Finally a camino tattoo

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

I went to a tattoo fair today totally unplanned. Came home with a tattoo to remember all my caminos. I’m thinking of adding more shells (one for each Camino by a different artist and maybe style) on different places of the body.

 

[TravellingMan22]

I went to a tattoo fair today totally unplanned. Came home with a tattoo to remember all my caminos. I’m thinking of adding more shells (one for each Camino by a different artist and maybe style) on different places of the body.View attachment 157437

Looks great ! I am planning one at some point but can’t decide on design!

 

[Tassie Kaz]

I went to a tattoo fair today totally unplanned. Came home with a tattoo to remember all my caminos. I’m thinking of adding more shells (one for each Camino by a different artist and maybe style) on different places of the body.View attachment 157437

Hi Beatrice,
Lovely tatt! I'm interested in how/why you decided on the direction of the shell?
Happy trails.

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

Hi Beatrice,
Lovely tatt! I'm interested in how/why you decided on the direction of the shell?
Happy trails.

Oh good question, we tested out different directions but this one looked the best when holding my arm down. And I also prefer the “all the rays leads to SdC” symbolism (the non Galician way) so when I look at it when I hold my arm in front of me it points towards Santiago. But others prefer to have the hinge towards them self.

 

[Saint Mike II]

Hola - I thought about getting one when I completed the cycle camino in 2015 and then one for walking in 2017. Now I just can't be bothered. But well done B!!

 

[JMac56]

That's a beauty! Buen Camino.
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[Mindfull]

Looks great ! I am planning one at some point but can’t decide on design!

I used a graphic from a credential stamp- it is of the way, and of my experience on it.

 

[Art15t]

I went to a tattoo fair today totally unplanned. Came home with a tattoo to remember all my caminos. I’m thinking of adding more shells (one for each Camino by a different artist and maybe style) on different places of the body.View attachment 157437

Love the realism of the shell.

 

[Marc Robert]

Think seriously before you get a tattoo. Tattooing is bad for your health because it introduces heavy metals into your body. It's very difficult to get rid of them afterwards.

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

Think seriously before you get a tattoo. Tattooing is bad for your health because it introduces heavy metals into your body. It's very difficult to get rid of them aft

That's a beauty! Buen Camino.
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Nice!

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

Love the realism of the shell.

Thanks. I wanted something between a thin line drawing and a realistic so I opted for a dot artwork. And I really like it.

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

I used a graphic from a credential stamp- it is of the way, and of my experience on it.View attachment 157466

Like that idea. I was at one point thinking of doing the end-stamp. But it needed to be quite large.

 

[TashH]

I had mine done in SdC. I was so excited once it was done, I love it. A permanent souvenir. The tattoo studio (Ethan Clay) has a number of different designs and has a discount for pilgrims.

 

[mazzarina]

Love your tattoo, Beatrice! Great place to have it on your wrist, so you can see it all the time.
Here's mine, on my upper arm.

 

[Thyme_Is_Running_Out]

I went to a tattoo fair today totally unplanned. Came home with a tattoo to remember all my caminos. I’m thinking of adding more shells (one for each Camino by a different artist and maybe style) on different places of the body.View attachment 157437

I love it! I’m in SdC now. I just finished walking yesterday. I’m here until Nov. 3rd so I want a tattoo before I fly home.

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

Love your tattoo, Beatrice! Great place to have it on your wrist, so you can see it all the time.
Here's mine, on my upper arm.

Beautiful.

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

I had mine done in SdC. I was so excited once it was done, I love it. A permanent souvenir. The tattoo studio (Ethan Clay) has a number of different designs and has a discount for pilgrims.

Nice.

 

[Perambulating Griffin]

Think seriously before you get a tattoo. Tattooing is bad for your health because it introduces heavy metals into your body. It's very difficult to get rid of them afterwards.

While this used to be true, for the most part, it is no longer so. A well-chosen artist is only going to use inks specially made for tattooing, and without heavy metals in them. Those with allergies to things in general are advised to stay away from red pigments because they can cause an ongoing inflammatory auto-immune response at the site.
There is recent bio-chem and paleo-genetics research that shows that ancient tattooing and traditional tattooing practices had the effect of increasing overall auto-immune effiency.
A recent-ish article in the Atlantic discussed the potential for frequent tattooing to offer ongoing heightened immune responses. Data are not all in..l and studies will go on forever, but in a world in which we breathe in heavy metals every day and “forever chemicals” invade our bodies via the flame retardenets in our furnishings etc., I am not going to worry about tattoos.

 

[SusanH]

Nice one - definitely a keeper!!!
I got one in St. Jean and it was BAD!!! I got it covered up as soon as I got home. Will get a better quality one…

 

[ess1113]

I have several but here are three of my favorites

 

[Slugger]

I went to a tattoo fair today totally unplanned. Came home with a tattoo to remember all my caminos. I’m thinking of adding more shells (one for each Camino by a different artist and maybe style) on different places of the body.View attachment 157437

Very brave and beautiful. It will remind you of the your accomplishments, and perhaps inspire others as well.

 

[Streetfood]

I went to a tattoo fair today totally unplanned. Came home with a tattoo to remember all my caminos. I’m thinking of adding more shells (one for each Camino by a different artist and maybe style) on different places of the body.View attachment 157437

Got mine in 2018 after completing the VdlP.
As I get older (now 68) & slower I'm thinking of a snail for the opposite arm?

 

[yogaflowjo]

Think seriously before you get a tattoo. Tattooing is bad for your health because it introduces heavy metals into your body. It's very difficult to get rid of them afterwards.

Wow - have you seen how many tattoos are out there these day - will be a lot of unhealthy people going forward - by the way my dad got tattoos age 16 - He is 88 and still going strong. Don’t think OP needs to worry too much

 

[Jyrki Wahlstedt]

I have one like this, made in Jerusalem, so a shell with Jerusalem cross…

 

[Lost Pilgrims]

I went to a tattoo fair today totally unplanned. Came home with a tattoo to remember all my caminos. I’m thinking of adding more shells (one for each Camino by a different artist and maybe style) on different places of the body.View attachment 157437

We got our tattoos in Porto at Spider Tatoos.

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

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Got mine in 2018 after completing the VdlP.
As I get older (now 68) & slower I'm thinking of a snail for the opposite arm?

It can be a remember that even the slowest gets to their destination at one point so no need to stop walking.

Wow - have you seen how many tattoos are out there these day - will be a lot of unhealthy people going forward - by the way my dad got tattoos age 16 - He is 88 and still going strong. Don’t think OP needs to worry too much

It was not even my first tattoo either but I assume the answer was not directed to me as I already got the tattoo. I can agree that you should think before you get one as it will always be there, but few people makes a tattoo on a whim (unless drunk). And the Swedish Medicine Agency did test tattoo colours and found that a lot of them still contained undeclared substances or above allowed limits https://www.lakemedelsverket.se/sv/...ingsfarger-pa-den-svenska--marknaden-20222023 and that could post a health risk but studies are also showing signs of health benefits.
So it is always good to know the risks and what you should think to ask before you get one (for instance get info about the colour that will be used).

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

Nice one - definitely a keeper!!!
I got one in St. Jean and it was BAD!!! I got it covered up as soon as I got home. Will get a better quality one…

Oh no not fun to get a bad one. I decided not to get one on the Camino I guess that it why it took me 10 years from my first Camino and an additional 7 caminos before I got it

Wish you luck with your next one.

 

[TracyP]

I got mine in honor of the way marker in Navarette. Love it.

 

[woody66]

I went to a tattoo fair today totally unplanned. Came home with a tattoo to remember all my caminos. I’m thinking of adding more shells (one for each Camino by a different artist and maybe style) on different places of the body.

Great idea to mark your Caminos !
Tattoo's are much safer now than when i had my first over 50 years ago;although i don't think they have done much to reduce the pain
I got this last month (Segrado Corazon Tattoos) the other is from 2021 the good bit is the price was the same two years apart!!!

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[Arbey48]

I went to a tattoo fair today totally unplanned. Came home with a tattoo to remember all my caminos. I’m thinking of adding more shells (one for each Camino by a different artist and maybe style) on different places of the body.View attachment 157437

Neat!

 

[BeatriceKarjalainen]

Great idea to mark your Caminos !
Tattoo's are much safer now than when i had my first over 50 years ago;although i don't think they have done much to reduce the pain
I got this last month (Segrado Corazon Tattoos) the other is from 2021 the good bit is the price was the same two years apart!!!

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Nice. I’m lucky to be very pain tolerant. It is not even near some other things woman need to endure once a month.

 

[sun is shining]

My shell from my CF in '13. This is the most Camino picture that I have - shell and lots of blister treatment just before Salamanca in '19