Flames and other “dangerous” images, like guns and snakes, are common in tattoo imagery. You don’t have to promote violence or include any frightening images, however. You can just get a flame tattoo, which will make its own statement. Your flame tattoo can rip on an ex-lover, honor a deceased loved one or highlight your favorite grilling food.Old Flame
Many people get tattoos of their significant other’s name to immortalize a passionate relationship. Unfortunately, some relationships don’t work out. This doesn’t mean you can’t create a lasting imprint of your relationship via a flame tattoo. You can turn the saying “old flame” into a tattoo to honor that past relationship. Let’s say you’re bitter about the person whom you lost. Turn your “old flame” tattoo into a cathartic experience: Get a tattoo of your ex-lover’s name engulfed in flames.
Eternal Flame
Tattoos featuring portraits or names of deceased loved ones are common. You can honor the life of someone you loved and lost with an eternal flame tattoo. Some graves, like president John F. Kennedy’s, are marked with an eternal flame that burns day and night. You can put put an image of an eternal flame on your body in conjunction with the name of the deceased whom you loved. Your tattoo can feature the grave of the person who died with the flame burning in front of it.
Cooking
Images of food are appropriate for tattoos as your body requires food in order to function. You can show your love for cooking and/or a favorite food with a tattoo of a food item grilling in flames. For example, if you’re really into cooking steak, you could get an image of a steak engulfed in flames. Depending on what type of food you include in the fire, you can reference other interests. For example, you can get an tattoo of a marshmallow with flames coming off it to symbolize a love for s’mores and/or camping.
