Recently a woman with ambitions to become a seafaring adventurer got this Celtic compass design....... no matter where her whims may take her, she'll be right where she's supposed to be.
Celtic Compass Tattoo by Pat Fish
The Duleek knot is accented with the compass points to create a guidepost, to help modern Celts find their way Home.
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
