Live, Laugh, Love Means Inner Strength in White American - Original by Marie Okuma Johnston

48" x 36", Acrylic on Canvas

Years ago, a tattoo shop in the South Sound did a "spooky spectacular Halloween special" that showcased regular Japanese items and Gods. Between this and Ariana Grande's "7 Ring" tattoo that ended up translating as small charcoal grill has continued the discussion on the differences in appreciation vs appropriation. "Live, Laugh, Love Means Inner Strength in White American" is flipping the narrative. The two figures that are traditional masks are surrounded and covered in tattoos that are "Americanized" variants