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Steadfast Band Celtic Knot Tattoo Design

A band that gives focus for a steadfast course, classic simplicity in a Celtic knot. Shown here in a wrist cuff to remind this man to hold on to what he loves.

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Cherries Classic Tattoo Design

Tattooed cherries have always served a certain sort of sassy girl well, and this kinda gal may be making a comeback. Live for the moment! Here's mine, show me yours!

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Intuitive Knowledge Celtic Tattoo Design

We are drawn to the spiral for its mystic significance, seeking the knowledge we already have, secret and personal, hidden within.

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Black Rose Classic Tattoo Design

One of the most classic of the old school WWII tattoos, the black rose was the mark of one who had looked death in the face and survived.Sweet story about this one. A WWII vet came into the shop and...

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Father Knot Celtic Tattoo Design

This man came to me for a Father Knot years ago when his daughter was born. This week he was able to wrangle a work trip down from Oregon to add a mirror-image to celebrate the birth of his son. A...

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Rose and Thistles Tattoo Design

For the celebration of a heritage that combines both Scottish and English bloodlines, a bouquet of symbolic flowers: a rose bud between two thistles.

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Croatian Pleter Interlace Tattoo Design

This beautiful three-ribbon pattern is one of the most often used elements of pre-romanesque Croatian art. Found on and within churches and monasteries built in the early medieval Kingdom of Croatia...

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Nordic Luck Sigil Tattoo DesignA Nordic sigil, a symbolic representation of the desired outcome: It is said to mean "Luck will follow me."

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Carnation Abundance Tattoo Design

The spiritual meaning of the carnation is related to abundance, the arrival of something good and moments of joy. Due to its long and significant historical tradition, it is said to symbolize bravery...

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Celtic Battle Armor Tattoo Design

Wear your illustrated skin like the beast you are. Pattern your pelt with the marks of your tribe.

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Triple Loop Band Celtic Tattoo Design

It is taken from the border of Folio 84 verso of the Book of Durrow, the oldest surviving complete illuminated gospel known. It was most likely created in the late 600s AD in Northern England, or...

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Products Star Whirl Celtic Tattoo Design

A complex and beautiful pattern rendered in knotwork and dotting, a star at the center of the universe. For the ambitious person wanting a large and complex pattern, this star within spirals is a...

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Eternal Link Band Celtic Tattoo Design

One of the most beautiful bands that can be done small, as in the tattoo arm bandshown here. The link repeats smoothly, and it makes fine jewelry that can never be lost or stolen.

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Raven Flight Newgrange Spiral Tattoo Design

The silhouette of a raven in flight is superimposed on the triple spiral design from the 6,000 year old Newgrange megalithic mound in Ireland. I rendered the spirals in individual dots, the way they...

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Sanctuary Ring Celtic Tattoo Design

The Scots Gaelic word CAIM (pronounced "kyem") describes a circle of protection, to remind the wearer of being safe and loved. Here a ring of Celtic knot work scribes that Sanctuary Ring in skin,...

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Dedication Trinity Celtic Tattoo Design

A dedication tattoo for a devoted father, a permanent symbol of his love for and connection to his wife and two children. Any three names or dates or words can be placed in the ring.

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Wedding Band Celtic Tattoo Design

He started with a little "g" and now, he has a Celtic knot bracelet. That's the way it is with tattoos, they speak truthfully when they say they are addictive.Many people like the idea of a tattooed...

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A Knotwork NordWolf Tattoo

This client drew his own pattern for this wolf tattoo that draws from both the Nordic and Celtic traditions.

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Pictish Z-Rod Stone Carving Tattoo Design

Enigmatic and mysterious, the Z-Rod with double discs is one of the ancient 6th century Pictish carvings found through Scotland on standing stones.  This version comes from on the Rodney stone, located...

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Trinity Quarter Sleeve Celtic Tattoo Design

Dramatic upper arm coverage is achieved with this combination of integrated patterns. The central piece is a knot work trinity knot, weaving in and out of an eternal circle. Fitted in above it is a...

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