Symbols

Tribal

This is a tribal tattoo that my dad and I got at the same time.

Crest

This is my family crest.

Butterfly

This is my first tattoo. I wanted something small and pretty.

Hummingbird

My niece has a tatoo of a drawing she created. The center is a hummingbird with flowers surrounding it, and at the bottom is the birth and death date of her father.

Psalm

My tattoo is Psalm 118:8 and squiggly lines around my ankle. I got it because its my favorite bible verse and its my birthday 1-18-88 minus one 8 lol they all have bright colors they all mean a lot to me.

Parrot

I have a parrot on my upper right thigh (Birds are the most free animals in my opinion).

Meso-American

I have a Meso-American tribal bird on my lower left back (I love birds).

Papaw

I have a tattoo for my papaw where he passed away on my birthday.

Gemini

I have one on the back of my neck that says "Gemini" that is for the month I was born.

Grandparents

My 2nd tattoo is a heart with wings & a halo & also the initials of my grandfathers--I plan to get each of my grandmothers initials also. It is really low on my back..and I got it done at Thinkin Ink in Morgantown.

Fairy

My first tattoo is near my hip bone/bikini line -- it's a fairy. Dumb. I got it somewhere in Delaware?

American

I have an American flag waving behind a cross on my right arm because I'm proud to be an American and fight for our country's freedom. The cross is for all the guys that have died. I fight for them.

Bass

I don't have a tattoo, but my friend Pete got one on his butt. He was drunk, and he requested a "bass on my ass."

Name

My last name is tattooed on my back because I'm proud of my family heritage. Then, I got a tribal around my name for the protection of my family. And it looks cool.

Family

My tattoo is gonna be a 3 demensional cross sorta deal embedded in a tribal design or a thorn bush. In the top area of the cross is my dad's initials. In the left, my brothers, and in the right, my mom's. In the bottom part is gonna be my birthday. Centered in the middle of the cross is gonna be a four leaf clover. Written in a belt along the bottom of the cross below the thorn bush/design is going to be the phrase "In Nomeni Patri, Et Fili, et Spiritus Sancti." which is Latin for "in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost." It's gonna be a symbolism of faith, family values and Irish heritage.

Yankees

I've got a yankees interlocking NY on my shoulder and instead of being filled in it has 6 pinstripes going through it....outline is in blue.

Barbed wire

I got a tattoo of barbed wire around my arm when I was 18 to piss my parents off. And I just wanted a tattoo.

Woodrum

W for Woodrum.

Band

Got these fuckers on both my shoulders, nick at ancient art in Kanawha does all my tats! Greatest band on the earth!

Wedding

The tat is on my right shoulder blade. It is the Irish Wedding Band that means "Friendship, Love, and Loyalty* The rose making the heart bleed shows that there is pain in life, but you have friends and love through it all. I got it in September 2008 at Tat Nice in Downtown Huntington. I am going to add more to it later in life. I am going to put the wedding anniversary of my grandparents in the heart and the dates of their deaths above each hand, and from the blood two four leaf clovers will fall down my back, one with my dad’s initials and one with mine. Because I get the Irish from them and they are the biggest influence and support in my life.

Goblin

New tattoo, don't tell Mom.

Halo

This was my first tattoo. I believe there are angels to watch over each and every one of us and this is my constant reminder.

Step

This was my second tattoo. I got it so that I can always take things in life "one step at a time".. Enjoy what happens while it's happening and don't rush your life. :o)

Bishop

My tattoo on my right leg. It says, "Bishop" and its for my papaw bishop that passed away on my birthday.

3 L's

My tattoo was done on 4th Ave. in huntington, but i don't remember the name of the shop. I got to remind myself of how i want to live my life. I want to always live life to the fullest, laugh as much as possible, and love with all my heart!

Stars

3 stars for the 3 people that i've been close to that have passed away.. got it done in august 07 in ancient art in Kanawha City.

Judge

My newest tattoo.

Fish

This is my tattoo. I got it at Skin Deep in Winfield. I got it after making through a very rough period in my life. The two things that got me through were my faith in God and music was my release, the way I let it all out.

Wings

I got this tattoo at ancient art. The f stands for faith & Felicia & the way it's made, it's 2 j's that meet in the middle, standing for my mom's name, joyce. the seaparate heart is for michael hall & it's located on my shoulder meaning I'll alway have my angels on my shoulder.

Sign

It's a peace sign done in white ink. I got it done at Ancient Art in Kanawha City.

Meeting

Swirly

Jerry

I got this because of my love for history and especially exploration. The meaning it has is that it is a Sailor Jerry Original tattoo. Sailors use to get it when they came back from WWII. It symbolizes them leaving the Pacific Realm of the War...hence the red sunset in the background.

Peace

I got this one Spring 2008. It was partly because of my love of music as well as the lyrics from Let It Be. To me it means that there are reasons for the good and bad things that happen around us and we don't have the answers...we just have to let it be.

Isaiah

Tattoo I got when I was 18 for a friend who was killed in a gun accident, and this was one of the best ways I knew how to honor his life.. Got it at Harry's Tattoo Shop in Danville, VA.

Art

Starry Night.

Star

Hager

Mountaineer

Skull

Dub V

Metal

Thorn

Dragon

Flamin'

Arm

Frat

Dove

My tattoo is a dove with an olive branch in its mouth. It is a symbol of hope and my faith.

Orange

This is my Japanese family crest, the orange blossom.

Horoku

This tattoo is "horoku", the Japanese symbol for pride.

Angel

This is of a fallen angel. I got it because it help remind me of the bad times in my life, and helps me avoid going back to those places in my head.

High Risk

I thought the skull looked cool. It did say Lucky 13, but I changed it to High Risk because it better suits me.

Meiyo

My tattoo is the Japanese symbol meiyo, or honor.

Virgo

This is my Virgo tattoo.

Dempsey

My family is really proud of our heritage, so most of the guys in my family get our family crest tattooed on their arm. Since our family crest contains dragons and swords, I decided to get this more girly tattoo with my last name. I love the colors and I feel like it adequately shows my family pride. My dad paid for this tattoo as a present for my 18th birthday. We didn't tell my mom, so when I was late for the birthday party with my mom's family, I had to lie to her. She didn't find out what my dad and I were really doing until I'd already left for college a few months later. I was home one weekend, and while I was dressing, my mom walked in my room and saw my tattoo. She was mad at me and my dad, but there was nothing she could do at that point.