At this time of year the celebration of St Patrick's Day brings all things Irish to mind. In my tattoo work I stretch the boundaries of what might constitute preconceptions about what a Celtic tattoo might be.
The lucky number eleven is here represented in a powerful and permanent tattoo design. In a feat of technical virtuosity, this eleven-pointed star is one continuous line weaving back to source.
The classic Celtic Christian symbol of the triquetra, representing the trinity, is here woven into an intricate ring of Celtic knotwork. Balance for this recently divorced man, who is getting pierced and tattooed… and available.
This intricate pattern is the border around the evangelist's portrait page of St. Matthew's Gospel, from the 7th Century Celtic illuminated manuscript, the Book of Durrow.
This woman came down from Canada to get it. I am so flattered by my international clients !
A unique melding of cultures, Celtic knotwork fills the silhouette of the ankh, Egyptian symbol of eternal life.
