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Elbow Armor tattoo
This client started out more ambitious, wanting the full-arm body armor look, but got a job working as a chef at a place that doesn't want visible tattoos. So we carefully placed this custom Celtic...
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Equestrian tattoo design
The way a true equestrienne carries herself on a horse has the power to mesmerize audiences. Everyone responds to the beauty and grace that touches a place deep within us.
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Koi tattoo design
My own first tattoo was a koi in exactly this placement, so I'm always pleased to have an opportunity to put one on a client with identical good taste.
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Tribal dragon tattoo
A spiky black dragon from back in the day when tribal was all the rage.
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Scottish Dirk tattoo design
A Scottish dirk, (also "Highland dirk", Scottish Gaelic: Biodag), is a symbolic traditional and ceremonial weapon of the Highland Cathairean (cateran or warrior), worn by officers, pipers and drummers...
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Kings' Braid Celtic Band Tattoo Design
The clothing of Kings always enhanced their status, and no commoner could hope to wear something so sumptuous as this intricate chain of knotwork. Once embroidered on the robe of a King, now it can be...
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Berserkir Boat Nordic Viking Tattoo Design
The legendary long ship of the marauding Vikings, Lords of the Sea, and this special one flying the sails of the Berserkir, the one whose battle frenzy made him take on the killing spirit of the bear....
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Ragnarok Wolf Brothers
The Nordic Viking wolves Sköll and Hati, the sons of Fenrir and grandsons of Loki. Sköll and Hati chase the horse-drawn chariots of Sól and Máni, the personified sun and moon respectively, every day...
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Celtic Wolf Paw Tattoo Design
A wolf sanctuary volunteer took a paw print of his own personal wolf-dog hybrid and I added Celtic knotwork. Now on his own foot, they walk together the road of life. Celtic Wolf Paw tattoo by Pat Fish
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Local press about Pandemic adaptation
I was asked by the local newspaper in Santa Barbara to explain how I’m getting by while my studio is shut down by government order during the pandemic. 9/17/20 Independent article...
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The Wild Geese tattoo
A representation of the Irish Wild Geese, a reference to the Irish diaspora that has led to the historical dispersion of the Irish people to other parts of the world. Like the geese, they have migrated...
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Keefe Family Crest
A custom family crest pattern for a family of brothers of the Irish Keefe family. A good template to start a crest tattoo, changing the heraldic elements for a different family. Keefe family crest
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Shandwick Stone Spiral Shamrock
The spirals from the Pictish Shandwick standing stone in Scotland are here filling a lucky four-leaved clover, a perfect union for any Scots-Irish.
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Nordic Dragon Band
A band of traditional Swedish serpent-dragons form a Nordic arm band, inter-weaving and inter-connecting.
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Father and Son matching Celtic Cross tattoos
This father and son duo from Florida now have matching tattoos! I tattooed the Dad decades ago, and now that his Son has come of age the entire family make a trek to the Left Coast for the Son to get...
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Lord of the Rings Medly Tattoo Design
This client asked for Lord of the Rings imagery united in one tattoo: the white tree of Gondor coming out of the hilt of Narsil with the Elvish ring script around it. Her wish was my command.
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Passiflora - Passion Flower Tattoo Design
My personal favorite flower, this is the ultimate spaceship of the floral kingdom. Improbable and beyond surreal, this variety is called alata-caerula and covers my home's front door. Metaphoric for...
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Three Loves Celtic Tattoo Design
A sentimental creation, this tattoo ranks as the saddest one in my career, but also as a heartfelt lesson about how important my work can be. The pink cat represents the family's little daughter, the...
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Killamery Cross Celtic Tattoo Design
The East face of the Killamery cross in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The unique integration of serpents and spirals in the center represents the joining of the Pagan forces of the Earth with the new...
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Yin-Yang Wolf Star Celtic Cherokee Tattoo Design
The seven pointed star, sacred to the Cherokee Nation, the Babylonians and the Gods of the Game of Thrones universe, is here united with the heads of two wolves in a yin-yang balance and encircled with...
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