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.

A Lesson To Be Applied


Whoa hey, this beautifully shaped flesh-removal scarification piece comes to us from Jimmy Xayyabanha at Straight A Tattoos in Asheboro, North Carolina. This one’s just about the complete package, folks—something for everyone, from those within the body modification community to font nerds to board game aficionados to your run-of-the-mill scab collectors. The piece seems pretty fresh here and will surely be something of a different beast altogether once it’s healed, but this is nothing if not an exercise in precision and evenness, so we’re looking very forward to seeing how this bad boy turns out.

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Comments

28 responses to “A Lesson To Be Applied”

  1. lish Avatar

    hey genius, it’s a “death” scar upside down, too. very old flash.

  2. lish Avatar

    hey genius, it’s a “death” scar upside down, too. very old flash.

  3. WARBORN(THE ORIGINAL) Avatar

    WELL OF COARSE THIS IS JUST ANUTHER EXAMPLE OF “MODDED POD POEPLE” APPROXXXIMATEING HIP HOP CULTURE, AS THIS IS NO REAL PROOF THAT TUPAC IS STILL ALIVE. IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN[AND I THINK U DO!] I BET THIS HURTS REAL BAD WHEN TAKING ITEMS OUT OF AN OVEN.

  4. WARBORN(THE ORIGINAL) Avatar

    WELL OF COARSE THIS IS JUST ANUTHER EXAMPLE OF “MODDED POD POEPLE” APPROXXXIMATEING HIP HOP CULTURE, AS THIS IS NO REAL PROOF THAT TUPAC IS STILL ALIVE. IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN[AND I THINK U DO!] I BET THIS HURTS REAL BAD WHEN TAKING ITEMS OUT OF AN OVEN.

  5. Whitney Avatar
    Whitney

    Second time Jimmy has been on here, ‘atta boy. Put Asheboro and Straight A on the map, like it deserves to be.

    And lish, it’s called an “ambigram”.

  6. Whitney Avatar
    Whitney

    Second time Jimmy has been on here, ‘atta boy. Put Asheboro and Straight A on the map, like it deserves to be.

    And lish, it’s called an “ambigram”.

  7. arcadetoken Avatar

    everyones so catty today on modblog

  8. arcadetoken Avatar

    everyones so catty today on modblog

  9. hank Avatar
    hank

    are you getting something out of this, all encompassing trip?

  10. hank Avatar
    hank

    are you getting something out of this, all encompassing trip?

  11. kara Avatar
    kara

    dont like.

  12. kara Avatar
    kara

    dont like.

  13. Banana Bread Avatar
    Banana Bread

    @3 – Seriously! What is with people recently lol

    I like it – the lines look nice and clean and I’d like to see it completely healed. I know it’s a really old piece of flash, but hey, if the wearer liked it, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t get it 🙂

  14. Banana Bread Avatar
    Banana Bread

    @3 – Seriously! What is with people recently lol

    I like it – the lines look nice and clean and I’d like to see it completely healed. I know it’s a really old piece of flash, but hey, if the wearer liked it, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t get it 🙂

  15. mxyzptlk Avatar
    mxyzptlk

    That’s an AWESOME skin removal.

  16. mxyzptlk Avatar
    mxyzptlk

    That’s an AWESOME skin removal.

  17. scrappies Avatar
    scrappies

    ambigrams, yuck. hooray cliche

  18. scrappies Avatar
    scrappies

    ambigrams, yuck. hooray cliche

  19. Dom Avatar
    Dom

    its weird though, it kind of looks more like a burn healing rather then skin removal…. IDK mine didnt look like that during any part of the healing, i guess peoples skins heal shit wayyy different!

  20. Dom Avatar
    Dom

    its weird though, it kind of looks more like a burn healing rather then skin removal…. IDK mine didnt look like that during any part of the healing, i guess peoples skins heal shit wayyy different!

  21. SnapDragon Avatar

    I love when people get Sage Francis Tribute stuff done.
    “LIFE is just a LIE with an “F” in it”

  22. SnapDragon Avatar

    I love when people get Sage Francis Tribute stuff done.
    “LIFE is just a LIE with an “F” in it”

  23. deadite_666 Avatar

    This ol thing again? Bleh.

  24. deadite_666 Avatar

    This ol thing again? Bleh.

  25. BlueStar Avatar

    I’ve seen this in almost every single tattoo artists portfolio.. or flash on the walls of almost every studio…

  26. BlueStar Avatar

    I’ve seen this in almost every single tattoo artists portfolio.. or flash on the walls of almost every studio…

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