I needed a reason to go shirtless amid the touchy-feely crowd attending the meet and greet at Fetish Con 2012. Shannon Holt of Bombshell Body Art gave me that reason. To match my captain’s hat and short shorts, Holt painted an admiral’s jacket on me — a short-sleeve jacket that did not conceal the natural splendor of my biceps. Her professionalism was unmatched. I base this not just on her work, but on her ability to keep a steady hand while violating my bellybutton with her paintbrush and applying a double-layer of body paint to my nips.
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Fetish: an object or body part whose real or fantasized presence is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification and that is an object of fixation to the extent that it may interfere with complete sexual expression. ~ Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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“My master wants to know if you do modeling,” a shy man with a camera asked me as Holt finished her paint job.
This article appears in Aug 9-15, 2012.