Hourglass Tattoo

Among those who like to decorate the body with tattoos, there are often those who choose the "hourglass" symbol. Its popularity lies in the sense that it is invested in it. Reflections on the meaning of the hourglass tattoo often lead to a parallel with the transience of time and the desire to have time to do more while the hours allotted for life are counting down.

In the famous proverb about time, it is said that this is the currency of the highest value. She often has to pay for the wrong or not made decisions. The hourglass is also considered a symbol of balance and cyclicality. In a glass vessel, narrowing exactly in the middle, there is sand, which will have to be poured countless times. In the sketches of tattoos, this image is given the importance of the inevitability of the passing time. He reminds that everything is temporary.

Alchemists once put an interesting meaning in hours filled with sand. According to the ancient interpretation, one half of the flask represented the sky, and the other the earth. The pouring sand between them symbolized the incessant flow of energy, the inevitability of life cycles. This value is attributed to the hourglass applied to the body, admirers of ancient cultures.

The underwear image of this symbol speaks of the elapsing time in life. Everyone will have to decide for themselves how to dispose of this valuable gift - to invest meaning in every moment or just move along the waves of life.

But even the same symbol has many variants of the image in different tattoos.

• If an erect clock is depicted, then this is interpreted as a continuous flow of life. In an inclined view or lying on its side - an attempt to freeze the moment. Such a body drawing is applied by those who wish that life is not so fleeting.

• But the version of the tattoo with a broken clock has a more sad meaning. Such a drawing symbolizes the greatest degree of disappointment, a painful perception of an event. If the whole bulb of an hourglass still carries the message that you need to understand the value of time and spend it on loved ones, then cracks and fragments show that nothing else can be returned. This is a symbol of lost hope. Often, under such a clock, a phrase, translated into Latin or another language, characterizing the composition is stuffed.

• Clock flasks can have the shape of hearts, be made in the form of eights - the symbolism of infinity. In addition, they are adorned with flowers, flames, butterflies, stars, etc.

• Sometimes there are sketches and photos of tattooed paintings with the addition of female or male portraits. Popular are bowls with sand and wings, which hint that one must live with ease.

• If there is an owl in the picture with an hourglass, which means that this person is used to wisely managing the allotted time.

The choice to make such a tattoo on your skin must be approached very carefully. The drawing turns out to be meaningful and meaningful, while it remains on the body for life. In painting, there are often curious scenes with an hourglass. Some famous paintings even become the basis for body designs. For example, the idea of ​​a painting by Peter Belov can be used by the male half of the clientele of the tattoo artist. According to the artist's idea, instead of sand in glass bowls, skulls are depicted, reminiscent of the inevitability of death.

An hourglass with a skull always means fatalism in one way or another. The skull means death, and the clock is the countdown that leads to the end of life. It can be interpreted in such a way that a person does not give meaning to life, because the result is predetermined. But there is a version that this is a reminder of the value of life. To refill it until the flask is overfilled with the lived years ...

Still often there are sketches of an hourglass tattoo with a skull or a flask in the hands of Death. The picture turns out to be very eloquent - time is killing. This is probably a kind of message from a person that death is the future lot of everyone. Therefore, you need to live in full strength, please yourself and your loved ones, until the sand in your watch runs out.

Sometimes the reason for drawing such an image is the loss, death of a dear person. Then, under the picture, they write the name and date associated with the tragic event. It is like a symbol of the memory of the deceased.

Mystical natures have their own vision of an hourglass. They compare a flask with grains of sand to a wheel of rebirth. According to this interpretation, exactly in the center of the clock, in the narrowest place, there is a meeting of life and death. The owner of such underwear painting may strive for inner harmony or emphasize that he has already found it. In women's versions, the bowls of watches can be decorated with hearts, branches with roses, butterflies, birds, flames, feathers, ornaments with flowers.

You can also see such a tattoo, where a human figurine is inside the hourglass bulb. Or even a naked girl. A symbol of the fact that we are all defenseless before death and leave for another world in the same form as we appeared in it. In general, both small and large-scale tattoos carry a wise meaning and turn out to be very beautiful and original. Regardless of age and gender, you can choose a suitable sketch or create an exclusive drawing.

Hourglass tattoos are performed in different styles: monochrome classics and realism, watercolors, etc. Even a simple drawing in the style of minimalism will clearly convey the image of a curly glass clock.The symbol can be a separate figure or an addition to a large drawing. Chicano can be complemented with a hawk head, ribbon and flowers. And in the technique of hyperrealism, the emphasis is placed directly on the structure of sand and glass.

Clocks, in general, are considered one of the favorite themes of the trash polka style. This is a rebellious, detailed, deliberately catchy rendering of the picture. A tattoo in this style looks expressive and decisive. Trash polka is often preferred by self-sufficient individuals who live by their own mind, and not by the opinion of the environment. Such a tattoo with a curly clock with sand is an indicator that only a person himself has the right to own his own life.

Hourglass in watercolor technique turns out to be especially bright. This style is chosen by the one who wants to bring bright colors to life. Watercolor gives the tattoo tenderness and airiness. Its owner clearly strives for harmony with his self and with the world around him, he lives with pleasure, enjoying every moment.

An image in calmer colors may mean that a person prefers a measured existence. The hourglass is one of the rare symbols that is beautiful even in monochrome.

If you want to leave in sight the event associated with the choice of such a tattoo, it should be done on the arm, forearm or on the back. For secretive individuals, the lumbar zone or a place in the shoulder blade area is ideal. An hourglass tattoo looks harmoniously on the leg, shoulder, wrist and chest. Male versions of plots are often transferred to the forearm or stuffed around the neck.

When deciding on a sketch, you can choose an option from ready-made tattoos based on a photo from the master's portfolio, look at the images on the Internet or develop a unique sketch that meets your own requirements.

• The tattoo of a glass clock with blood instead of sand may have an unusual interpretation.

• A beautiful option for men, complemented by a dial.

• Women's tattoo in oriental style.

• A flask with space inside.

• An owl is a symbol of a wise attitude towards time.

• A clock flask with water instead of grains of sand.

• Tattoo with birds.

• Wearable drawing of a curly watch with a commemorative inscription

• With a masculine and feminine beginning.