The swallow - I will return.
Swallows have a long association with seafarers. These migratory birds fly thousands of miles, yet they always return to the same nest. It is believed that swallows lead ships safely home, and swallow tattoos became status symbols, indicating how many miles a sailor had ventured.
If a sailor didn't return safely home to his loved ones and died at sea, it was believed that swallows would carry his soul home to heaven.
Forever is from a series of screen prints by artist Gareth Williams developed from his original lino cuts, which fuse pop art and classic tattoo styling with antique wood block type using a vintage desk-top press.
Individually hand-signed by the artist.
