A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

The Game of Life Tattoo

Nicole‘s tattoo is just outlined right now, but it’s going to look amazing I think when it’s all finished. It’s being done for her by Chat Whitson at Art and Soul in Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, MI. Nicole, please be sure to send in final shots — they’ll definitely be ModBlogged!

Comments

34 responses to “The Game of Life Tattoo”

  1. Toothpaste Avatar

    That is such a cute idea!

  2. Jimmy Landby Avatar

    very original, looks cool now, can’t wait for it to finish 🙂

  3. Rhiannon Avatar
    Rhiannon

    aw, I love art & soul. i’ve gotten my tattoo and last three piercings there.

    and that tattoo is gonna be great when finished, i can’t wait to see it.

  4. Benolyn Avatar

    hell yeah nikki!!!!!!!

  5. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    that’s pretty neat…never did like that game, though (my sister and i would always stop halfway through…but what’s halfway through in the game of life??), so i was happy to see “this game sucks!” at the bottom, hehe

  6. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    I love the little details! Very cool idea. It’ll be enthralling when it’s finished.

  7. [iam]international[/iam] Avatar
    [iam]international[/iam]

    hahaha this made my day. my sister and i hated this game because our mom made us play basically every weekend when we were little.

  8. kristin Avatar
    kristin

    omg that’s this is the best idea for a chestpiece i’ve ever seen. nicely done as well.

  9. andshewas Avatar
    andshewas

    awesome! awesome! awesome! can’t wait to see it filled in.

  10. chris Avatar
    chris

    so am i the only one that realizes she means life sucks we all play the game of life everyday and you know what this game sucks!!!!!!!!!! very cool tat love it

  11. hellonightmare Avatar

    this is now officially my favorite chest piece.

  12. RainbowLightning Avatar

    I realised too Chris. We’re obviously the smartest people here :p

    Thats gonna look lovely when its finished.

  13. Red Avatar
    Red

    what’s the problem
    stop play

  14. esmeray Avatar

    oooh I love it! Especially the ‘this game sucks’ part.. (b/c really, the board game Life is purely luck… and it does suck.. albeit v. entertaining…)

  15. Jessica Avatar

    Chris, I don’t understand who WOULDN’T get that. Hah

  16. thatsenseofpar Avatar
  17. dana Avatar
    dana

    oohhh the irony!

  18. Bean Avatar

    No chris, I’m pretty sure we all got that. We just thought it was so obvious that it didn’t need to be said…

  19. BlueStar Avatar

    Nice work. I want to see it finished.

  20. Lydia Avatar

    best chest piece I’ve seen so far.

  21. Xalia Avatar
  22. silverflame Avatar

    that’s really amazing! The details are incredible, I can’t wait to see what it looks like when completed!

  23. Encyfish Avatar
    Encyfish

    Neat! I’d be tempted to wait ’til it heals, and I’d leave it as is to marker/paint in however I wanted to. Sort of like being a living, breathing coloring book.

  24. AMTERRORXP Avatar

    i think it looks horrible, but thats my opinion. i guess the actuall work is solid,.

  25. nicole Avatar
    nicole

    thanks! i love it too!! there are better photos (detail ones) on my diary. the one here is a little flash burned. 😀

  26. evanescent Avatar
    evanescent

    wow, that is amazing. i’m jealous i didn’t think of it first!

  27. Phalaeo Avatar
    Phalaeo

    A little too negative for my tastes, but the drawing is wonderfully done.

  28. chris Avatar
    chris

    lol well if yall all relized it yall didnt make it a point but to say you hate the board game

  29. nicole Avatar

    its a joke. . .its a long running joke for me with some friends that i dotn really get to see anymore, “this game sucks” was something that we said about anything that we got frustrated with and the like. its not meant to be negative, its a joke! the board game sucks, true, and at times life (actual life) sucks, everyone thinks so at some point. . . but its not a “hey i’m gonna go kill myself” thing. i love it. its funny to me, and i’m more than overjoyed to have it. i dont think of it as negative, tho i can see how it could be taken that way.

    also, its by Chad Whitson, not chat, sorry to point out the typo shannon. 😀

  30. nicole Avatar

    speaking of typos, i had a few too. bad me.

  31. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    Battle Creek! Sweet! And that’s a nice tattoo.

  32. bram Avatar
    bram

    thats so cool:O

  33. JennyBangBang Avatar
    JennyBangBang

    badass.

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