Triple Loop Band Celtic Tattoo Design

Armbands will always remain a perennial favorite with men who work out, because they enhance the musculature and make the arm look bigger. This pattern has a wonderful repeat of reversing loops that is graceful to look at, intricate and compelling. The beauty that is Celtic art is a perfect way to show allegiance to heritage, and in the gym this band proclaims the wearer's Celtic pride with every flex.
It is taken from the border of Folio 84 verso of the Book of Durrow, the oldest surviving complete illuminated gospel known. It was most likely created in the late 600s AD in Northern England, or perhaps the Scottish Inner Hebrides.

Celtic armband tattoo by Pat Fish

Shield Knot Celtic Protection Tattoo Design

Known as the shield knot, representing protection, this Celtic knot has been a favorite talisman for centuries. Filling in odd-shaped blank areas can be a challenge, but this Marine was adamant that the cap of his shoulder needed Celtic Art. Challenge accepted, knot installed today.

Celtic Shield Knot tattoo by Pat Fish

Sea Lord SeaTurtle Tattoo

An accurate rendering of the Lord of the Sea, the mighty leatherback sea turtle. a favorite marine creature. A tattoo for a human connected to the life in the waters. This California girl has been living in Nebraska for decades, so when her husband planned to come yesterday to get his shark fin band she made an appointment for today for a permanent souvenir, a sea turtle to cover her vaccination mark from the 1960's. Tattoos and travel are a family tradition.

Sea Turtle tattoo by Pat Fish

Shark Fin Celtic Tattoo Band

Following in the time-honored Navy tradition, this man has collected tattoos wherever he has been stationed around the world. Today he added this band with a re-curving hook that slices like the fin of a shark, and links up in a wave of Celtic knotwork. The eagle above is evidence of how he has pursued this enthusiasm for decades.

Shark Fin Band