My Tattoos: Kitsune
🦊 The Shadow Fox (Kitsune Tattoo)
by MechMadHog
On my arm is a Kitsune… a nine-tailed fox.
The body of the fox is done in shadow: black and white, sharp expression, with each tail ending in a splash of watercolor like a paintbrush. The fox itself is shadow, while the colour lives in the tails.
I designed it that way deliberately.
For me it represents Dyspraxia… the unpredictability of my body, the inconsistency of my coordination, and the feeling that sometimes the machine I live in doesn’t quite behave the way it should.
The Kitsune fits that perfectly. Clever, mischievous, unpredictable. Sometimes feared, often underestimated.
The tails carry colour. Each one represents something that balances the trickster side of my brain.
The Tails and Their Meanings
- Royal Blue → Clarity. When the fog lifts and things finally make sense.
- Yellow → Joy. Finding humour even when things are chaotic.
- Purple → Wisdom. Lessons learned the hard way.
- Orange → Creativity. Turning broken pieces into something new.
- Rose Red → Passion. The drive that keeps things moving forward.
- Turquoise → Calm. Moments of still water that stop burnout.
- Sky Blue → Hope. Even when cynical, I keep a spark alive.
- Dark Red → Strength. Carrying weight without dropping it.
- Bright Green → Growth. The reminder that change is always possible.
Why a Kitsune?
Foxes survive by being clever.
They slip through traps, avoid hunters, and adapt to whatever environment they land in.
The Kitsune myth exaggerates that idea… intelligence mixed with unpredictability.
That’s how Dyspraxia often feels. Sometimes it trips me up. Sometimes it forces me to approach problems differently.
The fox’s expression isn’t meant to be cruel.
It’s unpredictable.
A reminder that shadow and colour can exist at the same time.
Why Write This
Tattoos aren’t just decoration.
They mark identity.
My Kitsune represents both sides of the same thing… the difficulty of living with a brain that behaves differently, and the creativity that comes from it.