Or an important phrase could be split between the banners

it flows gracefully across the skin in a naturally draped fashion

and surrounded with a lacework of vines in a henna earth color to delicately embroider the lower back

these dueling dragons twist and turn to make an armband that fully encompasses the arm

Nordic Viking Urnes Deer Tattoo Design boar Or an important phrase couldInspired by the magnificent carvings in the Urnes Stave Church in Norway, this half sleeve piece weaves a deer and sea serpent like creatures in a tangle of foliage. The design I based this art on is the North Portal, from the original 11th century church, reused when the church was reconstructed in the 12th century. One of the interpretations of the design is that the stag is eating the bark of the ONE WORLD TREE (Yggdrasil) where the serpent Nithog