Me and my tattoo
16:33 UK time, Friday, 19 October 2007
They're lurking underneath shirtsleeves and trousers all over the country. Tattoos are everywhere.
Following our , each day this week the Magazine will feature a reader's tattoo and why they chose it.
Some are small, some spectacular, but all share a common thread - the tattoo was done with meaning in mind. Your tattoo photos can be e-mailed to yourpics@bbc.co.uk and have the subject line "TATTOO", with a description of no more than 100 words.
Update: Day five
"I'm a massive fan of the 1950s, so when the chance came for a tattoo of my favourite picture, I went for it. On my side its both accessible and private."
Natalie Hornshaw, Hull
Update: Day four
"I wanted my husband's name on my back. I considered just 'Will', but felt it might be misinterpreted, so I put a flower into the design to get Sweet William."
Doramy Morgan
Update: Day three
"For me, seahorses symbolise the magic of childhood. They are beautiful, graceful creatures, and as a baby I lived with my parents in Seahorse Walk in Gosport, Hants. I also loved stories with a sea theme such as the Little Mermaid as a young girl, and was always drawn to seahorses as they intrigued me."
Eva Askham-Spencer, Luton
Update: Day two
"Well I know this tattoo is a little different than the norm of Chinese writing and or tribal tattoos, but I have a fascination with the anatomical style of tattoos."
Gordon Smith, 21, Fife
Day one:
"At 52 I got my first tattoo. My kids had left home and it was a rite of passage - a new phase of life. Several of them - dove, eagle, Greek letters - reflect my Christian beliefs. Some Christians might think I'll go to hell."
Ian Walker, former vicar
