Almost a month out from reverse shoulder replacement and I’m healing well. Visiting Nurses have been gracious angels, and I’m getting back the independence I’m used to. I’m off the pain meds. Driving is next.
What has not paused: studio rent, feed for the Irish wolfhounds, the mules, and the rest of the menagerie, plus ordinary living costs. Tattoo income is gone until I have the arm back. This is a furlough, not retirement.
The GoFundMe has taken the sharpest edge off — enough to keep the studio lease paid and the animals fed for a stretch. It is not all the way there. If you have ever wanted to be a patron of the arts, a donation now will keep me solvent until I can work again.
If a tattoo from me has been on your list, I’d love to design it now and book you for a date about a month out. Having work on the calendar gives me purpose while I rehab.
Thank you to everyone who has already given, especially clients who wrote how much they appreciate the tattoos I have done for them over the years. That makes me proud.
Appointments: https://www.luckyfish.com/make-an-appointment/
PayPal or Zelle: pat@luckyfish.com
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-pat-fish-recover-and-return-to-tattooing
Galway High Cross
Designed using elements in the O'Connor high cross in the Ballinasloe graveyard in County Galway, Ireland, carved in the early 19th century by two generations of stonemasons in honor of their patriarch. Custom commission for his great-great-grandson.
Book of Kells Hound Tattoo Design
A sprightly hunting hound from the ancient Irish illuminated manuscript the Book of Kells steps out of the pages of history. Is he an Irish Wolfhound? A greyhound? He charms us across the centuries.
Family Tradition
Tattoos can serve as manhood rituals, marking a rite of passage into adulthood. In this family the men get this D in a triangle representing a triangular piece of land on their ranch as their tattoo brand. Here we see the Uncle holding his Nephew on the right when he was a tiny baby, and I've been doing tattoos so long I've actually tattooed the Grandfather, Father, Uncle and several brothers. The last brother is now of age and his Mom has sent a deposit so he'll be one of the first clients when I get back to work in a couple of weeks! TRADITION !
