cardinal and peach
cardinal in flight
I absolutely love to make tattoos of birds. There are certain types of birds that seem to hold very special meaning for people and cardinals are at the top of that list, at least in regard to tattoo imagery. They, in particular, seem to impart meaning to people and to evoke very serious emotions for them- perhaps it’s due to their striking color and beauty ; that they are often noticed in a cold and bleak winter landscape- or maybe they are indeed critters that bring special messages and feeling to humans when we most need to have them.
Anyway, as I realize I’m getting a bit flakey and foo foo here, and I should mayyyybe reign it in- they are loads of fun to tattoo and to attempt to illustrate. They have just the most remarkable combinations of warm and cool colors. The females and juveniles are, in my opinion, even more beautiful than the males- but in the world of tattoo symbolism, the males reign supreme for their striking color.
These two tattoo requests came at the same time, from clients unknown to one another- which is always interesting to me, as well- the connections that clients have to each other in that they share a similar symbolic vocabulary.
Hopefully, in the future, I will have lots and lots of cardinals to add to this gallery( hint, hint).
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- cardinal and peach
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- cardinal in flight
