Obviously this one’s regarding tattoos, but not in a way of ‘I have this, this and this..’ *whilst pointing at own tattoos! – It’s more of a ‘I like tattoos so much, I may of taken it too far?’ Kinda way!
What do I mean?… Well, okay my main ‘special interest’ is all things Art. Drawing has always been something I’ve been (apparently) good at, with a good ole pencil & paper, and painting in watercolour being my most favoured ways to get arty! And… I’ve always had an interest in the art of tattooing and I have been getting tattoos since I was legally able to (they’re so addictive)! So, a couple of years ago, I had a brainwave (whilst in the midst of a mental breakdown I must add), and I basically put ‘two and two together’! My skin became my canvas, and instead of a pencil or paintbrush in hand, it was a tattoo machine!! *one thing I’ve learnt about the tattoo industry is; you never call a ‘tattoo machine’ a ‘tattoo gun’, it actually causes offence.
With my ADHD to blame for the impulsivity and the hyper-focusing of this new found hobby of mine, my autism doesn’t get away with it either! As that’s the part that had researched the crap out of ‘it’ and purchased everything needed to safely practice tattooing. Of course it is recommended that you practice on fake skins, and even get yourself an apprenticeship before you even think about touching real human skin, on a living person… But did I? Did I fuck! I tried to use a piece of fake skin to practice on a couple of times, but my impatient arse thought ‘yeh, that’ll do, I get the gist!’ In my defence I have always been a ‘practical learner’.
Don’t get me wrong, with the years of drawing it helped me greatly as I wasn’t half bad. Even the wife got a couple of new tattoos – in which she was most happy with! But the problem was, I was tattooing myself twice weekly, for about 6 months, then I just suddenly stopped. To be fair, I needed to take a break as I was just under half finished on my WHOLE LEG SLEEVE! So I needed to give my leg time to heal before I continued (for obvious reasons)! I had all intentions of returning to it after a couple of months!
So, currently I have no desire to ‘dust off’ my tattoo machine, and that’s the most frustrating thing, as I spent a lot of money getting the right equipment – not to mention all the time spent around the subject! And of course, I have an incomplete leg sleeve, which really needs finishing so it ‘makes sense’ and looks right. But, I have to be ‘in the mood’, if not it’ll be a ‘half-arsed’ job and that is not how I work! This is when having ADHD can be an absolute pain in the arse!
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has taken a hobby to the ‘next level’, especially those that are in the ‘neurodiverse universe’…??
Anyway, until next time,
T
