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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup
Everybody thinks that is a unique idea. I know I did when I wanted one but then I ran into why you don't see them often. The artist talked me out of it. He said he had several people a week want one but usually succeeded in convincing them it was a bad idea. Since it is just a series of thin straight lines they tend to look like crap after a few years as your skin moves and stretches in sublte ways as you get older. Also uneven fading will be very obvious.
Several other artists I've talked to since all say they also try to talk people out of them.
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I hadn't even thought of that aspect of it. Yuck. What turned me off when I saw it on this guy was that it reminded me of inmate numbers....that took the glory away.
So, the other one I am considering {and more in a serious way} is my last name surrounded by bramble bush {is that how you say it, or just bramble?}. I can't decide on the font for the lettering. Not that that is the only thing stopping me...
{I had also toyed with putting Chris Cornells caracature {sp} eyes peeping over my pantline but some people told me that would be hazardous to my sex life. ???}