I had this done at lakemonster tattoo in south lake tahoe. Its a maori influence with a few others mixed in. Joe Laralde di it and drew everything free hand on my arm first. I just told hime what i wanted then he incorperated it in. On the top of my shoulder there is a shark for fighting spirit/protection then there are two flowers one for each of my kids. then there are a lot of sharks teeth that mean the same as the shark. there are braids for family, there is a nautical star on my elbow for never forget
your way home. there is a manta ray on my forearm which stands for freedom and flight. basically it all means something. then there are lines and other things closing things in.