How to ask an artist to add their own vision to a design?

Hey all!

(I think this might be a dumb question)

So I booked with a tattoo artist whose work I really like about 6 months ago and now the appointment is like a month away and I am panicking about it.

I chose this artist because I *love* their style, but I didn't book a flash with them because I wanted something original from them. So I guess my question is, where do I go from here? Do I open communication or do I wait for them to message me closer to the date? Do I just say something like "these are the elements I'd like to incorporate into this tattoo, can you add your own vision to it?"

I don't know what I'm doing and I'm embarrassed.