deeperthanwar

See this picture of Jesus?  That's what my new tattoo looks like.  Some of you might have seen it.  It's on the inside of my upper left arm.
It doesn't quite look like this yet, because it's only outlined right now.  I'm getting it coloured tomorrow night and I'm rather excited.

Above that tattoo, right at the top of my arm, I have a big sacred heart, a mix of old and new school styles, with a banner that says deeper than war.  I'm wanting to build up a sleeve eventually, filled with Catholic style imagery.  I think I want to finish it off at the wrist with a realistic looking rosary wrapped around my arm, but I'm not sure yet.

My question is: what do you think should find its way onto that arm?  I don't think I want Mary on there, but I'm open to reasons that I should get that.  There's loads of stuff, but I want to keep it on a fairly classic theme, lots of colour, pretty old school in style.  A bit kitsch, but not too tacky.
I think once it's done, the background spaces will be filled with rays of light and bits of stained glass.  The elbow will probably be very little work, more gaps in the background.

I need lots of good ideas for this arm.  You can write your suggestions below.  Have fun!

OK, I know that I promised a post full of my recent musings on a certain subject.  Sorry to disappoint, but this isn't it.  It's coming, for sure, but I saw this picture, and felt like I should post it.

If this isn't one of the most inspired ideas for a tattoo that has ever been, then I don't know what is.  It's unique, it looks pretty cool in its own right... It's even interactive.  You'd never be bored on a long train/plane journey/in a doctor's office/anywhere else you might ordinarily become bored again!
Brilliant.

Hard to believe, then, that I found this on a 'worst tattoos ever' page.  I know.  Some people have no sense of style.
 
If anyone wants a join the dots tattoo, come see me, ok?