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jasmine · Tattoo lover Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 7

Im wanting a tattoo with the words: Cherish life. but for the life of me, I just can't think of a good picture/design that would work good. Any ideas?

Wildcat78 · Tattoo lover Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 7

It just depends. Do you mean cherish the essence of life? As in plants, animals, insects; the cornucopia of life on this planet? Or do you mean cherish every moment of you mortal existence, and don't waste any of your time here?

jasmine · Tattoo lover Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 7

good point. I was actually meaning more like: you only have one life, live it to the fullest. cherish life while you have it, type of thing.

chic · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

cherish life.

what about a baby in the palm of your hand...

rowdy · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject: fleeting life

Cherry blossoms represent how beautifull but short life is and we must cherish lifes beauty however short it may be.

Wildcat78 · Tattoo lover Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 7

Okay, bear with me on this. I'm envisioning in my head a woman (I'm assuming you're a woman) sprinting along a high mountain path barely wider than her foot with a sheer drop on each side. At the end of this path, is a large ornate stone door set into the mountain with a golden light shining from behind it. The background on the left is a beautiful view of the sea, with the sun setting. The right is the mountain face, with moss and wildflowers growing on it.

I tend to favor artistic metaphorical ideas to simple symbolism in my ideas, so this is probably a little more in depth than you were looking for, also I don't know if my description does whats in my mind justice. I can try to sketch it out, but it may be beyond my abilities.

jasmine · Tattoo lover Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 7

If you have time, would you mind sketching it? that sounds really awesome and interesting to see

Wildcat78 · Tattoo lover Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 7

I'll work on it. Give me some time though, its a complicated idea and I'm moving right now, so don't expect it too soon.

jasmine · Tattoo lover Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 7

Hey, that's alright with me.
thanks! Very Happy

trouble#1 · Tattoo lover Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 9

ther is a popular tattoo taken from the latin language.. "carpe diem"....which means sieze the day.....it's short.....recognizable, is is more a recognized "tattoospeak" way to say all your trying too...

graeme · Tattoo lover Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 8

I'm with rowdy I think you chose a nice font and highlight the text with Cherry Blossoms would be simple but stand for a lot.

the artist · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:50 am Post subject:

i dont know if this is nice?

rockwilder · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject:

that link is to a design that i found when i serched "carpe deim"
its small in simple but meanins alot

the artist · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject:

actually rock thats a nice design.
i know it doesnt look like a life thing design but i think that Jasmine will like that design well done. Smile

jasmine · Tattoo lover Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 7

That symbol looks really cool. Does it literally mean carpe diem? or just someone's idea of what it would mean?

I was doing some searchin' on the net and was reading some other forums about carpe diem tattoos. Like another person stated, it'd be cute to get the words tattooed on the back of the neck...that would look really cute. Plus, I just can't find the right picture for "cherish life". Maybe that's because the real and whole beauty of life can't be captured in just one picture.

Thanks everyone for your help!

rockwilder · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject:

well i dunno if exactly represents carpe diem but to me i the design represents things in life like the stars,the leaves.the sun rays etc..and the way there all intertwined with each other ill look for a more meaningful design that has more to do with "cherish life"