Friday, September 4, 2009

Butterfly Tattoo Designs - Expressions of Beauty and Freedom

By Michael Featherstone

Of course, there is no official way of knowing this but if I were a betting man, which in fact I am, I would say that butterfly tattoo designs are the most popular tattoos for women. Other popular tattoo designs for women are flowers, namely the Rose, crosses and angels as well as cherubs which are oftentimes mistakenly identified as angels.

When you think about it it really isn't all that difficult to figure out why women love butterfly tattoos so much. You can incorporate a huge palette of beautiful, rich colors or go with the minimalist design by using black to define the shape. And speaking of shapes, there truly is an endless array of sizes, styles and shapes, limited only by your imagination.

The butterfly symbolizes rebirth. From the green, pulpy chrysalis emerges the exquisite, delicate butterfly, as light as a feather and as perfect as a rose. It is easy to see why women, in particular, love the butterfly. They see them as symbolic of a particularly difficult change and growth period that they have gone through from which they were able to emerge stronger and more graceful than before. Butterfly tattoo designs represent the emergence from struggle and pain.

And of course what woman does not want to be thought of as being beautiful, graceful and free. A butterfly tattoo is also something that will age appropriately on the person that it is inked on. Unlike many of the other tattoo designs that we see, it is pretty much age appropriate for women of all ages.

Butterfly tattoos are a perfect option for women because they are customizable as well. She can pick the size, the shape, and the colors, and no matter where it is placed on the body, a butterfly looks fantastic. Most other tattoo options are not nearly as versatile. Their delicate and graceful shape looks perfect on the hip, the stomach, the back, the arm, the chest or any other place they are put.

Creative tattoo artists can personalize butterfly tattoo designs quite easily as well. This also makes them an appealing option. They can be combined with a tattoo of a name placed within the body of the butterfly or along the edge of the butterfly's wing. Some women have their own name inscribed on the butterfly, others the name of their child. What a beautiful way to keep a loved one close by.

There really is an endless amount of possibilities that you can come up with. Be clever. Do something completely original and make it your own. It is suggested that you look at as many butterfly tattoo designs as you can possibly find and start jotting down ideas of how you would like yours to look. You will see it forming right before your eyes. Then all you have to do is find a good tattoo artist and make it come to life.

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