Katie got this gorgeous memorial portrait of her pet rat, Kamp Koala, by Tim Jordan at Optic Nerve Arts in the Alberta Arts District of Portland, Oregon. It makes me miss my rat, Ginger Kang-Kang, who died of cancer about fifteen years ago. He spent a semester riding everywhere on my shoulder…
Oh that’s a cute little rat friend!!!!!!
AWWWW!! Looks like my dumbo rattie Chester! Awesome rat tat :)
Too sweet
I’ve had a dozen or so rats in my life. They are amazing little companions.
oozes with cuteness!
squeals*
Adorable. I like the curl and shadow of the tail :)
that is so adorable! i’m not even a rat person (i’m usually the one on the bed screaming kill it kill it!!) but this is really nice
I love that so much. It’s lovely. (I’ve had rats too; there are no pets like them)
awww i’ve always wanted a rattie.
Kamp Koala is possibly the best pet name ever! Yay Tanky!
i love this.
rats are the best pets.
Rats are great pets. Pocket sized and smart as buttons.
That’s a beautiful portrait of an adorable rat! I’ve never had one as a pet, but maybe sometime in the future. They are too cute :)
Optic Nerve is filled with wonderful artists. Nice to see them mentioned!
cutest rat i have ever seen… illustrated or no
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Mine was Moo Moo.
She died coughing and sneezing in my brother’s hand.
I love ratties, this is such a cute portrait!
*squee* That’s so cute! And I really like the shadowing.
I adore rats; they make such wonderful pets! And I love this tattoo…it adorable!!
Too cute!
Yay for Optic Nerve. They’re fucking amazing.
The cutest rat.. haha.
Great tattoo! its so cute
Aww, it’s so sweet! I want a rat very badly. The only thing that’s stopping me from having a little rodent friend is the fact that I’m scared my dogs would hurt it. =[
I really love this Tattoo! Great!
A really well done tattoo. very cute :)
Kudos to the artist!
that’s such a gret tattoo! it makes my heart swell and makes me want to get my ratty tattoo fixed up (out of sheer jealousy)all at the same time :)
this tattoo just made me smile so wide!
my God, that’s the cutest tattoo I’ve ever seen! it’s so adorable…
i’m sorry about Ginger.
That is just so damn cute. I’ve had two rats and echo many other posters-they are GREAT pets-and very social. My rats Ace and Templeton(wherever you are)were awesome and taught me many lessons about the awesome power of small things. tck tck tck…
that just cute :D
Aaw, that’s so cute! I want another one now, the one I had when younger wasn’t very tame so I’d love to have a go at keeping a new one. Well, can’t have pets at halls/student houses so maybe after uni.
So wonderfully done and with such an adorable subject too! I have eight rats (six boys, two girls) and I know that at least one of them is going to memorialized on my body for all the love he shows me.
He’s definately got that dumbo look, my Chesnut has that droopy-eared cuteness.
worthlesswords, rat respiratory problems are all too common. My first few rats died in a similar way. I wish for lung health for all little fluffies. ;_;
kamp was the sweetest rat ever! and a bit fatter in real life :)
That’s so adorable. I love the little curled up feets.
Awww :) So c ute.
thank you all :). kamp was an awesome best friend & i love being able to think about him everytime i see him curled up on my hip. im just getting ready to get his girlfriend bella (i lost her to cancer last month) done on my arm.
as the owner of 8 adorable ratties and operator of a rat rescue… SQUEE!
It’s an amazing tattoo. Really well done, and very, very cute. Lovely idea too. :)
I miss my rat babies…
aaw… I miss the four rats I’ve had over the years… Beautiful tattoo