A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Butterfly Train

This gorgeous legpiece (photo: Deerheart), crossing over on the feet, was done for Nadine by Marc from the Swastika Freakshop in Germany. He’s also doing a great set of wings for her which you can check out both on BME and on her page.

Comments

34 responses to “Butterfly Train”

  1. BettyAtlas Avatar

    I’m usually not a fan of butterfly tattoos but this one is beautiful.

  2. Luxie Avatar
    Luxie

    agreed.

  3. Autopsy26 Avatar
    Autopsy26

    i really love the splatter look of the butterflies

  4. Gem Avatar
    Gem

    Usually I absolutely hate butterfly tattoos but these are just gorgeous. Always nice to see someone putting a new spin on an old idea

  5. jamie Avatar
    jamie

    beautiful! and i enjoyed the editing on this shannon

  6. Nebel Avatar
    Nebel

    Wow, it’s beautiful 🙂

  7. eternalsunshine Avatar

    Todays posts are all very nice!
    Thanks for that

  8. deadlypoison Avatar

    they are beautiful.

  9. MoonChild Avatar
    MoonChild

    I don’t liek butterfly tattoos either butthis is absolutely gorgeous and suits her really well! Nice all together!

  10. Badine Avatar
    Badine

    I dont know why but even though lots of people have butterfly tattoos I still absolutely love them. Especially when its really done well like in this entry. Same goes for wing tattoos. Even if lots of people have wing or butterfly tattoos you can still find or make a design that is origional.

    I plan to have big butterfly wings covering my whole back. I just need to find the perfect design (and finish my leg sleeve thats still got a long way to go)

  11. Hon Avatar
    Hon

    this is amazing. they look so effortlessly (is this even a word?) drawn.

  12. Ariel Avatar
    Ariel

    i just love love love the black dripping off the wings, it makes the effect so much more dramatic.

  13. JustJen Avatar
    JustJen

    They are fantastic!
    It’s a great twist on a tried-and-true subject.
    🙂

  14. Mari Avatar
    Mari

    I’m glad someone did something a little different and the work is of good quality, too.

  15. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    This is hands down the most beautiful tattoo I’ve ever seen. It’s definitely Art in the best of ways. Thanks for sharing it!

  16. curiousgirl Avatar

    the butterflies have a very realistic look to them as if they were captured and shellacked onto her legs…

  17. Rich Mans Drug Avatar
    Rich Mans Drug

    I would love to see that go further up, or even wrap around.

  18. Xenobiologista Avatar

    *jaw drops* so…pretty…

    @ curiousgirl: my impression is that they’re sticking out a bit because they’re fresh? Hence the decoupage look and slight shininess.

  19. kwaniesiam Avatar
    kwaniesiam

    I love this, especially how they’re all just black, instead of the typical colorful butterflies you see. They flow nicely too.

  20. ksklein Avatar
  21. Bob Avatar
    Bob

    Nicely executed, although I suspect Marc took a lot of inspiration from another German artist who recently got a feature article in Tatowier Magazin.

  22. Briggitte Avatar
    Briggitte

    I love the spray paintingish syle that it has. Very nice!

  23. deerheart Avatar

    @shannon:
    the photo is from marc,
    i just did some photoshop on it.

  24. Caroline June Avatar
    Caroline June

    I don’t think Marc has ever done anything bad. Ever.

  25. kt Avatar
    kt

    Reminds me of the Flowers in the Attic Threadless shirt.

  26. Kyrenna Avatar
    Kyrenna

    Simply beautiful 🙂

  27. Mangaartist Avatar

    black ink*(butterflies+leg tattoos)+(wings+back tattoos)= extra awesome. Excuse me for my geekiness, I’ve just finished my maths homework 🙂

  28. smurf Avatar

    Those look awesome.

  29. Melissa Avatar
  30. nyne Avatar

    I’m going to be the downer and say I’m not sold. Now if it went all the way up to her neck.. then I might change my mind (hint hint picture person, it would look aweeeeesommmme 😉

  31. micol aka fokina Avatar

    That’s AMAZING!! Looks soooooo good!

  32. av3ry Avatar
    av3ry

    Wow, love it 🙂

  33. andy b Avatar
    andy b

    meh. *yawn*

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