tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695429841529630819.post8539403509698894310..comments2024-01-05T11:44:20.739-05:00Comments on First Earth Tarot: Old Art, New TattooOlivia Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13787218597949074958noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695429841529630819.post-40726878931206588652017-01-18T10:53:19.370-05:002017-01-18T10:53:19.370-05:00Thanks, Ellen! Ha, I'd never thought about it ...Thanks, Ellen! Ha, I'd never thought about it as courageous, but that's probably because I forget how much it hurts between tattoos!!!!! I have to admit that this time around, even after so many other tattoos, my eyes were as big as dinner plates when the artist started applying the ink!Olivia Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787218597949074958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695429841529630819.post-64705740320145681682017-01-16T10:06:50.067-05:002017-01-16T10:06:50.067-05:00I love how you've become a living work of art ...I love how you've become a living work of art over the years and I envy your courage to decorate your body in such a meaningful way!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695429841529630819.post-13186336111486221722017-01-15T16:42:28.031-05:002017-01-15T16:42:28.031-05:00Thanks, Alaina :) They really are personal! For a ...Thanks, Alaina :) They really are personal! For a long time I would cover my arms even in mid summer because I felt a bit embarrassed- not of the art but of questions. You know people will often ask what a tattoo is, or what it represents. Which sometimes feels like a stranger asking to read your journal! I felt like I had to come up with an elevator speech. I'm much more relaxed about it now, fortunately!! Olivia Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787218597949074958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695429841529630819.post-12656964348945484352017-01-15T16:38:18.249-05:002017-01-15T16:38:18.249-05:00Thanks for your beautiful words, Rose- I hadn'...Thanks for your beautiful words, Rose- I hadn't thought of it as a prayer before but that is very much what it feels like. <3Olivia Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787218597949074958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695429841529630819.post-28895593032219261042017-01-15T15:41:05.926-05:002017-01-15T15:41:05.926-05:00Tattoos are extremely personal, whether forethough...Tattoos are extremely personal, whether forethought and planning was given to them, or not. Rose is right, I love the almost sacred process behind your tattoos. Thank you for sharing. Alainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148208420030054855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-695429841529630819.post-40299329453968834502017-01-15T12:55:16.432-05:002017-01-15T12:55:16.432-05:00Love hearing your process around this, Olivia. You...Love hearing your process around this, Olivia. You describe them as one might describe prayer or meditation, a private and intimate relationship with something larger than oneself. That your tattoos may not be 'pretty' or even recognizable to anyone but yourself makes them all the more potent. That said, I love the...pithiness of your most recent one, the nuances obvious only to those with the eyes and heart to see. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895509286985960682noreply@blogger.com