Before anyone asks and drives me a little crazier than I am, I want to answer this question to all of you who may ask and that is "Yes it hurt". Not that the pain is one that hurts you rather than an annoying pain. Some say it is like a continuous tapping on the skin with a biro pen from someone in a bad mood. The best thing is after a while you don’t notice it.

Right now I have said that I can tell you about my leg tattoo’s. At the moment of writing this I have four differant works of art that all make up one large symbolic picture. Before I get onto that I want you to know about the artist that originaly painted this piece.

This incidently is my favourite picture that I have ever seen and is on my desk top. I have tried to get in touch with the artist but to no avail. Any how, the artist of this fine picture.

The guy that drew this is named Thomas Blackshear II, he is the son of an air force captain and was born in Waco, Texas.  He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He reportedly made this statment that "Drawing was all I ever liked to do. While all the other guys were playing baseball or basketball, I was in my house, drawing." Thomas Blackshear pursued an interest in art throughout high school, he went to the Institute of Art in Chicago on a scholarship.

After a year there, he transferred to the nearby Academy of Art on another scholarship. While finishing his college education, he was recruited by Hallmark Cards. Later, Thomas Blackshear became the apprentice of illustrator Mark English.

He has illustrated U.S. Postal Service stamps and is known for his work in ‘classic movies’ such as Star Wars, Star Trek, and The Wizard of Oz. At this time he and his wife, Ami, live in Colorado.

Thomas Blackshear's awards, including the Society of Illustrators's coveted Gold Metal. His highly awarded work also appeared in the Society of Illustrators Annuals and Outstanding American Illustrators Today, Volume Two.

 Thomas Blackshear was profiled on the premier episode of The Living Canvas, an art magazine of the airwaves shown on public television stations, and he has been featured on the Ebony/Jet Showcase, The 700 Club, and in The Saturday Evening Post. An exhibit of nineteen of his original works for the Black Heritage stamp series premiered in 1992 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History and subsequently toured the United States.
 

So now you know a little about the actual guy that drew this piece I can say with confidence that the Lord has used this picture to minister to me. As I see Christ holding me in my daily life.

That the hammer that the man is holding is the same one I hold and use every time that I sin.

Rember this is only part one of the art work. To see the artist that put this on my leg please go to www.robstattoostudio.co.uk and tell him what you think of his art work and sign his guest book!
 
 

I will be changing and adding to this page as and when the tattoo grows and when I have got my mum to scan the pictures in for me. By the way that's me in my girlfriend bathroom and yep folks that is a 10mm hole in my ear.
 
 

Here are new pictures of my tattoo in color and black and white added on 2-26-01.