Years after starting this piece, I learned it simply would not work. It will be going through the wringer and be simplified -- not to mention finished -- before it's applied anywhere.

Tattoo Design, 2004

This, with two lines simplified, is currently on the back of my neck.

(If you happen to be my mother and you're reading this, and you haven't noticed it yet, I did keep my promise when I said "If I get one, it won't likely be obvious!" -- and it's been there since early February 2004. You haven't noticed, so... it's not obvious, right? Please don't kill me.)