Can you beet my new forearm tattoo?
Monday, December 12, 2011I've known for years someday I would cross the visible tattoo threshold and put a design on my forearm. More recently, I've been leaning toward a food-centered design that would support my passion for the vegetable kingdom. Well, the blessed day finally came a week and a half ago, when I got these little beauties. Beets, my friends, beets! Aren't they lovely?
I am a huge fan of black tattoos and greywork, so I'm not getting any color added. I love my design and delicate yet bold effect of the black ink. The skin is still peeling and the area is still a little red and inflamed, but overall it is healing beautifully and looking great.
I acknowledge that may seem strange for someone that is dedicated to non-toxic living (namely, me) to get themselves voluntarily assaulted with a needle and ink. But despite my sensitivity to oh-so-many things in this world, tattoo ink and I seem to get along just fine. The tattoo process doesn't mess up my qi significantly and the skin heals well. So I say, bring on the ink and let's get to business.
I'm happy to now have the earth (my newly acquired root veggies) and the sky (a flock of birds on my ribcage) represented on my body. What tattoo will be next, I wonder?
Do you have any food tattoos?
Reader Comments (14)
I daresay yours is the very first food tattoo I've ever seen! It's lovely, Kim. (And did you ever share the birds?). Earth and sky--love it! :)
I love it!
I can say I do not have any food tattoos - loving yours though. Thanks for sharing!
Your new tattoo is quite beautiful, imo. I am inspired. I am a passionate locavore & adore cooking, so now will consider....what would I get inked?
I just discovered your blog and am super enjoying it! I look forward to keeping in touch! Many Thanks for brilliant recipes and info *!*
Fantastic tattoo. I'm a lover of body ink. Your tattoo is classy yet edgy. Well done.
I have a large sunflower tattoo on my back. This is as close as it gets to a food tattoo for me I guess, but we could go with the food theme and say there are sunflower seeds in there. :-)
Be Well,
--Amber
Beautiful, Kim! Thanks for sharing!!
I love your recipes but I think it's too bad we feel we need to tattoo ourselves. We are beautiful just the way we are, why mess with nature?
Look really nice in someone's body not mine, I am little bit scared of having tattoo in my body. It's very painful. But this was awesome!!!!!!!!!
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It's beautiful!! I'm still chicken to get a tattoo even though I love it.
Beets are my new fav. veggie after I discovered grated beet salad with ginger, lemon juice and seasalt! LOVE it!!
I love, love, LOVE your tattoo! Beets are one of my favorite foods. You have done them justice!
I'm not a tatoo fan myself, but your beet tatoo really got me. Simple, original, elegant. Great idea! :-)
It's beautiful :)
Ink art isn't messing with nature... it's simply a cultural rite and form of self expression. Ink to ink, my friend.