KU students unveil their skin and their ink
I still remember the day my sister called to tell me she'd just gotten her tattoo. It was beautiful. Even the low-quality cell phone photo she sent me couldn't mask the swallow's bright colors and bold lines. She told me about her experience at the tattoo parlor and how the thing itched like hell. My heart was racing; not because I was excited for her (although I was), but because I feared the imminent encounter with our mother. I knew she'd be pissed.
Dani Hurst, editor
My sister told my mother right after she told me, and all I can say is that she's lucky there was a phone between them.There was yelling. There was a lot of yelling. My mother was angry because her daughter knew how negatively she viewed tattoos. My sister argued that it wasn't meant as a personal offense, but that she'd wanted one for a long time and had finally gotten it done. My mother still disapproves. My sister still feels justified.
As for me, tattoos are exquisite works of art, but they're not for me. It's not that I've never wanted one, but I can't imagine me on my sister's side of the phone.
Right: Shannon Sullivan, Ottawa junior, designed the phoenix image that is now her tattoo. The tattoo is outlined in brown ink, which is unique because most outlines are done in black.
Below: Sullivan originally planned for the tattoo to be filled in with earth tones like browns, reds and golds, but she's considering leaving it as just an outline.
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10 02.21.2008
VOL 5 ISS.21
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