Dermatographic Urticaria/ Hives and Art

I found this cool article of an artist that can turn her body into artistic medium. That's just so cool because I have the same case. This condition is an allergic reaction to contact with our skin. Any contact esp sharper contacts makes it release histamines that produces those artistic lines. The allergy/ or writing goes away easily though and is not painful.

To quote some on the article:

Brooklyn-based artist Ariana Page Russell takes the saying “being comfortable in your own skin” to an artful and literal degree.

Born with dermatographic urticaria, Russell takes advantage of this condition also known as “skin writing” to turn herself into a living, breathing work of art, photographing her sometimes beautiful, sometimes intricate, and sometimes itchy designs for a series titled Dermatographia.

I was diagnosed with dermatographic hives when I was 22 and finds it fun and fantastic to write on my skin. Sometimes people would look and feel strange on what I do. I could try what she does next time.