Tattooed Zoë

A full day session in Shrewsbury saw Jo Harrison complete the outline on my lower left leg.  It is a companion piece to my right leg Now I have a full body suit notwithstanding that there is two or three years work ahead of me to fill the legs with colour.  So many major things have happened to me this year.

 These photos were taken by Susanna Ahvalo from Finland and were shot in Vilnius.  Susanna is a professional photographer and there is nothing pornographic about her work. I am always happy to have some professional photos taken of my tattooed body.  Had they been taken later this month you would have seen my left leg with its new tattoos.  Ah well, I can't have everything.

In the photo above the day's job was done on my right leg. I had always veered away from getting tattooed at tattoo conventions.  But Jo works at lots of conventions and she was coming to Bristol so it made logistical sense for her to do it in my home city. My fears about conventions were that it would be distracting having the general public staring at me and if I struggled with the pain I would be publicly embarrassed. The reality was different.  I am such a tart and love attention.  I found talking to people diverting and actually made it easier to cope withe long session.  It was fun.  I had underestimated my performing and exhibitionist personality.  As can be seen in the photo I had decided to be almost naked in order to show off all my ink.  I felt so confident I just walked around on my lunch and tea breaks and after everything was done without my clothes on. Jo's working style is to spend a long time drawing on the body using different colours.  Here it can