Topics covered
Tessa Raines writes about the origins of tattooing and body art, following how practices moved between regions and communities. The pages on this desk trace where a motif or technique comes from, and what it signified for the people who wore it.
Each page opens with the answer to the question the reader is asking, then gives the detail behind it. Tessa Raines keeps terms like “ritual” or “rite of passage” explained in plain words, so the reader can follow the argument without prior knowledge.
How the work is done
Tessa Raines reads published work on each subject, including museum, library, and public institution sources. Every claim on the page is tied to a source listed at its foot, so you can check each fact against where it came from.
Before publication, the pages go through the review of Nora Whitlock, editor in chief.
