So here I am at 42 years old and one day I wake up and realize that I like tattoos, and heck why not? So, I searched online for local shops and looked at their galleries, finally finding Dirk Hays at tattoobydirk.com. A cool guy that does excellent work.

This is in fact my second tat I’m showing here. I wanted to symbolize my family, so I looked for the idea of a child-like colorful car transporter. Eventually I found the perfect image at a toy site.

I used Paintshop Pro to add thicker outlines to the picture, then Dirk did some magic. I love it, and it’s a great way to show how cool a family is.

I’m the truck, carrying my 3 kids through life – and, yes that’s my wife driving! The 4th car is our son Jake Harry who we lost, so he’s shown off the truck. I added it to the inside of my left arm (closest to my heart).

-James

Tattoo Design: James Shaw
Inked by: Dirk at Tattoo by Dirk