A wreath of shamrocks taken from the embossed leather cover of a book printed in Ireland in 1848 surround a classic claddagh design in a new way

he is forever armed

The beauty of the central faithful heart knot

and surrounded with a lacework of vines in a henna earth color to delicately embroider the lower back

Pictish Celtic Cross Tattoo Design military A wreath of shamrocks takenA most unusual cross, incorporating the Scottish key patterns found in Pictish carved stones with the knotwork patterns found in traditional high crosses, and including the Aberlemno cross spiral circle of life in the center. An ambitious tattoo.