Sean's Garnish, Inspired by a Friend

<div class="MsoNormal">When I met Sean last month, he had several tattoos to choose from. We ended up selecting this piece, on his left wrist:</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjq6-EdpElp5w6vyTr4LVK5yqV2IBoUEjvDQ7VV3rawXrM13rR2PxgcvK0xa4l9K4C1-2bICK63uccLoPqO-CVzUgKl6QgRnkyvDDb5z9QWdF7lC7e3fwR_qEbe5Gz2JwU7D0KpwIo3Vg/s1600/pineapple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjq6-EdpElp5w6vyTr4LVK5yqV2IBoUEjvDQ7VV3rawXrM13rR2PxgcvK0xa4l9K4C1-2bICK63uccLoPqO-CVzUgKl6QgRnkyvDDb5z9QWdF7lC7e3fwR_qEbe5Gz2JwU7D0KpwIo3Vg/s640/pineapple.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Granted, there's two tattoos in this photo, but I was fascinated by the pineapple and cherry tattoo. That's not something you see every day. Sean, who is a hairdresser from the Boston area, explained:</div><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">"My best friend Sandrine Schaefer is a performance artist ... she did work where she would use pineapples and cherries on her body, because they're also used as common meat garnishes. And her artwork is a lot about feminism and veganism."</div></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal">Ms. Schaefer, whose website is here, is a prolific artist worth checking out.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal">The tattoo was inked by Lucky Matthews at Fat Ram's Pumpkin Tattoo in the Jamaica Plain section of the greater Boston area.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal">As for the "Mom" tattoo, above it on the forearm, there is really no explanation needed, but I did want to credit the artist, Edwin Marquez at Regeneration Tattoo in Allston, Massachusetts.</div>

Sean's Garnish, Inspired by a Friend

When I met Sean last month, he had several tattoos to choose from. We ended up selecting this piece, on his left wrist: Granted, there's...

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