This graceful vine is actually the style of the oldest representations of the "Tree of Life" concept found in the ancient manuscripts. The center is the sacred tree, and I added the sidepieces to give it an attractive shape for the lower back or arm.
Skeletal Gadsden Tattoo Design
One of my favorite political symbols is the Gadsden Flag, established in 1775 and bearing the motto "Don't Tread on Me." It was taken up by the Tea Party activists, but I had been putting stickers of it on my vehicles for many years before. In conversations with an excellent patriotic client I came up with the idea of rendering it in a skeletal form, and this tattoo is the result. We chose to encircle it with both the original text and "Nemo me impune lacessit" which is on the royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland and translates in the Scots language to: "Wha daur meddle wi me?" Many years later I had a chance to do it again, this time encircling it with a ring of Celtic knotwork.
Celtic Knotwork Seahorse Tattoo Design
The seahorse always puts a smile on our faces as we observe their earnest lives, and the similarity to a terrestrial horse is a wonder ! They are tiny pookas.
Sea Turtle Tattoo Sea Spirits Family Design
In many ancient cultures the world was believed to rest on the back of a giant sea turtle, spirit of oceans. Offering stability amidst the maelstrom. This tattoo design is a tribal graphic that is simple enough to convey its message at a tiny size. And one proud father adds another baby turtle as each child or grandchild is born.
