Today the father of a fallen Marine son asked for this special tribute, a Celtic cross combined with his son's service rifle. Tattoos in honor of those who have passed on are an ancient and very important, poignant part of tattooing. Semper Fi.
Marine Rifle Memorial Cross Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today an extensively tattooed man came for two Celtic knot-work bracelets, one to finish off a sleeve and also this one, to begin a new project. It is rendered in my favorite style, with the braid wicker-shaded and the background colored, to bring the knots up and to the foreground on the skin. A strong choice for a man whose occupation demands that he command men.
'Kings' Braid' Celtic Band Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today this esteemed returning client went one step further toward the goal of full Celtic knot work sleeves. He began with the winged lion, then we added a background matrix for it, and today I took the same band and extended the pattern down onto the forearm. An ambitious man!
Celtic Knotwork Sleeve Tattoo Extension by Pat Fish
Recently I added this background pattern based on the Shandwick stone in Scotland to an eel/dragon tattoo begun several years ago. To balance a Japanese style chest-piece with wind-bars and a dragon on the other side, we did an entirely dot-work installation of these evocative Celtic triple spirals. I used a very deep blue for the lines and a brighter, lighter blue for infill.
Celtic Spiral Waves Background Tattoo by Pat Fish
