März 29, 2024

Colorful poppy flower foot tattoo

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Pretty poppy flowers

Lovely red poppy flowers. Three blossoming poppy flowers, one poppy bud, green leaves, and subtle tints of blue. 

Colorful poppy flower foot tattoo

Pretty red poppy flowers with a yellow / orange inked centered with a black inked middle. The poppy flowers are outlined in black ink and have dark green leaves with subtle tints of blue. The blue behind the poppy flowers is inked in resemblance to water or the poppy flowers pollen. There are two blossomed poppy flowers and one budded flower.

Poppy flowers has been known to have hallucinogenic / narcotic properties. In China, the Chinese poppy flower can produce opium. When the poppy flower is in between it’s bud phase and blossoming phase, the bud hangs it’s head in as if it were sleeping and in a dream. The poppy flower is a symbol of the Greek god Morpheus, the god of dreams. Morpheus lived in a would of dreams and fantasy. Morpheus is born under the goddess of the night & dark creations and the god of sleep.