I just got a new tattoo today... they truly are an addiction...
I know I'm new, but thought this might be a cool thread.
Ignore how awful the picture is...it was taken with a camera phone, and my arm is all shiny from the ointment lol. Im clueless as how to put it right in here, so heres a link to my myspace... theres a pic of it in there
www.myspace.com/jeffquigley
I'm all about symbolism and originality. i drew the swallow last night, and the celtic shamrock (i got a year ago, colored it in today) was an old design that i modified.
The shamrock is symbolic of my irish pride and my grandfather. The swallow has a design on its back, the same design appears on my Quigley family coat of arms. Note the 3 dots and the thing below it. I interpreted this as the shamrock (3 dots - 3 parts of the shamrock) and the bottom part as a falling swallow.
The green symbolizes ireland, and the red and gold are the colors of my crest.
The swallow's wings have 7 feathers on each side, one for each letter in Q U I G L E Y.
My mother has a tattoo of a bird, so i chose the bird also as a reminder of her...
I hope you guys like it, hopefully the explanation will make it more interesting ;)
Ill have better, newer pics once it heals up
who knows, maybe ill have a dream involving my tattoo tonight!
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