An ornamental tattoo in a bird shape for Sean : He choose a bird outline based on the what a shaman in Brazil told him. In a session of meditation, the shaman told him that his spirit animal was a bird, representing "liberdade" which is Portuguese for "liberty" or "freedom". Coming out as queer when He was twenty years old, He needed to be brave (berani) in order to truly be free (bebas). At the head of the bird is the lotus above a heart, which represents an enlightenment of following his spirit followed by his heart. The six appendages/leaves represent him and his five sisters, four of which are half-siblings. Though they have a complicated family, they are all one family and connected by their love (the center heart). The center flower represents the natural universe from which we all come and at the core of our being. The water, drawn in a Japanese style, speaks to his Japanese roots. The water also represents the ocean, which connects his home in California with his current place in Indonesia. Additionally the ocean connects all of his ethnic roots together: Mexican, Japanese, Native Hawaiian, Lithuanian, and Apache (Native American). The religious symbols on the bottom speak to him personally about his passion for understanding other faith traditions and peoples beliefs. Though we all are all different, we are united in our humanity/nature. The heart, also exists in showing love as the religion at the center of us all. . Done by Anneke Fitrianti. . #tattoo #ornatetattoo #ornamentaltattoo #birdtattoo #wavetattoo #wavestattoo #naturetattoo #leavestattoo #dotworktattoo #blackworktattoo #blackworkers #blackworkerssubmission #lineworktattoo #blacktattooart #blacktattooing #whatever #blacktattoo #occult #occultart #taot #btattooing