Stefan had two weeks of bouwvaak vacation because he is a factory welder. He needed to get the majority of his irezumi sleeve done with 6 days of healing time so he would be good by the time he went back to work. Being a welder, he would very likely get infected under a sweaty, dirty protective jacket.
The design is of a Japanese phoenix on top, framing a wolf tattoo he already had. Below that is his favorite creature: spiders. He LOVES spiders. His spider was combined with symbols of earth and fire to reflect his love of welding and building his life over again. We added coins for wealth and success (also a metal) and on the back of his arm, I added a Chinese wealth toad. His arm includes elements of orange maple leaves. The line work is healing well and over his next vacation at Christmas we will start packing in color and working on traditional Japanese background elements.
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