Rosettes

Instead of crossing a word with its mirror image, we can cross the same word written in different directions, without reflecting it.

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UNA, four letters (x 3 = 12 letters in all)	MARCUS, four letters (x 4 = 16)
EVA, six letters (x 4 = 24)	MIREIA, six letters (x 5 = 30)
4 x eight letters.	eight letters (x 4 = 32)
six letters repeated 8 times (48)

see more samples here

Rosette is interesting for very short words, when you think that a mirror would look too simple (a cheaper alternative would be adding a surname or another name to get a bigger mirror).

The price is 60 euro for designs with 35 letters or less including repetitions. As for instance, nine letters repeated four times are too many.

Una
tattoos in Arabic
Funky Pixie

Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Jordi Mas Trullenque.
email: jordimastrullenque at gmail dot com
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Last revised: 2008-05-17

Arabic tattoos