Maude Coffey retired after 10 years working as a professional body modification artist in the tattoo industry. Most Angel tattoo designs are of a beautiful winged figure, floating, sometimes sitting on a cloud or with clouds around, holding a harp, or trumpet. Angels tattoo designs are also a popular way to pay tribute to a lost loved one. Angel tattoo designs can also represent love and a connection with a loved one, especially if a love heart is connected with the angel. A common tattoo design nowadays, is for angels to be represented in the image of cupid.
The tattoo need not be in a place that is commonly visible (under your hair would be acceptable, for example) but must remain so long enough to be documented in a photograph. There are many guys and girls that are getting words inked on themselves instead of a full on symbol or design! I, personally, feel that word tattoos have a more clear and intense significance in them.
One of the things we used to do was design for the music industry, posters, shirts, album covers,... often we would read the lyrics & listen to the sounds, & create art based on what they were saying, meant, or made us feel. Or, if a phrase does offer a number of different meanings, it usually is some gimmicky terrible word play or badly written inspirational saying that belongs on a doily knitted by your grandma, not engraved on your skin. Tattoo artist comparing himself to useful careers like a mechanic or doctor is pure egotism.
The Celtic knot tattoo typically shows neither beginning nor an end and reflects the cycles of life as well as the seasons. There are a number of Celtic knot tattoo designs from which a person interested in sporting this type of tattoo can choose. They can be large or small and no matter the size the complexity of the Celtic knot tattoo is always visible. There are those that are planning to be married that choose to have a Celtic knot tattoo as their wedding band. But if you are thinking of doing this, be sure that the person you are marrying is one you really and truly want to spend the rest of your life with because removing or covering a tattoo in the area of your finger can be a painful process.