Tattoo model and creator Heidi Lavon’s collection includes a canine head and diamond across her chest, an eagle and ocean sleeve, portraits on her hands and faces on both thighs. In a 2018 InkAddict interview, she recalled starting with a pirate ship on her back, a heart on her chest and a Jason Voorhees mask on her thigh; she said the mask was later covered with a black panther. The photos below show a later stage of her collection.
The animal head and diamond tattoos across her chest
A large canine head stretches across Lavon’s upper chest, its muzzle angled toward a faceted blue-green diamond. Flowing fur lines reach toward her shoulders, while straight edges and color give the stone a different texture. Lettering sits closer to the collarbones, and overlapping designs continue up the neck.
The eagle head tattoo on her upper arm
A black-and-gray eagle head fills Lavon’s right upper arm. Its hooked beak and round eye stand out against layered feather shading. Smaller purple flowers and green leaves sit nearby; they add color without competing with the bird’s face.
The octopus and seahorse tattoos in her ocean sleeve
Lavon’s other arm has a colorful ocean scene, with an octopus high on the arm and a ridged seahorse near the elbow. The octopus’s tentacles curl around its head; the seahorse’s narrow snout and segmented body give it a different outline. Blue-green patches, small sea shapes and touches of pink and orange fill the spaces between them.
The portrait tattoos on the backs of her hands
Each of Lavon’s hands has a portrait. One face is softly shaded and framed by dark hair; the other uses red and blue-green color with a stronger border around the head. The expressions and treatments differ, though their placement gives the pair a connection.
The woman portrait tattoos on her thighs
Woman’s faces sit on both of Lavon’s thighs. One portrait uses color and decorative framing; the other is mostly linework, with curled hair and a necklace. One turns into profile, while the other faces more toward the viewer. The two treatments show different ways of building a portrait in the same general placement.
Lavon’s updated tattoo tour below shows how these earlier pieces sit alongside the work she has added since.