Celestial Star Snake Tattoo

Finding just the right spot for this sinuous snake to writhe about was a bit of a challenge, but once we decided the head on the top of the foot let the neck turn and flex, giving animation to the pattern, then that kinetic element made this the best choice. Fortunately my very pale Norwegian/Scottish friend shows the bright blue dotted color to best advantage.

Celestial Star Snake Tattoo by Pat FIsh

The beauty of a writhing snake, with a celestial spray of stars down its back, brings its movement and sensuous curves to unity with the skin.

Celtic Bass Clef Dolphins Tattoo

The bass clef in a different mood, the smooth rhythm of the waves, the cool behind the heat, the dolphins rising up and the Celtic knotwork interlocking like the musicians playing as one. For a client dedicated to a life in which the expression of his creativity through music is pure joy.

Celtic Bass Clef Dolphins Tattoo by Pat Fish

This tattoo represents the flowing quality of music. The triskele represents birth, the moment of sound sustained, and death... placed on the bass player's fretting arm they illustrate what the muscles beneath this tattoo are responsible for. This is the jazzier side of playing, the fluidity, the playfulness of dolphins. A different mood, the smooth rhythm of the waves, the cool behind the heat, the dolphins rising up and the Celtic knotwork interlocking like the musicians playing as one.

Celtic Bass Clef Phoenix Tattoo

The bass clef is a crucial emblem for this musician, totem for his devotion to his instrument and the delight he finds in playing. The phoenix symbol is his rebirth, having found the power of performance later in life and now thoroughly embracing it. For those who burn with passion for music, this is the tattoo.

Phoenix and Bass Clef Celtic Tattoo by Pat Fish

The phoenix bass clef, placed on the musician's picking arm represents how each note is born in the ashes of the last. Bass players don't play chords. With his choice of location, the muscles beneath this tattoo are responsible for the birth of these notes. There is fire involved, inspiration and passion.

'Eternal Tree' Knotwork Tattoo

A tree of life for a family man, in honor of his newborn daughter. To give proper credit, the tree canopy is from an original drawing by Cari Buziak of Canada, and the roots are from a design by Colin Dale of Denmark, and I made them weave together. So it becomes an international collaboration and this man wears it forever.

"Eternal Tree" Celtic Tree of Life Tattoo by Pat Fish