Tony at Iron Horse in Vegas did this. He is amazing. This is my first tattoo. I got it 6 weeks ago at the age of 52. I am recently divorced after 34 years of marriage. This heart and wings represents freedom, a new start for me. My favorite band is AFI and it is listening to their music that has gotten me through the most difficult times in my life. It took me two years of thinking about this, searching artwork, and making it into something of my own before I actually realized my dream of getting a tattoo.
I think i'm in the feeling of the tattoo. Actually i hate names of bands - teams - boy/girl friends on tattoos and i have given to all those that have seen and don't have posted comments about the story of the tattoo 1 or 2 . But this is different. 9 :P
I think this tattoo missed the boat. You wanted to portray uplifting imagry, the heart works OK but I do not like the purple roses. The wings are bat-like (bug like, somewhat tribal) and that gives the entire tattoo a creepy feeling. It's a mess. Sorry.
I think it is very unique and the art work is beautiful you def. got your moneys worth on this one good luck with everything if you caould take that kinda pain you can get through anything keep your head up......