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His Goal In Life Was To Be An Echo

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Jordan Ginsberg


So, further evidence seems to indicate that “Mark” (one entry below) is, in fact, a man, and not some sort of avian hell-beast. That up there, though? That’s a bird, alright, and one of the goddamn cutest scars I’ve seen in a while to boot, being sported by the lovely Zara.

Good afternoon, ModBlog. Above is a gift for anyone who placed the title quote from yesterday’s bird post, and below is for anyone curious about today’s. Tweet tweet.

(Scarification by Charles Finnie at Eye of the Lotus in Edmonton, Alberta.)

See more in “Charles Finnie Sacrification Portfolio“ (Scarification)

Comments

40 responses to “His Goal In Life Was To Be An Echo”

  1. soxbleed Avatar
    soxbleed

    cute scar i agree 🙂

  2. soxbleed Avatar
    soxbleed

    cute scar i agree 🙂

  3. whatshername Avatar
    whatshername

    Hoho, nice gift. May I say, thank you?

    Nice scar.

  4. whatshername Avatar
    whatshername

    Hoho, nice gift. May I say, thank you?

    Nice scar.

  5. swoon Avatar
    swoon

    aw that looks so cute!

  6. swoon Avatar
    swoon

    aw that looks so cute!

  7. RachelM Avatar
    RachelM

    yay my little spoon

  8. RachelM Avatar
    RachelM

    yay my little spoon

  9. Zara Avatar
    Zara

    what, I’m not cool enough to be linked to this time? Shame shame, Jordan.

  10. Zara Avatar
    Zara

    what, I’m not cool enough to be linked to this time? Shame shame, Jordan.

  11. Warren Avatar
    Warren

    Zara: clearly this post is more about Tomahawk and Wilco and not of your beautifully scarred up abdominal region, duh!

  12. Warren Avatar
    Warren

    Zara: clearly this post is more about Tomahawk and Wilco and not of your beautifully scarred up abdominal region, duh!

  13. Jordan Ginsberg Avatar
    Jordan Ginsberg

    I’m a terrible father. The post has been updated.

  14. Jordan Ginsberg Avatar
    Jordan Ginsberg

    I’m a terrible father. The post has been updated.

  15. TokyoRose Avatar
    TokyoRose

    Yay Brown kid!

  16. TokyoRose Avatar
    TokyoRose

    Yay Brown kid!

  17. Leandro Body Piercer Avatar
    Leandro Body Piercer

    Muito bom,
    gostei mesmo!!!

  18. Leandro Body Piercer Avatar
    Leandro Body Piercer

    Muito bom,
    gostei mesmo!!!

  19. Shaolin Fox Avatar
    Shaolin Fox

    Dig the contrast between the fresh cutting and the healed scar.

  20. Shaolin Fox Avatar
    Shaolin Fox

    Dig the contrast between the fresh cutting and the healed scar.

  21. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    I really really like this

  22. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    I really really like this

  23. erin Avatar
    erin

    im loving it, though a short of her twattoos would be lovely

  24. erin Avatar
    erin

    im loving it, though a short of her twattoos would be lovely

  25. erin Avatar
    erin

    *shot

  26. erin Avatar
    erin

    *shot

  27. thegrotesque Avatar
    thegrotesque

    It’s always good to see more of Charles’ scarification work up on modblog 😀

  28. thegrotesque Avatar
    thegrotesque

    It’s always good to see more of Charles’ scarification work up on modblog 😀

  29. Rach_Rach Avatar
    Rach_Rach

    Awe yay Charles!

  30. Rach_Rach Avatar
    Rach_Rach

    Awe yay Charles!

  31. TripleHelix Avatar
    TripleHelix

    Sweet. On kind of a Wilco kick lately, eh Jordan?
    Fine by me…

  32. TripleHelix Avatar
    TripleHelix

    Sweet. On kind of a Wilco kick lately, eh Jordan?
    Fine by me…

  33. Jexon Avatar
    Jexon

    похоже ещё, кстати, на обложку 10 Years – The Autumn Effect

  34. Jexon Avatar
    Jexon

    похоже ещё, кстати, на обложку 10 Years – The Autumn Effect

  35. evil E Avatar
    evil E

    wow

  36. evil E Avatar
    evil E

    wow

  37. stump Avatar
    stump

    reminds me of the great artwork from a leonard cohen cover/inlay.

  38. stump Avatar
    stump

    reminds me of the great artwork from a leonard cohen cover/inlay.

  39. Olivia Avatar
    Olivia

    This is great! I love it 🙂

  40. Olivia Avatar
    Olivia

    This is great! I love it 🙂

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