Tag Archives: sleeve

Saint Jerome

At PluraBella, we looove Bernini! So many incredible statues to chose from! All with so much expression and emotion….naturally, they make  beautiful and intense subject matter for tattoos. Here is a detail of a recently completed sleeve of statuary featuring  Bernini’s Saint Jerome cradled by some calla lilies.  I’ll be posting more pictures of this […]

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Celtic dragon with flames

I find large scale Celtic tattoos to be one of my favorite challenges. I prefer to work with the zoomorphic or animal designs over just the knot work alone- they tend to allow for more interesting and effective flow on the body. I also love to mix other design elements with the knot work- in […]

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Kelly’s sleeve in progress

Here are some in progress shots from Kelly’s last sitting spread over a two day visit at the beginning of December. The figure at the top of his arm is Tyche and was done last spring. The new forms at the bottom are based on a statue by the German sculptor, Tilman Riemenscheider and were […]

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