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It is not a big secret that John Mayer has several tattoos of his own. At first glance you wouldn't think this clean cut romantic would have quite the tattoo collection, but he does! John has at least 8 tattoos and a huge sleeve on his left arm that covers up a some of his other tattoos. But if you look closely you can still see them.

John's tattoos include:

1. A Japanese-inspired tattoo that is on his inner left bicep.
2. The word "Home" on his left Bicep.
3. The Word "Life" on his right Bicep.
4. On his Left upper arm "SRV" which stands for Stevie Ray Vaughan, who inspired John to pick up a guitar.
5. On his right bicep a Koi fish.
6. Three squares on his forearm that he is filling in at different times.
7. The numbers 77 on the left side of his chest close to his heart. John was born in 1977.
8. An unknown possibly Japanese artwork on his left inner upper arm.
9. The sleeve on his left arm that has some Japanese artwork including symbolic peonies.

John says his first tattoo was of the Koi fish on his right bicep. Apparently, John had always wanted a tattoo and he enjoyed his experience he had in Japan while he was studying there so that inspired his first tattoo.

"Actually it is kind of a crudely drawn-I think it's a fish that doesn't exist in nature, but that's okay because it exists on my arm. It's like a Japanese style, like an Asian style fish.

I got when I was 18, I think. I studied Japanese for a couple years and lived in Japan and I could never get a tattoo when I was there because I was too young. So, when I turned eighteen I was like, "Yeah, give me a Japanese tattoo." Except I got my Japanese tattoo done authentically in Bridgeport, Conn. by a guy that just wanted more black coffee."

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The History of Koi fish tattoos
The word "koi" comes from the Japanese, simply meaning "carp." According to Both Japanese and Chinese legend, If a koi fish succeeded in climbing the falls at a point called Dragon Gate on the Yellow River it would be transformed into a dragon. Based on that legend, koi became a symbol of worldly aspiration and advancement. koi have been popular images throughout the history of Asian tattoo designs and now Koi is very prevalent in Western tattoo culture.

The Koi Fish Tattoo meanings
According to legend, the very strong koi will be able to swim upstream and leap the waterfalls, being rewarded at the end of the journey by being turned into a dragon. the koi climb the waterfall bravely, and if they are caught, they face their death on the cutting board bravely, like samurai.

The Koi has long been revered within the tattoo community as a symbol of Perseverance and Strength...a symbol paying homage to a long challenging journey towards a lifetime Goal.

A koi in the tattoo with running water symbolizes courage and the ability to attain goals and to overcome life's difficulties. When the koi in the tattoo is shown swimming upstream, it can be used to mean that the tattooee is still struggling with their problem, whereas a koi swimming downstream implies that the tattooee has already overcome their difficulty.

There are also other meanings associated with Koi tattoos,
First, there is another word to describe "love" which is "koi",
"Koi" is a love for the opposite sex, or a longing feeling for a specific person. It can be described as "romantic love" or "passionate love".

Second, in the Buddhist Religion, the Koi fish represents courage. Humans 'swim' through the 'ocean of suffering' without fear, just like a fish swims through water.
In general Koi tattoos are associated with Strength, love and courage.

Where to Find Perfect Japanese dragon tattoo designs for Inking?
Both Japanese and Chinese Tattoo artists have taken the art of koi tattoo to amazing new levels. Whether you want a half sleeve or a full back design, you will find an incredible gallery of amazing designs to choose from. The koi tattoo can be white, black, red, yellow, blue, cream or grey and they may appear with running water and lotus.

Finding the perfect tattoo design to adorn your body can be a time consuming and onerous task. The advent of the Internet has provided a GREAT way for people to find tattoo designs for inking. Traditionally, people have been limited to the selections they could find on the walls at their local tattoo parlor. Now these "walls of designs" are available online!

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My newest venture is to learn how to tattoo. I've always admired the art of tattooing and decided that teaching myself how to tattoo would be a great outlet for my creative mind. By taking this on I have committed myself to start drawing again and learning new mediums. My creativity has been lacking for a long time - I seem to have gotten a little lost and life somehow got in the way. My remedy...making art a part of my daily life.

I wish I had time to apprentice under a great artist, but with a full time job as a Graphic Designer and being a full time mother to my beautiful baby girl, India, I don't. So most of this will be a slow learning process. I received all my tattoo supplies and will probably be practicing on some fruit this weekend. I know how to put my gun together, now it's just becoming a master of the art. Wish me luck!!

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There are many places on the body that the shooting star tattoo can be placed. These include, on the ankle, foot, leg, arms and even sides. There are many women that choose to have shooting star tattoos completed on their torso all the way up the side and even onto the neck. These versatile tattoos can be used throughout the body and are one of the most versatile tattoo choices for women.

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When choosing this type of popular tattoo it is important to customize the ink to ensure that the design is creative, because the tattoos are so popular.

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Modern and mixed motives


About contemporary styles of tattooing is actually not a lot of talking. You see them on countless web pages (search engine, Yahoo or Google, type the keyword "tattoo" and certainly it will appear more than one page).
Today probably is not the design, symbol, image, fantasy or realistic images that would not have been tattooed. It is possible everything what can imagine a human (such or other) fantasy.
Common is a combination of traditional or derivation symbols of modern or modified designs, especially in recent times, however, people often
opt for an ancient motifs and returning to Tribal and Celtic (or Germanic or Nordic) design and symbolism. During the current prevailing fantasy motives, scenes from the literary or - more frequently - the film world and the animated cartoon films, and pop-art icon from modern world, new technology and the urban symbolic, figures of famous personalities, singers, actors, in short - anything just you can imagine, thinking or desire.
Among the most modern designs include the 'classic' designs (ships, heart, female characters), then a realistic image (images or photographs; people, animals, landscape), motifs from the heavy metal world (various demons, skulls, etc.) and such other and fantasy or comic-book drawings.

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