Question:
any questions:
recommendations for places to get tattooed in Atlanta, GA, or in
Central Florida? I've decided that I'm going to get a tattoo (I think, I
plan on waiting at least a month or tow to make sure I really want to do it)
and would like to find someone who's good. I'm looking into getting a celtic
celtic weave pattern, if that helps.Any recommendations for places to find
celtic weave patterns for possible tattoo designs? I've found a copy of the
Book of Kells in the library here,
and I think that is where I will end up getting the design from, but
I'd like to conisder other sources.
Finally, the local "alternative" weekly newspaper had a letter in it this
week on behalf of a 'biker' philanthropy group; the letter mentioned that
several of the members of the group could not participate in blood drives
for the red cross due to having tattoos. What are the reasons for this?
Does the ink cause problems by changing the blood?
Answer:
- was this a permemant ban? (personally i can't give blood -- anemia) i would
suspect that this was due to risk of contaminated blood. after the problems
with HIV blood, they have really tightened up on blood. (better screening e&.)
there are a number of reasons why you can temporarily not give blood, and
i believe these are based on either things they do not look for (over counter
drugs) or are still in incubation (Hep B). from my memory, i seem to remember
the following: colds, kidney infection (a loooooong time on that one), allergy
meds, pierced ears.
seeing as i work in a hospital, i'll check with the blood bank and get the
red cross opinion.
personally with all the screening of blood available (particularily for Hep B)
i see no reason to refuse a person permenatly after tattooing.
- Looking at my bookshelf, I'd recommend "The Lindsfarne Gospels" by
Janet Backhouse, "Decorative Alphabets and Initials" ed. Alexander Nesbit,
and "The Book of Kells" by Sir Edward Sullivan. The last one actually
has color photos of the more impressive pages in the book, which is
a first, since it's deucedly difficult to get those delicate lilac
inks to not appear pink on the photographic plate. Lindsfarne Gospels
also contains color photos. The Decorative Alphabets book has some
of the larger initials from the Book of Kells inked in outline form,
which may make it easier to see some of the more intricate lines.
- here are the books i use:
The celtic art source book - courtney davis
The book of kells (27 colour plates)
The celtic art of courtney davis - courtney davis
A beginners guide to celtic art - Ann Meehan
the celtic art stencil book - courtney davis
these are the books i have seen, and want
Celtic Art: the methods of construction -- George Bain
[100] celtic iron-ons - courtney davis
these are books of which i know, and want
Knotwork - the secrets of the scribes
Courtney Davis is most certainly the most prolific author and some fine
work is to be seen. Davis also references these sources in the
C.A. Source book.
the book of darrow, 5th to 6th century
the book of kells, 6th to 7th C.
the book of lindisfarne, 7th C.
the book of St. chad, 7th to 8th C.
Fionn MacDumhail - Champion of Ireland, John Matthews
Warriors of Arther, John Matthews and Bob Stewart
Celtic Warriors, Tim Newark
The Mystic Spiral, Jill Pure
Celtic Mysteries, John Sharkey
Cuchulainn - Hound of Ulster, Bob Stewart
The Book of Merlin, R.J. Stewart (Ed.)
Merlin and Women, R.J. Stewart (Ed.)
check out the local wiccan store, that is where i get some of mine.
a really good source are also historical books which have plates of celtic
relics (metal and stone work) that still have the designs distinguishable.
my favourite one has a large section at the back where someone hand drew the
patterns in black and white. i have several pieces from these pages, including
a great celtic heart.
- And if you don't want to drive your tattoo artist totally crazy (do
you know the *scale* of the originals? microscopic!), you might want
to also check on the Dover books on Celtic design. There is also an
iron-on transfer book that has some incredible stuff done up as
stencils. (Enough interlacing beasties, etc. to drive me slightly
nutso when I try embroidering them.) I think the title of the big
book is "Celtic Art: Its Methods and Techniques."
- The Red Cross probably has restrictions on blood donations from folks
who've had tattoos or piercings in the last 6 months, which are the
general time limits for incubation of hep B and HIV. The blood industries
are getting more and more heat from the FDA and thus are tightening their
restrictions on prospective donors. They probably rejected the tattooed
bikers because they could not prove that their tattoos were done more
than 6 mos ago. But I'd imagine that the bikers could force the issue
and be allowed to donate. Unless regulations have changed, a donor can
give his word "to the best of your knowledge" that s/he is not in the
specified risk groups, of which are those who've had a tattoo or pierce
in the last 6 months.