Today a man came in for a repair on a tattoo design he bought from my online store LuckyFishArt. His local artist was a bit over-enthusiastic with the black ink, and a bit imprecise, and the result was a bracelet that was not what it should have been. A bit of time and after-dinner-mint green ink, and now it is improved.
'Eternal Journey' Celtic Bracelet Tattoo Improved by Pat Fish
Today .a returning client came up with a most unusual request: combine one of the kerbstones from the Knowth, Ireland, neolithic passage tomb with a torc topped with finials of her favorite animals, a cat and a raven. I was pleased to oblige!
Knowth Kerbstone Torc Irish Tattoo by Pat Fish
"Knowth is a Neolithic passage grave and an ancient monument of Brú na Bóinne in Ireland's valley of the River Boyne. It is the largest passage grave of the Brú na Bóinne complex and consists of a large mound (known as Site 1) and 17 smaller satellite tombs. The mound is about 40 ft high and 220 ft in diameter, covering roughly a hectare. It contains two passages placed along an east-west line and is encircled by 127 kerbstones, of which three are missing, and four badly damaged. The large mound has been estimated to date from between 2500 and 2000 BC. - Wikipedia
Kerbstone K15, photographed during excavations at Knowth. -knowth.com
You can learn more about This particular stone, Kerbstone 15, here: http://www.knowth.com/knowth-kerbstone15.htm
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
