Phoenix Tattoo Design with Flames
The eternal phoenix, rising again and again from the fire, is here depicted in tribal shapes that make the bird itself a flame.
View ArticleContemplation Tree Tattoo Design
Two young boys spent much time beneath this tree, growing their friendship as they grew older. But when one sadly passed away his friend asked for this memorial design to remember forever his dear...
View ArticleMaple Leaf Tattoo Design
A maple leaf for a nostalgic man born in Canada. Origin and identity.
View ArticleCeltic Arm Sleeve Design
After 5 sessions spread out over 2 years this 6'8" gentle giant client from Hawaii is finally finished with a full continuous knotwork sleeve. We had to squeeze sessions into his trips to the Mainland,...
View ArticleCeltic Swan Tattoo with Wheel Design
A beautiful circle of six swans a-swimming, taken from the opening page folio 29r of the Saint Matthew's Gospel in the 9th century illuminated manuscript, the Book of Kells. A Celtic tattoo of...
View ArticleSt Dymphna Tattoo Design
My personal favorite saint, Dymphna is the Irish patroness of mental illness and nervous disorders. The daughter of an Irish chieftain, she was martyred and now is intercessor for those who don't want...
View ArticleSoldier Cross Celtic Tattoo Design 1 Soldier Celtic Cross Tattoo Design
Evening's long shadows became the night, in the small Irish graveyard where I made the grave rubbing that became this tattoo pattern. Memorial to a soldier who had fought and died in a foreign land....
View ArticleEntwined Wolves Tattoo with Celtic Tribal Design
This striking pattern of entwined wolves or Celtic greyhounds is an ideal shape for the shoulder as shown here. It is based on a grave rubbing done from an ancient high cross in Ireland.
View ArticleBronze Sword La Tene Culture Tattoo Design
An intricate pattern found detailing an ancient La Tene culture bronze sword. A wish for strength and success in battle, dating from before the time of iron, or of steel.
View ArticleWahoo Fish Design Tattoo
The Wahoo is a prized game fish, pursued avidly by sportsmen for putting up a valiant fight when hooked. This one wraps in a curve that gives it dynamic motion.
View ArticleWhy a duck?
Every day I strive for artistic excellence in my work. Some days the client just wants a duck on their butt. Get this tattoo and spend the rest of your life answering the question made immortal by the...
View ArticleEpona the white horse Goddess
In the ancient traditions Epona the white horse Goddess represented the spirit of the land, and the force with which the High King was united in rule. This horse in this knotwork is taken from a...
View ArticleDog and Lion Battle Band Celtic Tattoo Design
Classic illuminated manuscript images of a Celtic dog and lion reach around to face off and make a full armband or leg band.
View ArticleGravestone Dogs Celtic Tattoo Design
A pattern taken from a charcoal rubbing of a high cross grave in County Cork, Ireland. Four dogs entwined around a central knotwork cross.
View ArticleDragons of Awe Tattoo Design
A trio of traditional Nordic dragons surround the Aegishjalmr, the Helm of Awe. Helm of Terror is an object in Norse mythology relating to the golden hoard protected by the worm Fáfnir and subsequently...
View ArticleMighty Dogs Tattoo Celtic Band Design
Two Celtic dogs form a band, with their faces snarling in the front and their tails linked in the back to form a continuous knotwork. A perfect way to add both zoomorphic animals and intricate knots to...
View ArticleIntricate Celtic Body Armor Tattoo Design
This extensive Celtic body armor knotwork tattoo is one continuous weave, several knots fully integrated together into one pattern, flowing from the neckline down to the middle of the upper arm where...
View ArticleJulia Set Tattoo with Triple Dragon Design
In a graphic representation of the infinity of the cosmos, this fierce and formidable European dragon emerges from the swirling mass of the Triple Julia Set Crop Circle.
View ArticlePower Circle Nordic Celtic Tattoo Design
A combination of Viking Nordic and Celtic elements make a strong tattoo statement of the historic melding of the art styles of these cultures.
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