It is official, I'm back to work tattooing. This returning client came out from Utah today to get this classic Celtic cross from the Clonmacnoise graveyard in Ireland for his 70th birthday.
The V-Rod crescent is a Pictish symbol said to represent a time of harmony, when the swords of war have been broken and peace reigned in the land. It is the most frequently carved image in the standing stones of 5th c Scotland.
An armband worn as a torc, this knotwork band with finials of two animal heads was designed for a famous author who claims both the raven and the wolf as personal totems. It celebrates the traditional symbiosis between these two kings of the forest.