The art of tattooing, which has its origins in most ancient cultures of the world, is witnessing a resurgence of late. While in the recent past soldiers, sailors, and members of youth subcultures were the only people who sported tattoos, these days it’s just as likely that the girl or boy next door will have one as any punk rock musician.While there are practically endless designs that abound in the tattoo world, one of the most enduring ones are flowers. Flowers, in all their myriad diversity and color – yellow, pink, red, purple, blue – have always held a special place in our hearts. We have used them through the ages in our religious customs, to decorate our bodies and our homes, and to give to other people as an expression of our love and affection. Hence, it is not surprising that flower tattoos have been in use almost as long as tattooing as an art has been in existence.
Of course, when people choose tattoo designs, they primarily want to express their own unique individuality. Tattoo artists understand this need and have been creating endless varieties of flower tattoo designs, so much so, that you will find even the common rose in innumerable sizes, shapes and depictions. The choices also become practically endless if the flower tattoo design is combined with other tattoo designs like butterflies, hearts, or fairies, to create a tattoo quite unlike any other. For example, a feminine armband tattoo can be created by designing a vine made up of roses and exotic orchids, interwoven with water lilies, leaves, and little fairies. For males, flower tattoos can be created using the geometrical and symmetrical patterns of either the Celtic style or tribal artwork.
Apart from their beauty, flower tattoos also connect us to the natural world, because flowers symbolize fertility, procreation, death, and rebirth - the endless cycle of life. Plus, the various colors of flowers used in tattoos also are symbolic of different things. For example, the color red can mean passion, while a white flower signifies purity.
