The torcs they wore set them above the common

shaped to sculpt across the musculature

In a small graveyard in Scotland this cross stands mute testimony to the many who have died in wars foreign and domestic

The scientist for whom this pattern was created as a symbol of frontier optics research explains it thus: "To me

and the choice to use color as a background or a matrix of dots between the knotwork weaves

Watchers Celtic Raven Tattoo Design woodpecker The torcs they wore setTwo ravens, ever alert, shaped to sculpt across the musculature. Knotwork in the wings and central triangle mirror the woven beaks, for an integrated and dynamic whole. This pattern is based on an original design by the talented Welsh artist Jen Delyth, adapted for use as a tattoo. Sold here with her permission. Two versions will be included, a wider and thinner form, to fit different parts of the body.