[Jewelry making - Article 00483] - Re: [Orchid] Proper tattoo for a goldsmith

[Michelle]

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Goo,

    Well it isn't goldsmithing but I am tattooed according to my
    interests and applied knowledge as of when I was inked. I have a
    butterfly (yep it's a girly tattoo). But it is in the shape of a
    swallowtail butterfly, with the face of a tiger inside. At the time I
    was in Virginia (tiger swallow tail is the state insect), studying
    entomology and wanting to go on to work with the big cats
    (mamologists are relatively common in the world of zoology so I was
    taking back door route by becoming an entomologist. Almost every
    animal has insect pests =) ). My tattoo fit perfectly what I was
    studying and my aspirations at the time. It is, I suppose, symbolic
    now that I had it inked on my lower back, as that stage of my life is
    behind me now and the only time I see it is when I look back. 

    I still apply part of the knowledge I gained in grad school. I put
    together talks for kids on insects in their back yards once in a
    while. I garden for butterflies and bees, and in a year or so will
    begin bee keeping as a hobby and am planting fruit trees around our
    property (I worked with fruit pests to further Integrated Pest
    Management programs). The DNA fingerprinting work I did I can't
    carry on at home, but that is okay. I'm off onto a new career. Maybe
    it is time for a new tattoo. Won't hubby be happy! 

Michelle
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