Remove dressing after three or four hours, wash with water & neutral soap.
Cover with celofan -clean film the first 4 days.(not absolutly necesary but helps a lot).
Apply Vaseline or "Pomada BEPANTHOL" every five hours aprox. for one week long.
Wash your tattoo daily.
Do not expose your tattoo at the sun for a minimum of four weeks.
Do not take bath in swimming pool or sea water for before one week.
Adress in En Las Palmas:
MAOHI TATTOO
C/Lepanto nº 10
Guanarteme,35010
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria-Spain
Tel: 00 (34) 609 411 781
mail: rene@maohitattoo.com
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Polynesian Tattoo
Every tattoo is an attempt by the
wearer to express themselves, for themselves or to display to others. The
content, colour, placement, size, shape and style of a tattoo are all variables
which can be manipulated to help that attempt at self-expression. All these
variables interact -- change one, you may have to change another or more. Often
the tattoo that gets regretted is the result of a hastily made choice with the
tattoo lasting longer than the whim of a moment. If you are not 100% sure about
what you want, it may mean you aren’t ready for it. Keep searching in tattoo
galleries, books, photos in tattoo shops, until you know for sure what kind of
design and style you want.
Tattoo Styles
Polynesian style is a branch of the Tribal style whose characteristic is bold
black abstracts or figurative designs There are many different Polynesian styles
of tattooing: Marquesan, Tahitian, Samoan, Hawaiian, Maori... Every Polynesian
island has its own style and every tattooist also has his own style - more
modern or more traditional, fineline highly detailed work that utilizes delicate
single-needle outlines, or rougher style, more oriented on design or more
oriented on symbolism...
About the Meaning
Most tattooists who work in
Polynesian style have very little notion about the meaning of the designs.
Tattooists have photocopies of a few pages from the book by Karl von
den Steinen which is considered the Bible for Polynesian tattoo. Very few have
the full text and they don't read German and marquesien, so they don't necessarily understand
or know the meanings of the designs. Although a few do, as the Marquesan motif
names are included, and the names of some patterns are still known by some
Marquesans. Those that were involved in the early revival in Tahiti (Tavana,
Bruno taaroa, Pierre, Tracy Allen, michel heimanu, Chime, René, Porutu, Ro´onui,
and a few others..) know their stuff.
About a Polynesian Alphabet
Many
people ask if there is a Polynesian alphabet. The answer is no. The Polynesian
languages were only spoken, not written, until the arrival of Europeans. But
artists can create letters in a Polynesian style. See examples of Polynesian
style in this studio.
Flash vs. Custom Art
Flash consists of pre-priced stock designs displayed on the walls of tattoo
shops. Most tattooists consider Flash the 'bread and butter' of the industry
because the easily reproduced designs tend to cost proportionately less.
Flash is the pattern-sheet and rubber-stamp school of tattooing which supplies
tattooists with simple, easily transferable, mass-produced designs from which a
client could choose an image as if he were choosing wallpaper. To choose an off
the peg design on the spur of the moment is risky. Offered the restriction of
having to wear the same outfit, or drive the same car 'forever', would you
choose the first one to catch your eye?
Custom art may involve a design that the client brings into the studio or a
collaboration between artist and client to create an original, one-of-a-kind
piece of art. Custom work usually requires a consultation wherein design,
placement, price and other concerns are discussed. Expect to pay a deposit when
you book the actual tattoo appointment. An intricate design may take hours to
research and create before the needle ever touches the skin. You can save money
by doing a lot of the research yourself (i.e. bring in photocopies of images,
designs, symbols, etc. that you want incorporated into your tattoo). Don't
haggle with the price - if you have a budget, say so. Expect to pay for the best
results unless you believe that you do not deserve the best.
Choosing the
artist
Choosing
your tattoo has a lot to do with choosing the artist. First of all sthe sutio
must have a clean working area and all equipment must be sterilized in Vacum-Autoclave.
Except if your already have your design on a piece of paper and only need to
have it reproduced on your skin (which can be done by any good professional), but in most cases the artist will have a large influence on the style of your
tattoo. You will choose the studio mostly by looking at the pictures of their
work. While doing that, keep in mind that some studios might present
pictures of tattoos which were done by artists not working anymore for that
studio. So make sure that the tattooist is still working for that studio.
There is also the risk of dishonest studios which present photos of tattoos done
by others.
Although uncommon, this practice exists.