Fifty years ago this man's Danish grandfather created this dragon design as his logo. Today for his 21st birthday his father gifted it to him as a tattoo. A manhood coming of age ritual. Connections such as this are how the dead come back to be present with the living.
Mark of Victory Celtic Tattoo Design
A mark of victory, symbolic of conquering procrastination, indecision, and fear. Wearing it, one goes forward stronger, with the shield of bravery.
Key Whole Celtic Pictish Tattoo Design
A very complex and unusual Pictish key pattern from the Maiden Stone forms a ring around the sacred seven spiral from the Aberlemno stone. Dating from ninth century Scotland, these are classic examples of the beauty and magic of Pictish art.
Raven Tattoo with Double Disc Z-Rod Design
Time for getting New Year's resolutions ready.... mine is to do more Pictish tattoos. Requiring thought, and memory. This raven silhouette is perched on a Pictish double disc and z-rod, shown as if carved into the Migvie stone in Scotland, on the back of a forearm. Sacred symbol of the ancient inhabitants of Scotland, the mighty heavily tattooed Pictish people
