Rachel's Bird Helped Her Let Go

The same night I met <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/09/brians-ink-speaks-about-art.html">Brian</a>, I met Rachel, who has eight tattoos.<br /><br />She shared this one with me:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhyXQvWg36WNjOe8I7H86ykHjnyj8KDimupHN4zvSj7dfeqJWO1eHlYjhTBW4bV7ifwZElcAgIsLWoq7PQEVp1dXjs-UNU6_KSrnua8oNFlGVlC1_AumMFfWSmnB66P8pfNpBNLCr/s1600/Halsey+Bird+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhyXQvWg36WNjOe8I7H86ykHjnyj8KDimupHN4zvSj7dfeqJWO1eHlYjhTBW4bV7ifwZElcAgIsLWoq7PQEVp1dXjs-UNU6_KSrnua8oNFlGVlC1_AumMFfWSmnB66P8pfNpBNLCr/s640/Halsey+Bird+wm.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />This piece on her left biceps is based on the work of artist <a href="http://www.kurthalsey.com/">Kurt Halsey</a>. This little bird appears in multiple works by the artist, but Rachel imagined it for her own personal situation. She got it after a break-up a couple of years ago, and the tattoo gave her the strength to "let the bird go". In this case, the bird represents the ended relationship and the tattoo is a transitional piece that helped her recover from the difficulty of moving past it.<br /><br />From Memphis, Tennessee, Rachel had this inked at <a href="http://www.makingmommaproud.com/">Underground Art Tattoos and Body Piercing</a> by <a href="http://chrisfitzgerald.sites.livebooks.com/#mi=1&pt=0&pi=2&s=0&p=-1&a=0&at=0">Chris Fitzgerald</a>. Chris had been a piercer at the shop and then moved into tattooing. He has since left tattooing and moved to photography. His new business is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cult-Noir-Photography/82215405998?ref=ts">Cult Noir Photography</a>, and his work can be seen <a href="http://chrisfitzgerald.sites.livebooks.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Rachel for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Rachel's Bird Helped Her Let Go

The same night I met Brian , I met Rachel, who has eight tattoos. She shared this one with me: This piece on her left biceps is based on the...

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