


Initially unsure what she wanted, they came up with an idea around Princess Wakana, the beautiful daughter of Lord Otomo no Sorin, a Japanese feudal lord of the 1500s. She already knew him from a previous tattoo he did for her and she feels he is "one of the best artists" in Australia. "I put 50 hours into it - I don't care who looks!" Alexandra had two tattoos but nothing on her back when she first reached out to tattoo artist Dan Molloy, based in Perth, Western Australia in January 2021. "I do notice people staring when I'm out - but I take no offence. I love the contrast of not looking tattooed from the front, but having a heavy back piece. "Tattoos like this are designed to be hidden under clothes - and it's good I can have it hidden. "When people say the back is quite painful, I didn’t find it too bad.

"But traditionally with Japanese back pieces, they're supposed to tell the story of the rest of your body and all images link to the back and I liked that. Alexandra, who is currently living with her partner in Singapore, said: "I never looked at myself originally with a big back piece. She loves seeing people's reactions when they see her from the front, with no visible ink - then she turns around. The tattoo centres around Princess Wakana and also features flowers, skulls and spiders on a spider web background. She got the £3,000 ink done over NINE sessions in a year, taking more than 50 hours to complete in total. A tattoo artist herself, Alexandra, from Hillarys, Perth, Australia, took inspiration from Japanese 'bodysuit' tattoos. Alexandra Cornish, 24, opted to get a unique back tattoo - which spans her entire back, bum and the back of her thighs. A young woman has proudly spoken of her amazing tattoo which covers her entire back and bum - but is completely invisible from the front.
