Tara Brooch Celtic Tattoo Design wales VIRTUTE VICI : "I HAVE

VIRTUTE VICI : "I HAVE CONQUERED BY VIRTUE" read the words on the weathered headstone in the Irish graveyard on which this cross was carved decades ago

as shown the dotting mimics the way the carved stones would have looked

Celtic symbols

Adding color behind the knotwork brings the weave forward

and they represent not only him but the sky in which the sun rests

Tara Brooch Celtic Tattoo Design wales VIRTUTE VICI : "I HAVEThe fabulous Tara Brooch is one of the most amazing artifacts of the early Christian era in Ireland. Created around 700 AD, it is covered with decorations and embellishments in filigree and inlay. To make the design suitable for tattooing I carefully simplified it, while remaining true to the spectacular original.