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Shamrock Tattoo Sleeve with Celtic Design
This serviceman client has chosen to get a permanent expression of his enthusiasm for his lucky Irish genetics. This piece is all one line, integrating the shamrock (my own design), the circle around...
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Celtic Rising Phoenix Tattoo Design
A matched pair of Celtic knotwork Phoenix patterns, created for a fireman husband and his wife. A Phoenix with a new idea, devolving the knotwork into ribbons of rising flames in the tails below. An...
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Hound and Hare Tattoo with Celtic Design
The eternal pursuit, the coursing hound and his fleet prey, the elusive hare. Together this Celtic dog and his rabbit nemesis engage in a spirited chase.
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Awakening Celtic Knot Tattoo Design on back Awakening Celtic Knot Tattoo Design
When she got the infinity symbol tattoo she considered the symbolism priceless. Years later, she requested a Celtic cover-up. Happy to oblige with this upgrade in imagery.
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Skeletal Gadsden Tattoo Design
One of my favorite political symbols is the Gadsden Flag, established in 1775 and bearing the motto "Don't Tread on Me." In conversations with an excellent patriotic client I came up with the idea of...
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Wheel of Friendship Tattoo with Celtic Design
Taken from a tiny marginal illustration in an ancient manuscript, this Celtic knotwork circle repeats a pattern that represents how the complex lives of friends come together and intertwine and then go...
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Warriors of the Heart Celtic Tattoo Design
A tattoo tribute to the K9 soldiers who serve beside their handlers in war and peace. Whose strength of heart and brave willingness to rise to the occasion set an example for all who defend honor. Two...
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The Circle of Fifths Tattoo Design
This unique design started as a request by a musician for a tattoo of the Circle of Fifths, a geometric tool of letters for organizing pitches, scales, and key signatures. I suggested we use a woven...
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Knotted Celtic Lion Tattoo Design
A fierce rampant lion, based on a pattern from the 9th c Irish illuminated manuscript the Book of Kells, roaring across the centuries and living again in skin.
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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.
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Contemplation 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...
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Maple Leaf Tattoo Design
A maple leaf for a nostalgic man born in Canada. Origin and identity.
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Celtic 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,...
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Celtic 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...
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St 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...
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Soldier 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....
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Entwined 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.
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Bronze 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.
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Wahoo 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.
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Why 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...
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