Flower tattoo designs

The Best Flower Tattoo Designs

Modern flower tattoo design is almost as popular as flowers themselves, but the highly detailed images depicted today are relatively new. And unlike the time honored practice of tattooing, today's intricate flower tattoo design has been around only for a hundred years or so. The reason for this lack of history is simple and easily understood. Before the creation of the tattoo machine it was impossible to duplicate the elaborate image of the flower, and the color choices were limited to only a few.

There is documentation of the flower tattoo design dating as far back as the Aztec culture, but they were restricted to straightforward drawings of the Poinsettia. These early tattoos were awarded to the Aztec woman as a reward for their behind the scenes support of the male warriors of the tribe.

The rose became the keystone flower tattoo design in 1910, and stayed popular for the next fifty years. Often featuring a head or body emerging from the heart of the rose and tattoo, artists of the era became quite well known, often creating thousands of unique designs.

Commonly paired with the sultry hula and sailor girls, or the kewpie doll, the rose tattoo design quickly became the tattoo of choice and even though the old school rose tattoo design is making a comeback today, the real reason why other flower tattoo designs are exploding in popularity is because of the wide selection of colored inks now offered. When combined with these numerous options of ink and the advent of the modern tattoo gun, accurately portraying any flower as a tattoo is now possible.

Flowers have always been associated with many different groups, religions, and philosophies throughout our existence, and it's only natural that flower tattoo designs would follow suit. One example is the daisy. Known for its bright colors and simplistic design, this throw back to the peace and love movement of the late 60's and early 70's is one of the more desired today.

The lily is another enormously popular option on account of their wide variety of color. Known as a mark of remembrance, a lily tattoo frequently is paired with the name of a loved one lost. The lily is also associated with many religions and reflects the expectation of eternal life.

Renowned for its strong symbolic significance in eastern cultures, the lotus flower is also highly desired world-wide. Considered a symbol of enlightenment, the cultures believe that Buddha appeared from within the lotus blossom, bringing beauty, goodness, and truth.

Believed by the Japanese and Chinese cultures to be a sign of good fortune and wealth, the delicate flower of the peony is also a sign of the fragile balance between risk and reward.

But still, for all of the flower tattoo design options available today, and all the additional color selections, the rose is still the most requested by both men and women. Whether worn as a sign of affection or a tribute to a loved one, the rose still reigns supreme today.

( Articles By Noel Christian )