On the recent TWLOHA day, I decorated my right forearm with the word "Love" and a flower. The more I looked at it on my arm, and the more I researched TWLOHA ( [link] )and the "Love is the Movement" project, I began to design a tattoo. Spreading love and acceptance has been my goal within myself and to others for several years now. That deep ache that occurs from wanting unconditional love is a common feeling for nearly all people. Often, we turn to drugs, sex, alcohol, self mutilation, over eating and other addictions to do anything to ease that ache. Because so many are curious about tattoos, and I am asked constantly about the ink that I have, I have decided that my next tattoo will be in honor of TWLOHA and the "Love is the Movement" project. I have never wanted a visible tattoo, choosing to keep my art covered for "polite society". However, that is going to end. This is going to be a colorful, visible tattoo. I'm putting it on my forearm (where most cutting starts) which can only be covered by long sleeves.

I'm rather excited about this. Unlike my SuperGirl symbol, it will serve to show me as well as others that we all deserve unconditional love, we all can live without shame, we all are beautiful and wanted. It will be in my face, where it will catch my eye so I will never forget and will be able to make sure others know this as well.

Keep watching for updates.

Ok, so I'm working on designing one of the tattoos that I have been wanting. In the center of my back is my SuperGirl symbol. Off of the symbol, I'm wanting to "sprout" wings. I want them to go across my shoulders and all the way down my back. They are mostly going to be black and grey, but I think I am going to have them tipped in color. I've been looking at butterfly wings, angel wings, "fae" wings...I think I want to have a combination of butterfly and angel wings, so I'm looking at different styles, and like my clover, it will probably be a combined effort between MysticNeedle and I, and like my clover, when I finally get it "stuck", it will be exactly what I want. Sigh, I'm so impatient though.

Next challenge. I might have an idea. I don't know. It's like smoke...I can almost see it, if I look the right way, but can't grasp it.

I should be in bed. I cannot find the off button to my mind though. I figure it is better to be up at the computer and completing something than laying in bed watching the psychotic slide show of my brain's images flash across the ceiling, so to speak.

The original posting of this was in 2006, so I thought I would repost and freshen my and other's memories because I'm getting a lot of questions about it. Here it is:

~Challenge from Fyrefayre~

The point of this challenge is to test and improve your skill as an artist. After 100 submissions, who wouldn’t be better? Please forgive me if this in any way excludes you from taking the challenge.

The rules

1.) Make 100 submission, each submission having a theme listed below. Each sub should have ONE and only ONE theme to it, for it to count.

2.) No time limit so have fun

3.) Submission should be of own ability. You may not break any other rules set out in the Da etiquette policy. Your submissions can be anything from crap to great master pieces. Just have fun with it.

4.) The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that......

A.)You are in the challenge
B.)What you have completed

5.) make sure to update this list and check off what is done

6.) In the comments for your art work note if it is part of the list and what ONE theme it is.

Now the good part. Challenge your friends! Challenge me in comments.

THE LIST............................
1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

So. I'm not specifically challenging anyone. But if you'd like to, PLEASE respond in comments to mine.

I think I have it. I just had a spark of something that can be put towards this Challenge that has perplexed me for almost a year. We shall see what will be, eh?