Sooooo... yeah, I got another tattoo. I wanted to quickly tell those who wanna know what this tattoo means to me.
First, yes, it's a coverup. No, I don't regret getting the original tattoo, however I wish that I had put more thought into it. When I went to get it 10 years ago, I just wanted a tattoo. I had no idea what I wanted. I wanted to cover it with something that had meaning to me.
People have asked me before why I use the screen name "Mariposa" and what's with all the butterflies. Well, Mariposa means "butterfly" in Spanish and I think it sounds much prettier. To me, butterflies symbolize change; change from something ordinary & even ugly to something beautiful. I've gone through a lot of changes over the last several years and I have my butterflies to remind me... The girl is a line drawing from a photo of me, she'll look more like me after more shading & color are added in a few weeks.
The rock that I'm sitting on means a couple things to me. One, I was raised Christian & still hold onto my faith in God. Jesus is often referred to as "the Rock" and that is one reason I'm on the rock.
The other reason for the rock involves a wonderful man whose nickname is Rock. He proved to me that I was able to love again. Maybe that seems strange to some of you, but I had some serious doubts about that. He's a great guy and I count him as a close friend. I still love him and am grateful that he showed me that I'll find it again someday.
So, you see, this tattoo has a lot more meaning to me than what was there previously. I gotta thank my buddy Brian who gave me this wonderful Christmas gift... I also wanna thank Iggy for creating this beautiful tattoo from the obscure idea I gave him. Love you guys!
