tattoos : it will be with you forever you know, it is very painful to have one, you will be sorry when you're older, i wouldn't mind a small one as long as i could keep it hidden

babies: ....

tattoo 01
what: barbed wire armband
when: 1996, bracknell
time: 0.5 h

text: when i wore a vest i was convinced everyone was looking at my arm

tattoo 02
what: celtic curley-wurley on shoulder
when: 1997, kristina @ bugs
time: 7 h

text: i was told to wear cling-film over the tattoo for 3-4 hours which held in a thick layer of vaseline/blood/pus

this was most painful tattoo and caused permanent scarring

tattoo 03
what: escher-inspired backpiece
when: 1999, dan @ into you
time: 10 h

text: i was very pleased with the design that dan drew from my vague request for an impossible shape. i was expecting the spine to be painful but in fact i almost fell asleep

tattoo 04
what: leg graffitti
when: 1999, dan @ into you
time: 5 h

text: can you read what it says?

tattoo 05
what: arm madness
when: 2000, dan @ into you
time: ? h

text: this evolved as the sessions progressed. the green is hulk pigment

the future: another graffitti style piece for my other arm. watch this space

warning: being tattooed can be addictive