From Rob Wesel, meteorite-lover and -purveyor.
For some time I have wanted to get a tattoo to depict my appreciation for meteorites.
On September 28, 1969 meteorites fell in Murchison, Australia.On September 28, 2004 our daughter Christina (a.k.a. Pinky) was born.
As if wasn’t already a top-fiver for it’s amino acids, Murchison quickly moved up the ranks of my favorite meteorites and I had decided it would somehow be involved in the meteorite tattoo.
With a little help from friends Steve Arnold (IMB) and Jason Phillips I obtained a small capsule of Murchison crumbs to pulverize and one day add to the ink.
I ultimately decided on a carbon buckeyball, found in Murchison, unrolled and laid out flat. With Murchison fully represented in design and medium, I had the tattoo artist make one carbon atom bright pink in honor of Pinky. Although it’s only the size of the head of a pin, it means the world to her…and me.
More of Rob’s description here.
April 13th, 2009 at 8:21 am
This is brilliant on so many levels, but the one bright pink atom just seals the deal. Very nice!
April 13th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Very cool tattoo. I love seeing the creativity that people come up with to express what is important to them.
April 13th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Erm, is adding meteorite crumbs (or any similar substance) into your skin really a recommended thing to do?
April 13th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
@deep: Ha, thought the same thing!
Beautiful, and I love the background story. And … it’s nice to see a tattoo photo that’s had time to heal up first!