Viviana - Whitinga o te ra

It starts from low on the back to end on the front of the shoulder to symbolize the past and the future; we placed symbols like the moray eels on the lower back rays, for past difficulties and hard times, and we used positive symbols for the future, like a fish hook (prosperity and wealth), a seashell (love, intimacy and safe shelter) and chasing birds (freedom, always there to help the loved ones). It represents leaving bad times behind for a positive future. The sun itself has a spiraling shape to enforce the idea of developement and growth. Spirals are also symbols representing the sun and eternity.

We shaped the right side of the sun like a moon, which is a symbol of fertility and femininity. Sun and moon together represent the meeting of opposites and ...