Tattoo Client Map!

A while back, we got the big idea to create a map of where clients travel from to get their permanent souvenirs at Tattoo Santa Barbara.  Watch the video below to check it out:

It is very flattering to see how many clients have travelled across the state, country, and even the world to become LuckyFish Patrons in the last couple of years.

Here are some happy clients adding pins after their tattoos.  If you haven't yet, Make an Appointment today and add yours!!

Happy Clients Adding Their Pins to the Map!

Piper's Chanter Celtic Cross Tattoo

Today a piper came to fulfill a dream, to get a permanent symbol of her musical enthusiasm, a Celtic cross using the bagpipe chanter as the central element. It is unusual enough that she is a woman piper, but now she will be the only one with this unique tattoo under her kilt.

The inscription "Ceòl Mòr" is Scottish Gaelic for "Great Music" and designates the older style that she finds especially poignant and endearing.

Piper's Celtic Cross Tattoo by Pat Fish

"The chanter is the part of the bagpipe upon which the player creates the melody. It consists of a number of finger-holes, and in its simpler forms looks similar to a recorder." -Wikipedia

"Pibroch, Piobaireachd or Ceòl Mòr is an art music genre associated primarily with the Scottish Highlands that is characterised by extended compositions with a melodic theme and elaborate formal variations. Strictly meaning "piping" in Scottish Gaelic, piobaireachd has for some four centuries been music of the Great Highland Bagpipe.  Music of a similar nature, predating the adoption on the Highland pipes, has historically been played on the wire-strung Gaelic harp (clarsach) and later on the Scottish fiddle, and this form is undergoing a revival." -Wikipedia

Shamrock Ravens Tattoo

Today a man who got a shamrock tattoo 40 years ago came in for an upgrade. The faded tiny memory of his youthful bonding experience with his best friends had begun to fade, but was still the mark of a good time. So we surrounded it with three interlocking ravens, gave it a new outline, and now he has something much more intricate that he can really be proud of.

Shamrock Ravens Tattoo by Pat Fish

Celtic 'Father Knot' Tattoo

Today a young man got this bright and bold knot work over his heart. A dedication for his late father, and a statement of affection and enduring love.

Celtic 'Father Knot' Tattoo by Pat Fish

With a symmetry and solid strength, this knot represents the way all family members point inward to the father, who makes the family safe and secure.