Today a first: a cruise liner passenger disembarked, zipped up from the docks to the studio for a quick embellishment with a permanent souvenir. A simple little winged lion, a favorite image from the illuminated gospels, power and strength in a mythic form.
Celtic Winged Lion tattoo by Pat Fish
A meeting of ravens, a balancing of spirit and intelligence, the cleverest of birds represented as a convergent flame. A tattoo for one who seeks balance with Celtic energies.
Easter is an appropriate time for this man's third and final marathon session to finish this large custom cross on his back. At his request we included the Alpha And Omega symbols in the arms of the cross, the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet referenced by Christ in Revelations 1:8. At the top of the cross is the Chi-Ro symbol, a Christogram, superimposing the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ. And in the center is the IHS, another Christogram abbreviation of the Greek name for Jesus.
Today a collector of tattoos came in to expand on a pre-existing small circular Celtic pattern on his upper arm. I added a custom knotwork pattern to begin the process of transforming this arm into a Celtic sleeve.
Celtic Knot Quarter Sleeve Tattoo by Pat Fish
