Today I completed this leg after three sessions that were a bit grueling for the client, but now and forever he will look splendid in a kilt! My favorite kind of work, making an intricate Celtic tattoo that asks a complex knotwork to conform to a body part, living armor.
'Shin Guard' Body Armor Celtic Tattoo by Pat Fish
'Shin Guard' Celtic Body Armor Tattoo by Pat Fish
Recently a woman with a quirky sense of humor asked me to design this rather macabre claddagh, with the traditional hands changed to skeletal bones.
Celtic 'Skeleton Hands Claddagh' Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today this client with a pre-existing Celtic cross asked for an extension, an epaulette of knot work to extend the tattoo up onto his shoulder, in honor of his fallen brother. The custom design was fitted around the cross to frame and expand it, and serve as a memorial of a brave man lost.
Celtic 'Ceremonial Guard' Tattoo by Pat Fish
This client chose a delicate vine-like pattern for a feminine bracelet. Inspired by a page margin originally found in a Medieval Book of Hours, the weaving line of leaves forms loops and links like fine jewelry. A touch of blue color brings it to life.
Delicate Celtic Bracelet Tattoo by Pat Fish
