Ink Happened, the New Feminist Tattoo Community

Ink Happened, the New Feminist Tattoo Community

Tattoos in ancient times and until a few years ago were an exclusive practice of men (as many other activities have been throughout history). The few women who had gotten tattoos in the last century were criticized or treated like circus freaks.

Nowadays everything has changed, more and more women use tattoos for different purposes, just as any man can do, but more than anything they are used by women in the artistic and aesthetic sense.

On our website Ink Happened; we have set as our main objective to build a strong community for tattoo lovers, with an inclusive and ethical nature, without distinction of sex, and which can be kept totally free for all interested parties. Now, we will describe some general aspects of tattoos and the preference of women for them.

We also want to give tattoo artists just what they need, a safe space to speak on the art of tattoo, giving more presence to female artists as well as artists in places where tattoos are still considered as a taboo subject.

Beautiful Tattoo Designs

From feathers, names, phrases, butterflies, roses, owls, flowers… there are thousands of ideas to choose for our tattoos. First of all, you should keep in mind what you want or gather some ideas, browsing the internet or looking at drawings and images in tattoo books or magazines.

Trends change over the years and that’s a good reason to choose something that identifies you properly, while being at the same time something which does not have an expiration date. In recent years, the trend of anchors, the infinity symbol or enclosed phrases such as “Love” has been seen a bit, but there are also universal designs that suit anyone such as flowers, vines, Chinese symbols or letters, stars and many others.

Above all, remember that you must choose something you like or which represents you (if that’s what you want) since you’re going to carry it (or them) with you for your entire life. If the tattoo is visible, it can be a good topic of conversation, since people will ask you about them.

Some Popular Examples of Some Tattoos for Women

• Cloud: A tiny cloud can look amazing. The Chinese relate them with transition, a person’s journey towards spirituality, it also has many meanings in Japanese and Greco-Roman cultures.
• Clover: It is the universal symbol of luck; a small clover that accompanies you is always a good idea.
• Lightning: Even if it is small, a lightning tattoo represents more than anything, power, energy, etc.

Delicate Tattoos That Any Woman May Want

With delicate tattoos we mean tattoos which represent or highlight femininity a bit. In this case they could be butterflies, stars, flowers, bows, also some word or phrase of love. I consider the butterfly to be the most popular tattoo in this category, and it is known to represent freedom in the first instance, due to the interpretive value that the wings give it. However, the meaning that is given to tattoos is merely something relative; since the wearer gives the meaning they want to their tattoo.

Many times, personal feelings, family aspects, philosophy of life and other factors influence the meaning you might give to the chosen tattoo, or the choice may be simply aesthetic and there may not be a meaning. Either is valid, do not let anyone judge the meaning of your tattoos. They represent you in a way, and that is good enough to feel even better with yourself! Until next time