It was so boring before. I guess I should start with a dream I had several years ago. I won’t go on about the details of the dream, but needless to say I still remember it. In this dream I had a symbol on my left shoulder. That is the symbol the dragon is swimming around. The dragon has a red belly to represent my grandfather. It has a green back to represent my heart. Dragons themselves control certain elements and traditional dragons carry symbols to represent all of the elements. That’s what the orb is for. The kanji is the symbol for love ‘ai’. My calligraphy teacher painted the original, in gyosho style. The tattoos artist’s name is Aiko, which carries the same kanji for ‘ai’ and the kanji ‘ko’ which means ‘child’. When I asked her what I should name my dragon, her response was immediate. I think ‘Aiko’ is the perfect name for this dragon, and I’m glad I finally got the tattoo I had dreamt about.
