real piece. Mostly, I was looking for an interesting way to put text on my skin, specifically the phrase “fear not,” which has been an aspirational motto for me even in my darker hours. I decided to try it in negative space. For the background I came up with leaves as something organic and asymmetrical, and vaguely chaotic. Plus I thought it looked cool. Design-wise, I wanted something flat, with no illusion of depth, and I really wanted no black ink or outlines. I was told that this would result in spreading over time, and I said that was fine with me. If the tattoo decomposes into mulch, so much the better!

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11 Responses »

  1. ImmureME on January 15th, 2008 at 4:16 pm:

    Brilliant concept, beautiful execution, I love it. I also love the idea of it turning into mulch over time.

  2. Dani on January 15th, 2008 at 6:52 pm:

    I love the design and I happen to have the same text on my arm, so clearly, I’m for that as well ;)

  3. kellys_username on January 15th, 2008 at 7:02 pm:

    i wonder if the leaves have any particular meaning

  4. StrawDog on January 15th, 2008 at 9:22 pm:

    “…For the background I came up with leaves as something organic and asymmetrical, and vaguely chaotic. Plus I thought it looked cool…”

    i really love tattoos with no black outline - looks great!

  5. Caiter on January 16th, 2008 at 2:48 am:

    This is the most beautiful tattoo I have ever seen…

  6. MissJanet on January 16th, 2008 at 2:44 pm:

    Wow! Just… wow! This is a very beautiful tattoo.

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  8. herekittykitty on January 17th, 2008 at 4:13 am:

    I love the leaves so much!

  9. Kelli on January 17th, 2008 at 6:51 am:

    ..is that why most people get black outlines? To prevent spreading? I always wondered that.

  10. Fallen Angel Eyes on January 17th, 2008 at 1:07 pm:

    Wow, I really like that a lot I love clever use of negative space in tattoos.

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