FINISHED.....

8.5-9 hours of work and it is way more then I ever expected.... I have thought about this since my agency decided they didn't want to help me in the process.... I knew the things I wanted in this piece just didn't know how to put them together... I also wanted it blended with my back.... so I went into see Joe... I told him I wanted the Mother's Love symbol.. a koi fish, Chinese lantern with fire burning ,and wanted it all blended together.... he came up with this and he choose all the colors....
Here is the the whole piece.....

Joe added the water colors like that so that my back tattoo blended and he brighten up the cherry blossoms.... love the purple .. it is amazing ....
Love how the water flows over the koi fish's back...
Joe put daughter on top of the koi fish head and he asked any certain color on the koi fish eye... nope you do what you think... love the green...A LOT of shading and color in the koi fish...


the date and the Mother's love symbol on the lantern... when he was starting the lantern I was a little scared as the color was not what I expected.. but he shaded so much it is AMAZING.. that is probably the spot that hurts the most ....but well worth it



I love these photos.... I can't see this when I look in the mirror.. it is so hard to see the details and the color... but on these photos it is exactly what I wanted... LOVE - LOVE - LOVE....
Forever my girl will be a part of me...