Today marked another step in the building of this back piece. Piece by piece, incorporating the older triangle on the left that I rebuilt, and the hearts that match his wife's tattoo.... and placing the large knot work in the center that will eventually be the heart of a mighty oak. Many sessions. much patience, a lot of aesthetic decision to make a whole.
Celtic 'Convergence Knot' Back-Piece Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today a man decided it was time to increase his tattoo collection with this complex and ambitious piece. Combining Celtic knot work with a Celtic cross with a central sword, it gives the impression of a chain mail body armor sleeve with the focus of a heraldic symbol.
Dark Knight Sleeve Cap Celtic Tattoo by Pat Fish
The Knight's Cross is here surrounded by a half-sleeve of knot work, specifically shaped in an arch to fill the arm above a short sleeve line. It can be placed above a band, and thus fill the entire upper arm, or be used alone to fill the front side of the arm.
Today a woman came with a request to unite two very specific totemic symbols, a white oak tree and a red fox, with a Celtic band. It was a challenge! But here we see the fox in her den inside the roots, which wind behind to make a Celtic band underneath her arm. I especially like how the dotwork leaves in the tree have a sculptural shape around her shoulder.
'Foxy Lady' Celtic Tree Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today marked the final stage of a cover-up begun a decade ago. The black tribal spirals had gone grey, so I re-outlined them all, then furiously dotted to erase visually the left-over bits of the "whatever-it-was" that was left-over in the middle. Finally, he is free to move on to the NEXT tattoo !!!
'Spiral King' Tattoo Upgrade by Pat Fish
A full sleeve pattern of Celtic blackwork spirals, both double and triple, all interwoven into a bold statement.
