Inked, Part I

After two hours of Sharpie drawing, one and a half hours of needles, and a couple of days of laying around on my stomach, I am a card carrying member of The Inked. It's not close to done yet. I anticipate at least two more sessions to finish my tree, but the first one went well. I have a trunk and branches, with more growth (filling out) scheduled for June 4th.

It doesn't hurt nearly as much as I thought it would. Okay, the application of said tree hurt a lot. The hour and half of needles was a limit imposed my ability to stay still and take the pain. I didn't bleed much though, and it hasn't hurt much at all since the needles went away. No shirts got stuck to my back, and the first lotion application occurred this afternoon right before the picture.

I love the trunk and branches, but I want my leaves.