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Sutton Hoo Saxon Buckle Tattoo
Today a man with ambition to create a sleeve of Saxon art added this intricate buckle from the Sutton Hoo Horde. The ship burial is giving us many sources for inspiration, and replicating the...
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Dara Tree of Life Celtic Oak Tattoo Design
A single woven line creates this tiny tree, in this version only 2" high on a lady's wrist. It is a most delicate rendering of the tree of life. The name Dara comes from the word "doire," which is the...
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Solution Knot Half-Sleeve Celtic Tattoo design
Twenty years ago I met this man and told him he needed to cover up his tattoo. It took him that long to come around to doing it, but this week we finally finished a multiple-session entirely new tattoo...
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Heart Hounds Memorial Dog Tattoo Design
Two gentle dogs, greyhounds or whippets, curl together and make a heart with their sleeping forms. A way the memory of beloved dogs can be with this owner forever. Heart Hounds tattoo by Pat Fish
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Traveler's Knot Celtic Tattoo Design
Today a woman who leaves soon to begin the life of a scholar in England came for this shield of courage, a nod to her Scottish heritage and a reminder to square her shoulders and succeed. A bespoke...
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Celtic Om Symbol Tattoo
Today I created and installed a most unusual custom request, a Sanscrit Om symbol filled with Celtic knotwork. An unexpected melding of cultures, adding the spiritualism of the East to the cultural...
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Celtic Queen Bee Tattoo
In the hive there can be only one Queen. I was so pleased to have the opportunity this week to make a new version of my Celtic bee design, this time changing it a bit to make it represent a Queen bee,...
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Celtic Sun and Moon Ring Tattoo Designs
Today a man requested a matched set of tattoos, a balance of the celestial symbols of the sun and the moon, representing his son and daughter. Now he wears them proudly on his upper arms. Shown in...
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Viking Neo-Nordic Celtic Dragon Forearm Gauntlet Tattoo Design
Today I finished this forearm gauntlet built of two dragons entwined to form the focus of energy. On the inner arm they meet to face off underneath a triquetra Celtic knot, and their bodies fill the...
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'The Morrigan' Celtic Tattoo
Today I installed this custom knotwork raven on a man who decided to devote his forearm to a representation of the bird form of the Celtic battle Goddess. She is shown calling out to the honored dead....
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Tribal Spiral Lotus Tattoo Design
Today a woman asked for a tribal design to complement other tattoos, and wanted a large pattern but not too heavy. So we did this simple graphic of a lotus with a tribal spiral element supporting it,...
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Skeletal Gadsden Flag Tattoo Design
One of my favorite political symbols is the Gadsden Flag, established in 1775 and bearing the motto "Don't Tread on Me." It was taken up by the Tea Party activists, but I had been putting stickers of...
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Wolf Pack Celtic Circle Tattoo Design
A trio of mighty wolves circling together form a Celtic ring. In Celtic Mythology the wolf was revered as the companion of Cerridwen, goddess of the Moon and fertility. The three wolves represent...
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Honorable Hounds Irish Wolfhound Celtic Knot Tattoo Design
Today I was pleased to install this piece on a man who has a great appreciation for canines. A brace of mighty Irish Wolfhounds anchor this knotwork sleeve-front, woven seamlessly into the pattern of...
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Heraldic Stag and Boar Tattoo Rings
Today I finished the second of two upper arm pieces for a man of the Irish O'Sullivan Clan. The two heraldic animals emblazoned on the Clan crest are the King Stag, monarch of the forest, and the Wild...
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Dominator Shield Pictish Celtic Tattoo Design
Today I installed a ring of Pictish key patterning surrounding an internal Celtic knot. Together they make a bold black graphic statement for a man whose work regularly puts him in dangerous...
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Celtic Warrior Full Arm Knotwork Tattoo Design
A modern day Scottish-Viking Warrior with many tattoos came in with a special request. He wanted to have the effect of large-scale chain mail on his arm, reaching from the wrist up to the bottom of a...
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Celtic Crescent Moon Tattoo Design
Today a young woman turned 18 and began her career as a Tattooed Woman by placing this Celtic crescent moon on her upper back. She has plans for more, and this is only the beginning. On the day of the...
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Loving Cranes Celtic Zoomorphic Tattoo Design
The illuminated manuscripts are filled with fanciful animals, bending and twisting to form letters and shapes to surround the sacred texts. These two cranes are entwined to represent a loving marriage....
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Augmentation Knot Celtic Tattoo Design
Many people start their tattoo career with something small on the upper arm, and later their enthusiasm for tattoos grows and so does their ambition. This man came with the colored knot on his arm...
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