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Izzy's Mom · Nov 6th, 2009, 08:48 PM

Tara your tats are beautiful. I worked on a body art project for my museum in 2007 (photographs and objects from around the world including the Yakuza) called "Ancient Marks." It was one of our most popular exhibits ever! Your designs are as good as anything we had documented!

cooper1 · Nov 6th, 2009, 08:59 PM

WOW, Tara! Your back is gorgeous!
I love seeing beautiful women with tattoos! It is not such a "taboo" as some people think it is... I love big pieces like yours that 'flow' together perfectly and full sleeves, etc.
I am a big fan, as well as piercings...
Beautiful! And your hair is so shiny! I envy that, too!
I have dull lifeless hair....

Originally Posted by TaraPep

I am continuing this piece down with traditional Japanese water and stuff.. Thanks for asking....My booty is going to hurt so bad tomorrow...

MAGJES · Nov 6th, 2009, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by debpie

(I am...of an older generation :-)

debpie · Nov 6th, 2009, 10:01 PM

^

loveuga · Nov 6th, 2009, 10:02 PM

MAG... hilarious! You crack me up!

debpie · Nov 6th, 2009, 10:03 PM

Yep....she cracks me up!

TaraPep · Nov 7th, 2009, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by Izzy's Mom

Tara your tats are beautiful. I worked on a body art project for my museum in 2007 (photographs and objects from around the world including the Yakuza) called "Ancient Marks." It was one of our most popular exhibits ever! Your designs are as good as anything we had documented!

Thank you so much... I am aware of who the Yakuza are.. That must have been an awesome exhibit. Wish I could have seen it. My tattoo shop is in New Jersey and the owner is Mario Barth. He had his entire back tattooed by the Yakuza..He started with 1 shop, now he has 5 in NJ, 1 in Las Vegas, 1 in Spain and is going to be the first American to open a shop in Japan...

Originally Posted by Cooper1

WOW, Tara! Your back is gorgeous!
I love seeing beautiful women with tattoos! It is not such a "taboo" as some people think it is... I love big pieces like yours that 'flow' together perfectly and full sleeves, etc.
I am a big fan, as well as piercings...
Beautiful! And your hair is so shiny! I envy that, too!

LOL on the hair.. Thank you very much for you kind words.. Me too.. I love seeing women with tattoos.. I think it's beautiful... So damn expensive though...lol I used to get lots of piercings too(nose, tongue, eyebrow, belly button) but my body rejects them and pushes the metal out of my body So no more with that..

Just a quick update from yesterday.. It went great! Didn't hurt too bad.. We just did the outline and going to finish up in January..

cooper1 · Nov 7th, 2009, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by TaraPep

Just a quick update from yesterday.. It went great! Didn't hurt too bad.. We just did the outline and going to finish up in January..

PIX!!!

We want to see the process/progress of the piece!

Izzy's Mom · Nov 7th, 2009, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by TaraPep

Thank you so much... I am aware of who the Yakuza are.. That must have been an awesome exhibit. Wish I could have seen it. My tattoo shop is in New Jersey and the owner is Mario Barth. He had his entire back tattooed by the Yakuza..He started with 1 shop, now he has 5 in NJ, 1 in Las Vegas, 1 in Spain and is going to be the first American to open a shop in Japan...

Chris Rainier is the photographer I worked with and his book (Ancient Marks) is currently available. Gorgeous b/w photographs from all over the world. He works with National Geographic and also was Ansel Adams assistant so the images are amazing. He spent 10+ years traveling to document body art. And the exhibit does travel so you might do a search to see where it might be next.

baghag411 · Nov 7th, 2009, 02:51 PM

THIS is something I need to know about . . . PM me if you don't want to gross everyone out!!!

Originally Posted by TaraPep

Thanks Scoobiesmom!
Baghaggie- I totally saw that episode!! Amazing... I love Thomas!
My Lee, wants me to skin him when he dies(he is covered head to toe in tattoos)..I know that sounds so insane but they do do it like, secretive in Japan... Come on guys, I'm a mortician...lol

baghag411 · Nov 7th, 2009, 02:53 PM

Hey Girlie!!!!!!! Long time no chat! How's Florida???

I'll be in your former neck of the woods tonight . . . STONERIDGE MALL!!
LOL!!

So, how many times has your man used it (studded devote)?? I do recall it looking smashing on him!!!

Originally Posted by jennylovexo

Tara your back looks amazing!!

I just wanted to say hi to everyone!! I've been away from tpf trying not to spend money but I miss obsessing -- I mean shopping -- with everyone here!!

kdo - What have you been buying??

Do you still use your studded devote at all? I've only used mine about 5 times

Desi · Nov 7th, 2009, 03:55 PM

I'm not into tatoo's much but yours is freakin HAWT!! I love the Om sign in the middle too! Good luck with this!

Originally Posted by TaraPep

I am continuing this piece down with traditional Japanese water and stuff.. Thanks for asking....My booty is going to hurt so bad tomorrow...

Desi · Nov 7th, 2009, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by pursekidd

^^ Thanks SGW! It just really made me upset, and almost made me feel guilty. I like what I like too, whether it be a $15 old navy shirt, or a $600 RM. I thought it was pretty immature too, and really rude! I would never say anything like to someone, especially someone I consider my friend. The way I see it is, everyone has the one thing (or many!) that you spend money on...for me its handbags and clothes, for others its golf or boats or concerts, whatever! I don't judge people because they like something and I don't understand it, it's just hurtful that someone would do that to me I guess

Thanks for the support

Don't let comments like that get to you. Trust me a lot of those type of comments come from jealousy.

Desi · Nov 7th, 2009, 04:04 PM

Thats BS! Her wine mn was probably not wine.. THAT was probably cranberry or deep red and she must've been getting it confused with the wine MAM...

The only old school red that comes to mind is tomato and BERRY.

Originally Posted by MAGJES

That's what I thought. I have the new Cranberry MAM with the short tassels/mixed gold hardware - I like the RED color but always wished it had the old school look.....

There was an old school CRANBERRY listed on e-bay recently....I asked the seller - Are you sure this is not Wine - She said NO - compared it to her Wine MN and said that it was a completely different color - said it was RED not WINE!...said it looked less red in the pictures...so I bought it -
It arrived today - beautiful old school bag but it's WINE -

I have the Wine matinee and an Eggplant MAM, and a WINE Nikki - didn't need a Wine MAM.

I wanted an old school Cranberry bag that was red like my current Cranberry MAM.
Don't know what to do because she insisted that her receipt says Cranberry. ...depends on who sells it what they call it ...a store can call it anything.

It matches my WIne Nikki perfectly - wonder why it doesn't match hers....

The thing is that I saw other wine bags sell for less recently. I could have bought a Wine MAM if I wanted it.... a lot cheaper than this.

Rant over.....

Desi · Nov 7th, 2009, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by MAGJES

It is a very lovely bag though...I was just expecting Cranberry or RUBY like she said.....I'm going to post a pic so you ladies don't think I'm crazy.

Ruby and Deep Red both came with signature hardware. Ruby was a true red with pink undertones, deep red has blue undertones.

Nov 6th, 2009, 08:48 PM	#4456
Izzy's Mom Member Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 978	Tara your tats are beautiful. I worked on a body art project for my museum in 2007 (photographs and objects from around the world including the Yakuza) called "Ancient Marks." It was one of our most popular exhibits ever! Your designs are as good as anything we had documented!
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Nov 6th, 2009, 10:01 PM	#4459
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loveuga Member Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,205	MAG... hilarious! You crack me up!
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