The work

Every piece, twice.

10 of these 11 pieces carry a second photograph taken at least a year later, on the same body, by whoever tattooed it.

Style

Artist

Switches every frame at once. Each healed caption gives the exact elapsed time.

A fine botanical sprig tattooed on the inner wrist, photographed the day it was done.

The same wrist eighteen months later, the line noticeably softer and greyer.

Wrist sprig

Inner wrist

Ana Villar · Botanical

Healed, 18 months on

A fine-line cherry and stem across the top of the shoulder, freshly finished.

The same shoulder two years on, the line settled and even.

Cherry stem

Shoulder

Ana Villar · Fine line

Healed, 2 years on

A botanical stem following the line of the collarbone, with a single red bud.

The same piece a year later, the red softened and the black lines settled.

Collarbone stem

Collarbone

Ana Villar · Botanical

Healed, 14 months on

Two small fine-line tattoos on two ankles, photographed side by side on the day.

One of the ankles a year on, the small marks holding their shape.

Matching ankles

Ankle

Juno Park · Fine line

Healed, 12 months on

A continuous single-line drawing of a figure across the upper back.

A comparable single-line piece photographed well after healing, the line even throughout.

Single-line figure

Upper back

Juno Park · Single line

Healed, 2 years on

Several small fine-line studies spaced along the outer forearm.

The same forearm well over a year later, the group reading as one collection.

Forearm studies

Outer forearm

Ana Villar · Fine line

Healed, 3 years on

Very small fine-line marks on the fingers, photographed against a plain background.

Hands photographed a year on, the finger marks visibly patchier.

Finger marks

Fingers

Juno Park · Fine line

Healed, 11 months on

A small greyscale micro-realism piece across the shoulder blade, freshly finished.

The same area photographed later, the stipple settled into a softer grey.

Shoulder figures

Shoulder blade

Juno Park · Micro-realism

Healed, 20 months on

A line of fine script along the inner forearm, photographed on the day.

Script photographed after healing, the letterforms slightly heavier.

Inner forearm script

Inner forearm

Ana Villar · Script

Healed, 15 months on

A small geometric fine-line tattoo on the back of the hand.

Hands photographed later, the geometric mark softened at the corners.

Hand geometry

Back of hand

Juno Park · Fine line

Healed, 13 months on

A collection of small fine-line pieces on the upper arm, photographed against a dark background.

No healed photograph yet — this one is still being added to.

Upper arm collection

Upper arm

Ana Villar · Fine line

Not yet healed

Sizes are the longest edge of the finished piece. Chair time includes the stencil. Everything here was drawn for the person wearing it, so nothing on this page is available to copy line for line — but any of it is a fair starting point for a conversation.