Yes, that’s right folks- boat tattooing. A new advertiser in the Quokka is painting tattoo designs on boats. This has got to be the weirdest request for a cover I ever received.
I tried to make up some sort of tribal-inspired anchor. Bit random, but a huge flaming skull probably wouldn’t have gone down too well.
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Giant flaming skull!!! Giant flaming skull!!!
Or possibly, a boat tramp stamp?
Or a giant heart with “Mother” written inside?
Or… Mebbe I should go have a lie down, hee hee.