Whirlpool Tattoo with Spiral Celtic Design
Any sea-going culture has myths about the awe-inspiring potential of whirlpools, like the Greek Charybdis, a sea-monster in the Strait of Messina encountered by Jason and the Argonauts. This design...
View ArticleDragon Heart Tattoo with Celtic Knotwork Design
Two Nordic dragons gaze contentedly at each other, representing the happily married couple who requested this custom heart-shaped pattern and got it to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. The...
View ArticleSeafarer Band Tribal Wave Tattoo Design
For a life on the Ocean waves, anchors aweigh and heed the Call. The sanctity of the Sea, the surrender to the Fates, and the ride up and down the crest and the trough.
View ArticleCeltic Fish Tattoo Design
This jaunty little fish is a simple bit of knotwork made into a happy rendition of the sacred Salmon of Knowledge.
View ArticleThree Nations Celtic Claddagh Tattoo Design
A custom commission, this claddagh design incorporates the symbols of Irish shamrocks and Scottish thistles, representing ethnic heritage, and with the red maple leaf, symbol of the nationality of this...
View ArticleSacred Heart Tattoo with Celtic Cross Design
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is seen everywhere in Catholic Ireland, and here the design is superimposed onto a Celtic Cross, in perfect unity.
View ArticleWarrior Braid Celtic Band Tattoo Design
Warriors everywhere have always loved marks of accomplishment, and since the Celts fought naked their tattoos were their medals! This simple knotwork twist is a perfect armband or anklet, with enough...
View ArticleHeraldic Oak Tree of Life Tattoo Design
Inspired by the ancient heraldic shield of an Irish family, this simple symbolic oak has strength and power.
View ArticleGalway High Cross Tattoo Design
Designed using elements in the O'Connor high cross in the Ballinasloe graveyard in County Galway, Ireland, carved in the early 19th century by two generations of stonemasons in honor of their...
View ArticlePictish Flower Stone Carving Pattern Tattoo Design
The Pictish bluebell, an enigmatic representation of a flower common in the Scottish highlands. Or, so we think! The mysterious Pictish flower was carved on many standing stones in Scotland in the 6th...
View ArticleProtection Knot Celtic Tattoo Design Protection Celtic Knot Tattoo Design
When life comes at you from all sides, when turning to face the danger puts you in a spin, call upon your inner strength to give you protection and the will to go on. The Celtic protection knot can be...
View ArticlePagan Owl Goddess Tattoo Design
In ancient societies the mysterious owl has been linked to many Goddesses. In the Greek Pantheon she was Pallas Athena, associated with wisdom and warfare. In Norse mythology she was Freyja, commanding...
View ArticleYggdrasl backpiece tattoo
Yggdrasl backpiece covering two previous tattoos, an ambitious choice for a woman ready to move forward with a bold tattoo statement.
View ArticleCeltic Knot Flower Tattoo Design
A simple Celtic knot that evokes botanical growth, and can be colored in many ways to mimic a favorite flower.
View ArticleLong Body Armor Celtic Sleeve Tattoo Design
The longest in the series of sleeve knotwork patterns, this one is proportioned to stretch from the wrist over the elbow area and join up with an armband. Previous to this design all the full body part...
View ArticleCeltic Battlefield Raven Tattoo Design
A strong and ominous tribute to the power of the Morrigan, the goddess who removed the souls of slain warriors from the battlefield.
View ArticleCeltic Triskle Shield Tattoo Design
A swirling interlocking balance of forms, this open triskle design has the bold energy of tribal tattooing with the symmetric beauty of Celtic knotwork.
View ArticleMetatrons Cube Tattoo with Sacred Design
The beautiful alchemical symbol of Metatron's cube is an example of sacred geometry, built of intersecting and carefully placed circles in a hexagonal pattern. Metatron is an Angel, whose name...
View ArticleAwakening Celtic Knot Tattoo Design
An original design combining a traditional upper knot, the Duleek circle, with a triquetra below, evoking the feeling of arising and awakening to knowledge and a new way.In this case it is done in a...
View ArticleAltai Pazyryk Caribou Tattoo Design
A 2,500 year old caribou tattoo, originally found on the shoulder of the Siberian Ice Maiden, also known as the Altai Princess. The tattooed mummy of this woman from the 5th century BC was found in a...
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