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Celtic Knotwork Teddy Bear Tattoo
We never forget our first love, and dedication tattoos are a timeless tattoo tradition. For this woman her first love was a Teddy Bear, so when she decided to get her first tattoo, the choice was an...
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'Odin's Walknot' Viking Tattoo
Recently a man with Viking heritage chose to put this powerful symbol of a warrior on his body. Also known as the Borromean Triangles, this interlocked series of three triangles is the Walknot, the...
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Celtic Jerusalem Cross Tattoo
This evening a policeman who takes pride in his position as a defender of the public chose to acquire this custom version of the Jerusalem cross. We placed it with a Celtic circle of knot work behind...
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Celtic Triquetra Extensions Tattoo
Today a returning client with extensive Celtic sleeve work (glimpse-able on the right) returned to add a pattern of triquetras linked together to surround a ichthus fish and cross. We placed three...
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Pictish 'Moon Poppies' Celtic Tattoo
Today a native Californian now working out of state returned for a symbolic tattoo of the state flower, the California poppy, Eschscholzia californica. In keeping with a celestial theme in her previous...
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Zebra-tailed Lizard Tattoo
Today a reptile fancier came for a permanent representation of her very favorite species, the Zebra-tailed Lizard. It required a lot of image searching, drawing and re-drawing, considering the perfect...
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'Loyalty Thistle' Celtic Tattoo
Today a woman chose this ethnic design to add to her forearm, a piece of permanent jewelry to show her love for her heritage. Modeled after a very old kilt pin, the thistle of Scotland is enclosed...
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Celtic Spiral Waves Background Tattoo
Recently I added this background pattern based on the Shandwick stone in Scotland to an eel/dragon tattoo begun several years ago. To balance a Japanese style chest-piece with wind-bars and a dragon on...
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Celtic Knotwork Sleeve Extension
Today this esteemed returning client went one step further toward the goal of full Celtic knot work sleeves. He began with the winged lion, then we added a background matrix for it, and today I took...
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'Kings' Braid' Celtic Band Tattoo
Today an extensively tattooed man came for two Celtic knot-work bracelets, one to finish off a sleeve and also this one, to begin a new project. It is rendered in my favorite style, with the braid...
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Marine Rifle Memorial Cross Tattoo
Today the father of a fallen Marine son asked for this special tribute, a Celtic cross combined with his son's service rifle. Tattoos in honor of those who have passed on are an ancient and very...
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'Knowth Kerbstone Torc' Irish Tattoo
Today .a returning client came up with a most unusual request: combine one of the kerbstones from the Knowth, Ireland, neolithic passage tomb with a torc topped with finials of her favorite animals, a...
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Rebuilding 'Tribal Journey' Celtic Bracelet Tattoo
Today a man came in for a repair on a tattoo design he bought from my online store LuckyFishArt. His local artist was a bit over-enthusiastic with the black ink, and a bit imprecise, and the result was...
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Pictish 'Keymorphic' Sleeve Tattoo
Today I was able to complete a second version of this Pictish pattern derived from the key patterns on ancient standing stones in Scotland. It was the second session for this, tuning up all the lines...
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Equations of Balance Tattoo
Today, a PhD professor of Materials Science came to get this eccentric tattoo. In addition to being occupationally relevant, each of the three equations represents the initials one of his three...
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Celtic Square Dance Knot Tattoo
Today a mechanic with en eye for precision requested this symmetrical knot, and I used varied line widths, wicker-shading, and tiny dots to create a small dimensional tribute to his affinity for...
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Flaming Celtic Sleeve Tattoo
Today an adventurous woman completed this ambitious half-sleeve, a union of fire with Celtic knotwork. An unusual request, a challenging collaboration between artist and client to bring her vision to...
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Celtic Knotwork Ram Skull Tattoo
Today a client building a back-piece of animals got dot-work and shading to go another step further to bring his totems to life. As with all major work, it is evolving over time to express his affinity...
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Celtic Zoomorphic Chest Piece Tattoo
Today a member of the armed forces added to his body armor collection with this chest piece tattoo, a tangle of symbolic Celtic animals. A peacock, lion and eel are all intertwined to form a shape...
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Personalized Celtic Tree of Life Tattoo
Today a woman with a large extended family asked for this Family Tree tattoo on her back, with the initials of her loved ones inside the crown of foliage. Classic Celtic symbolism, personal meaning,...
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