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Permalink Reply by wade griffiths on December 9, 2011 at 4:03pm

To Chad Davis and everyone who has input on this blog, i was looking to get a welsh dragon tattoo or Ddraig as my grandfather passed away almost 2 years ago after losing the battle of lung cancer, (I consequence of working in the Welsh Coal mines and smoking in the army) and since i have moved to Swansea in Wales to pursue further education here and live on the land of my father and his.. ect. So i found your design and modified it slightly and had it done!!

However i do not have the "Cymru" under it and it is in an invisible UV reactive ink! i will try and attach a few pictures of it on here. thank you so much for putting your design on here, its amazing and graces my right forearm forever more..

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Permalink Reply by Chad Davis on December 13, 2011 at 9:18am

Wade,

That is very cool! I didn't know about UV ink--very cool indeed.  I do love that design. I can't remember where I found it.  Glad you are honoring your family and that it means something deep to you.  I'm headed to Wales for my first time in late April and I'm looking forward to it.

Thanks for sharing this with me!

Chad Davis

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Permalink Reply by Howard Evans on March 4, 2011 at 7:20pm

We need to get Peter Griffiths involved in this discussion!

 

 In his book, TONGUE TIED, he used the dragon as a bonding device between two friends who would soon separate and live very different lives.  Subsequently, the male offspring also had a similar tattoo.

 

I do wonder though, if I'll have to have plastic surgery before getting the tattoo, as it is somewhat difficult over wrinkles!

 

Howard

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Permalink Reply by Llywelyn y Llyw Olaf on May 5, 2011 at 11:06am

It should be placed over your heart,  proudly on your chest!

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Permalink Reply by James Donald Ross on April 3, 2012 at 1:52pm

 

  Like others,I have come to this thread late. I shall be heading to my ink artist tomorrow for a Welsh dragon tattoo. As I have more ink than most,finding the spot for it to face west is the only issue I face. I want it on my right calf but it would face right and not left.So forget that. I shall probably put it either on the inside right leg and have it wrap around a wee bit or on my back right calf. Either way,it should come out rather nice.

Still deciding on CYMRU underneath as that ,IMHO,detracts from the dragon .
Hope to have a photo in a few days. 

James in Vancouver,Washington USA     on the left coast!!

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Permalink Reply by James Donald Ross on April 4, 2012 at 5:21pm

Here is the finished tattoo,done today by Doug Auld of Pearl Tattoo Studio in Portland,Oregon.

Attachments:

• Welsh leg.JPG, 67 KB

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Permalink Reply by James Donald Ross on April 4, 2012 at 5:21pm

Another angle

Attachments:

• leg 3.jpg, 77 KB

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Permalink Reply by Swansea Jack on April 4, 2012 at 5:25pm

The 'tat' looks good - can't say the same for the leg!       LOL

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Permalink Reply by James Donald Ross on April 4, 2012 at 5:26pm

LOL    Yeah... a runners leg for sure!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Chad Davis on April 5, 2012 at 7:53am

Very good.  Thank you for sharing this James!

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