Water of Life Celtic Tattoo Design maple leaf a tall standing stone cross

a tall standing stone cross bears this evocative wheel cross on the East face

A beautiful tiny detail from the 9th c

This makes for a pleasing overall balance

much more formidable and dinosauric than those silly Asian ones with camel heads

Quote from the man whose wife this is on: "I just love the way it looks when she walks and it moves with her hips

Water of Life Celtic Tattoo Design maple leaf a tall standing stone crossA tattoo both ethnic and timeless, a symbol that hearkens both to Celtic ancestry and a love of life. This ancient spiraling pattern incorporates both double and triple spirals, roiling like the waters of the sea, rendered in a sharp black and dotted woad blue.