Inked

- A new kind of knife!

It was about time! I have been thinking about the idea from time to time, and considering how much time I have spent on this activity in recent years, I am hooked. So a small tribute to the interest was not far off. But then, ideas must be converted into practice as well. In this case, as often, I must attribute the catalytic effect to my dear wife.

She had seen an offer for a free consultation at Tello.Ink - Växjö. I was really just following along as support. Her motif was going to be a family tattoo, featuring a rose and everyone's initials. That was an idea she had had for a long time. 

After a first conversation with one of the partners, we got a very good impression of the studio. Especially from the way they work with a rotating group of tattoo artists from Europe and, as it turns out, South America! This means that they can offer basically anything in terms of motifs, including fine line and realism, for example.

In the back of my mind, I had my little idea for a throwing knife, so I presented it, and it was received with enthusiasm. After a while of talking about it all, it turned out that we could come the next day. The artists drew the proposals on Friday evening, and we arrived on Saturday at lunchtime to decide on the alternatives. In my case, the process was simple, as it had to be as imaginative as possible, but a little more artistically complicated in C's case.

The result was very good! My worn copies now look a little shinier than when they were new!

After a little preparation, it was time to get started. Unfortunately, I couldn't talk much with the very nice tattoo artist while the work was going on, as my Spanish is almost non-existent and he is from Colombia.

It turned out that Olger Pabuena was not just anyone, but a multiple award winner back home in South America, despite his relatively young age. It is extra impressive since this art form is big there. Feel free to visit his Instagram account and follow him if you are interested. In addition to his talent in this area, he was also a musician and, if I understood correctly, a music teacher. A gentleman with many talents. 

The technique used was new to me, which doesn't say much, but it included silver paint, which gives a much more realistic result than just black and white. The size is slightly reduced, about 2/3 of the original as it wouldn't have fit otherwise. I'm not THAT big.

It couldn't be that much bigger. Now it just needs to heal.

Why this particular motif and this knife? Well, it's my favourite model for competition, and it was with it that I won my first World Championship medals this summer, a silver and a gold. For me, it's quite big. That's why it's a Pathfinder from Throwingzone that's depicted. I also think the name is quite fitting.

The tattoo itself took about two to two and a half hours or something like that. I'm very happy with the end result! Now it just needs to heal properly so you can really see how it turned out.

/ J - newly inked

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