Mehndi seahorse

Design Story

Seahorses are symbolic for patience on account of how they let the waves drag them around without struggling, and of tenacity for how they clutch to kelps when they want to stop.

They also do symbolize paternity since the male is the one hatching the eggs until they disclose.
In this tattoo requested by Beatriz the curly lines of the mehndi style want instead enforce the idea of delicacy and femininity.