12Feb/1011
see hear feel
This is Sarah's tattoo:
I fell in love with Ulysses
by James Joyce when I was in college studying literature, identifying with the bumbling, conflicted Leopold Bloom.
When my life was recently turned upside down by heartache, I was reminded of this line from the "Hades" chapter, spoken by Bloom: "Plenty to see and hear and feel yet."
I modified the line to bring out the main points, and had it done in white ink on the inside of my wrist. Most artists don't like to do white ink tattoos, but I wanted this tattoo to be for me and not immediately visible to anyone else. It's my daily reminder that no matter what unexpected turns that life can take, there's always something new around the corner.
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February 12th, 2010 - 09:39
This is awesome. I, too, fell in love with Ulysses in college. Great tattoo concept, really interesting execution.
February 12th, 2010 - 15:02
love this! it looks awesome. love the sentiment and the font. i love how it looks (or maybe is?) slightly raised
February 12th, 2010 - 19:10
love the white ink. love it.
February 13th, 2010 - 13:58
This is beautiful and I love the intimacy of it with the white ink!
February 15th, 2010 - 18:57
what font is it? It is beautiful. I love love love white ink, even if tattoo artist don't.
February 16th, 2010 - 10:06
Thanks for all the love, everyone. And thanks, Jen, for posting my tattoo.
Marz – my tattoo artist wrote this out herself, so it's not a font.
March 13th, 2010 - 17:18
My skin color is that of a chinese, I'm wondering if I get a tattoo with a white ink, will it still be visible? thanks!
July 6th, 2010 - 09:22
i LOOOVE it!
i too want to get a white tat on my inner wrist…
can you pleeease post a pic in color so that i can see exactly how it looks?
beautiful!!!
July 30th, 2010 - 09:54
how is the white ink doing/how long have you had this? i would like to get something done in white ink as well but wanted to know how it holds up. i also like the concept of having something close to you that you can read but that others don't need to necessarily see
October 13th, 2010 - 08:51
Wow! Awesome. Never saw anything like it.
November 9th, 2011 - 17:18
I love this, and I want a white ink tattoo but everybody is telling me artists won't do it. I WANT IT and LOVE yours!