Dedication Fireman's Cross Tattoo

This is a dedication tattoo, in memory of a beloved Grandfather who was a larger-than-life hero both to his family and to the men of the fire battalion he commanded. Now his grandson wears this permanent memory and strives to grow into a man that grandfather would have been proud of.

The badge of courage and faith, worn proudly by the men and women who dare to walk into the inferno to save the lives of strangers.

This image now available as imprinted clothing and accessories in the LuckyFish Art-ifact Shop!

USA & EIRE Heritage

More zoomorphic animals, this time a request for an Irish Wolfhound representing ethnic ancestry and an American bald eagle for loyalty to country. I had a good time weaving the spaghetti together to make a complex Celtic knotwork that was also semi-representational. Two loyalties, one heart, proud of both allegiances. 

American 

A custom knotwork combining the bald eagle symbol of America and the Irish Wolfhound symbol of Ireland. Representing the loyalties of Irish-Americans for their nation of birth and their cultural heritage.

Wild One Cross

This cross took almost as long to design as it did to install. But now the AirForce ServiceMan who ships out overseas next week will carry with him this gift from his loving family, a completely custom Celtic cross. A gift he is sure never to forget getting, and when he looks at it he will gain strength from remembering his connection to those who gave it to him as a talisman to keep him safe. 

Wild One Celtic Cross Tattoo by Pat Fish

Sprocket Motion Tattoo

Today's client was a complete inspiration. He is an avid bicyclist who was struck by a car and made paraplegic in his teens, spent years in surgeries and rehab, and is now back on the bike. This design represents the sprocket wheel of a bicycle, and the gears are meshing into a Celtic band that encircles his calf with the endless road of life. He wears a brace to be able to ride with this atrophied leg, and with this tattoo he transforms something that is always a source of pain to him into a vehicle for ART. The Aberlemno circle fills the center, symbol of motion and energy and movement, and putting the elements together gives him the precision of blackwork and the dimensionality of shaded knotwork. What a delight to see him after the tattoo and photo get bandaged up and back on his bike, zooming off with a body part he has worked so hard to reclaim, now embellished and a symbol of pride.

Sprocket Motion Tattoo by Pat Fish