The beauty of fuchsia, a flower that grows profusely in Ireland, forms the arc of a claddagh, the traditional Irish ring which represents love, loyalty, and friendship (the hands represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the crown represents loyalty).
Fuchsia claddagh tattoo by Pat Fish
Full leg wraps of Celtic knots take a lot of work, and usually 3 days to accomplish. On the left are the lines, installed last month, and today we filled in the black background. In one month we will shade it and be done.
Celtic shin guard tattoo by Pat Fish
A Methodist minister approaching retirement chose this Celtic band for his first tattoo. Leaving the enclosed cross shapes open without shading emphasizes them, and as he represented the word of Christ throughout his career now his own skin is the cross.
Kings’ Braid arm band tattoo by Pat Fish
This week's toughest assignment: a man had gotten a Celtic circle all in blue ink a decade ago (by someone else). It was far too small for his arm, and blurred. In the bottom left photo the old blue circle is still visible underneath the outline of the new Pictish boar, surrounded by an oroboros snake of Celtic knotwork. In the right photo is the finished cover-up. Ink magic.
A successful cover-up tattoo by Pat Fish
