No idea what Mr. Escher would think of me, but I have his reflected self-portrait etched permanently on my forearm, behind which his metamorphosis snakes all th

No idea what Mr. Escher would think of me, but I have his reflected self-portrait etched permanently on my forearm, behind which his metamorphosis snakes all the way up to my shoulder. I got my tattoos in my early 20s, as most probably do. My best friend's older sister lived next to us, and was an accomplished tattoo artist, and I allowed her to experiment in exchange for free work. She used diluted black ink to simulate the appearance of graphite, which worked wonderfully on MCE's self-portrait. I don't know that I'll get any more work, but here at 42-years old I don't have any regrets.