Tattoodles!

So if you have read my posts before, you know that I love Ancient Egypt. So, naturally when it came to wanting a tattoo, the only designs that made sense to me were Egyptian. I didn't want to just go in a pick something off the wall, but wanted my art to symbolize me.

The first one I got, quite a few years ago is the Eye of Horus, surrounded by two lotus flowers. The Eye of Horus represents a few different things. Firstly, it was a symbol of protection that granted the safety and health of the bearer and provided wisdom and prosperity. Secondly, each part of the eye is a mathematical fraction that represents six senses; touch, taste, hearing, thought, smell and sight. (the picture below is not my actual tattoo)
The next tattoo I got two summers ago. It is winged Isis. Isis was the goddess of motherhood, magic and fertility. Later she was known as the protector of the dead and goddess of children. She was the "mother goddess"And my most recent tattoo, I did in March of this year. It is a cartouche, my name in hieroglyphics with the symbol of an ankh at the end, which stands for eternity. A cartouche was originally used for the names of the Pharaohs. It loosely means "to encircle". It was meant to show that the name written was royalty, and was encircled for an eternity of protection. It was later used as a symbol to ward off evil or bad luck. That's it for now. If you have a tattoo, you know how addicting they are, but I think I am good for the time being. :) I just thought I'd share my form of art. I love my tattoos, they were all done by the same brilliant artist. She is amazing!