Getting Inked... Finally

I've been wanting to get a tattoo for a while.  I wanted to cover up the Jack Skellington I have on my arm. He was once a part of a tattoo collage idea I had a long time ago.  Things have changed.  I asked friends and did some research before picking the shop.  I received a lot of Raves about Delta Art & Tattoo in Pittsburg CA.  I called to see if there was someone to speak to in person about what I wanted.  They had time, and I rushed over to hopefully speak to a guy named Rich.  I found Rich on Instagram, he has some wicked work. I chatted with Jason about the work he was doing at the moment. I quickly changed my mind about who was doing my tattoo and we discussed possibilities for my tattoo and I made an appointment.  I came in Friday April 7 for a 3 hour session.  On my way there I was called into work, but told them it would have to wait until after my appointment. There was no way I was canceling.  I had to cancel my first appointment due to work; Jason was a sweetheart and rescheduled me. I am grateful for his kindness as I've been waiting too long to get this done.  Jason had a great collage of autumn foliage including one of my favorite flowers, the sunflower.  Dahlia is my other favorite which is also an autumn flower (not in this tattoo).  We get started and I let him know that this session wasn't just about the tattoo but some much needed pain therapy.  Stress with work gave me an itch for pain.  I was relaxed and reading my book most of the time.  He'd ask how I was doing every so often and I made a snarky remark about it not hurting.  He offered to make it hurt for me.  He worked on me for about 2.5 hours... He had another client coming in at 6 and I had to get to work.  Jason is an awesome artist and a cool cat.  I can't wait for my next session.