Collin's Mother, a Giraffe

Collin's mother was a Giraffe. Not a real one of course, but she embodied the Giraffe spirit. They are about far-sightedness, they see perspectives we dont, thats what she did, they bridge gaps, and they are strongly bonded to their babies. the flowers are the flowers Collin wore in her hair at her wedding. Her spirit flows through Collin, and I tried to capture that in the design. Enjoy!

Complete. After 2 sessions, and 4 total hours. Collin's got perfect skin for bright colors, and we chose turquoise and blue to compliment her red hair and fair skin. Sounds like we'll be integrating it into a full sleeve very soon!


My first sketch, which ended up being a little too comical and curvy.

The second and final sketch, elongated when made into the stencil to fit her arm better and make the neck just a little bit longer.