Recently a woman had an unusual request: a tattoo with a Celtic dragon and a phoenix, interacting in flames. To create the dragon I made an infinity symbol of Celtic knot lines, weaving in and out of the Tibetan flame, which forms the pyre for the rising phoenix above.
A writhing Celtic dragon climbs through a Tibetan flame, intent on snagging the immortal Phoenix, forever beyond his grasp.
Today I finished a body for this dragon begun a year ago. To give it a serpentine form that filled the front of his arm I made an abstract undulating shape, and added a small eel to create a thin line for an extra level of interest.
Here is a link to the previous session with just the head:
http://www.luckyfish.com/blog/viking-ryder-dragon-tattoo
Recently a woman requested a special dragon for her leg, melding the design styles of the Nordic dragons with Celtic knotwork and pointillist stipple shading. He crawls up the calf in a sinuous shape that complements the body and looks like trouble.
NeoCeltic Dragon Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today a Southern Belle with a taste for adventure and an extensive tattoo collection came out to the Left Coast to add Celtic art to her leg. Thirteen petals in the sunflower surround an Irish 2 pence coin, with the intricate bird expressing her connection to her Irish and Scottish ancestors. A fine permanent souvenir of her epic trek West.
Irish 2p Bird Coin Tattoo
