Today a student from Sichuan, now finishing his PhD at the local university, came in for a representation of the orchids that his family back in China grows as a hobby. An elegant choice, a tribal graphic representation inspired by an ink painting.
Chinese Orchid Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today a loving wife and mother chose to have a brightly colored Celtic triple spiral tattoo with the names of herself, her husband, and son. The impulse to express love and devotion in a tattoo is timeless.
Dedication Triple Spiral Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today a woman who just drove the length of Route 66 cross-country with her young family got this custom Celtic Tree of Life as her permanent souvenir of the epic journey! See America, take a little bit of beautiful California art home with you!
"Traveler's Tree" Celtic Tree of Life Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today a woman of Scottish descent came cross-country to add Pictish art to her tattoo collection. This unique knotwork crescent and v-rod originally appeared on a 8th c carved stone slab, and I reworked the interlace just a little bit to make this custom piece.
Rosemarkie Stone Pictish Crescent Tattoo by Pat Fish
The Rosemarkie Stone
Below, you can see the side of the stone featuring the V-rod and Crescent that inspired this Tattoo:
"The Rosemarkie Stone or Rosemarkie Cross, a Class II Pictish stone, is one of the major surviving examples of Pictish art in stone. Carved from fine-grained sandstone, the Rosemarkie stone was found in the ancient churchyard of the village of Rosemarkie . . . and is now on display in Rosemarkie's Groam House Museum" - Wikipedia
Colored Rosemarkie Crescent Tattoo by Pat Fish
