My Connect-the-Dots Tattoo was chosen for a Book O' Tattoo Weirdos
Collage created for publisher who is including me in a coffee table book about weird tattoos called INKED: Clever, Odd and Outragous Tattoos. Woo! They might use this one or one of the awesome ones Chris took.
Ever since I was little I joked about getting my birthmarks numbered--that I was one big connect-the-dots tattoo that made a "me". When I got older I obsessed over the idea of an extremely visible invisible tattoo. I then worked for four years on a project I called "The Stalking and Murdering of a Childhood Giraffe" (EXPLAINED HERE) were I spent four years searching for a giraffe I had as a child and taking pictures of any I came across that were "rejects". 1,712 rejected giraffe photographs later, after I finally found the giraffe (with the help of over 50 friends or "giraffe hunters") I got this tattoo.
Dave C. Wallin who made it did an AMAZING job considering how small the numbers had to be. Pretty sure I'm not the first person in the universe to come up with this idea, but I've yet to see another connect-the-dots tattoo. Got my tattoo on August 25, 2007. The design was based on a really geometric giraffe drawing I once saw (if anyone can find the name of the original artist I would be super appreciative!), but I modified it to have spots and be even more box-like. I love this tattoo so much...which makes it hard to walk down the street without starring at my own calf.
Comments and faves
the53rdcalypso, Paladin27, joanna forever, Ciarrai, and 897 other people added this photo to their favorites.
PLDM (50 months ago | reply)
Cooool! More fame for your leg! Just make sure your right leg doesn't get jealous, then over time become the more famous one, fakes it's own crippling accident, end up living in an old house with your left leg, which torments it daily, then ends up leaving it to die on a beach, whilst singing and twirling surrounded by curious passer-bys.
On a related note, my tattoo-do-er-guy was mighty impressed when I told him about your leg-dot-tatt!
Ambrita (48 months ago | reply)
what's an original tattoo!!!
good idea!
LUV iz PHiSHee [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)
KREE8ive indeed...
Arayelia84 (46 months ago | reply)
ooh i love this!
Viviane Florenço2 [deleted] (46 months ago | reply)
Haahaha
God, very god!!!!
devil dinosaur (46 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Geek Tattoos!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
marvaloha (45 months ago | reply)
Wow! Very nice!
sissygal18 (45 months ago | reply)
i would have never thought of this!..very creative
1-2-3-calum (45 months ago | reply)
Brilliant! You must get folk wanting to do the puzzle all the tme.
M1st1que (45 months ago | reply)
I really, really, REALLY love this tattoo! I was doing some research for a new tattoo I want on my leg and came across yours. It's brilliant and I especially love how it's not just a picture, but has a whole story to it. Tattoos that tell stories are the most beautiful jewel one can ever own :)
g.rohs (45 months ago | reply)
awesome!!!!
yanni.ck (45 months ago | reply)
Oh my god! I had the same idea last week... I need to find a new one!
alistairh (44 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Graphic Ink, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
zroaphotography (44 months ago | reply)
OMG, I am so inspired!!!
tanch .G. (44 months ago | reply)
great one!! love the idea
SaylaMarz (44 months ago | reply)
This is amazing.
I've always wanted an invisible tattoo too! I want to get braille. Originally I wanted to get a braille branding but I think it'd look too much like warts. I might still do it in ink though.
massdistraction (44 months ago | reply)
Oh man, I might need to get some sort of cephalopod version of this.
stopstaringatme (44 months ago | reply)
Seen in:
www.20minutos.es/noticia/419819/0/tatuaje/inv isible/puntos/
What about the copyright?
Anyway, a cool tattoo :)
Jokin BCN (44 months ago | reply)
awesome idea!!!!
-Alii Jones (44 months ago | reply)
Thats amazing
Geek + Nerd (44 months ago | reply)
That is so great - and what an awesome story behind it!
Wicked B Me (44 months ago | reply)
I have a question ,
do you carry a pen around with you everywhere??
Just curious ..
other than that , Very creative!
skyggetroll (44 months ago | reply)
That tattoo is SO awesome!!:D
andrewman429 (44 months ago | reply)
That's weird but it's actually kind of sweet
wunnspeed (44 months ago | reply)
That's awesome!
kermittina [petitepeste!] (44 months ago | reply)
wonderful!!!!
aurora.nygaard (44 months ago | reply)
haha i've never ever heard of anyone doing this before :O CREDSSS!! great party trick or what? :P
:Claudia:S: (44 months ago | reply)
The most original tattoo I have ever seen!
toiatoya (43 months ago | reply)
sooooo coooool
Who The Fuck Is gERa [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)
the coolest tattoo ever!!
joe walachi (43 months ago | reply)
nicee!!
ToRnOne (43 months ago | reply)
that is by far one of the coolest most original tattoos ever! love it!
Tattoo Ideas HQ (43 months ago | reply)
Awesome Tattoo. So awesome that we've included it in our latest blog post:
10 Awesome Tattoos from Flickr
We've given a link back and credit to your profile page as well. Look forward to seeing any future designs you get!
ॐ dragonflyriri ॐ (Limited Flickr Time) (43 months ago | reply)
haha! thats awesome!
Y=MX+B (43 months ago | reply)
love it
.leela. (43 months ago | reply)
aheuhae... i love it!
pocho :D (43 months ago | reply)
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pocho :D (43 months ago | reply)
cool!
beatblack (42 months ago | reply)
thats a clever and fun tattoo. you rock!
sheriffmitchell (42 months ago | reply)
quite possibly the best idea I have ever seen for a design. awesome.
~boring~ (42 months ago | reply)
This is by far the most creative tattoo i have ever seen in my life... KUDOS!!!! :_), you truly deserve to be in that book, i'll look into it. I guess this gives you something to do when you are bored LOL.
the nadj. (42 months ago | reply)
This is brilliant ... LOVE it!!!
lepip (42 months ago | reply)
best idea ever.
dieisondormis (42 months ago | reply)
hahahahahahahahahah
Jessica Milena Castro (42 months ago | reply)
WOW never seen one like this before.
mojeecat (41 months ago | reply)
What a cool idea for a tattoo!!
Tommmie (41 months ago | reply)
How ofyten do you get tackled in the street by a compulsive obsessive person who NEEDS to connect the dots? Because my adrenaline level is going up just looking at the photo ;)
kb |photography. (Formerly "kadee|renee") (41 months ago | reply)
wow. that amazing.
BEUTELTIERE (41 months ago | reply)
the fist tatoo ever that I really like :-)
michael1217 (41 months ago | reply)
this is an awesome tattoo...