In October 2026, my tattooer Carrie Metz-Caporusso and I gave a talk at Tattoo Art Fest at the Ann Arbor District Library. Carrie's message was simple: you don't need an ideal body to get tattooed. You don't need to lose weight, get more muscular, or wait for some future version of yourself. Your body is already ready.
Carrie has been tattooing for more than fifteen years. They're known for designing tattoos for the bodies people actually have, including their roll flowers, which are drawn to sit in and celebrate the folds of a body. I've been getting a bodysuit from Carrie since 2024, so I talked about what that has been like from the client's side.
The full recording, including audience questions, is below. It runs about 33 minutes. Some images in the talk include nudity.