Friday, March 12, 2010

Anchors

Yesterday I got out my jewelry saw and cut this sterling anchor for Cody (his Birthday). It's set on a copper circle and heat treated for patina.

Both of us have been entertaining the idea of getting simple anchor tattoos. Like Popeye. Like everyone else. Though I'd like it today, I don't want a lot of flourish because I don't want it to look dated in ten years. So if I get my anchor it will just be that.

It will likely go on the inside of my wrist. I thought about having the chain part tattooed around my wrist but I'm not sure if I could live forever with that. In the process of looking up tattoos I found that the house of Chanel has done it again. If I had no qualms about spending money I'd already have these: