Today I finished this forearm gauntlet built of two dragons entwined to form the focus of energy. On the inner arm they meet to face off underneath a triquetra Celtic knot, and their bodies fill the rest of the arm with a matrix of knotwork. The best of both the Neo-Nordic and Celtic styles: representational imagery blended with knotwork that covers the arm with a web of interlocking weaves.
Viking Neo-Nordic Celtic Dragon Forearm Gauntlet Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today a man requested a matched set of tattoos, a balance of the celestial symbols of the sun and the moon, representing his son and daughter. Now he wears them proudly on his upper arms. Shown in black ink here, the mixture of soft wicker shading in the rings and dot stippling in the backgrounds adds depth to the rendering.
Celtic sun and moon tattoos by Pat Fish
In the hive there can be only one Queen. I was so pleased to have the opportunity this week to make a new version of my Celtic bee design, this time changing it a bit to make it represent a Queen bee, for an academic from the South who traveled here for this mark of royalty.
Celtic Queen Bee Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today I created and installed a most unusual custom request, a Sanscrit Om symbol filled with Celtic knotwork. An unexpected melding of cultures, adding the spiritualism of the East to the cultural heritage of this freckled medical professional who crossed the country for this representation of her personal affinities.
Celtic Om Symbol Tattoo by Pat Fish
"Om (ॐ) is a sacred sound and a spiritual icon in Hindu religion . . . Om is part of the iconography found in ancient and medieval era manuscripts, temples, monasteries and spiritual retreats in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The symbol has a spiritual meaning in all Indian dharmas, but the meaning and connotations of Om vary between the diverse schools within and across the various traditions." - Wikipedia
