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.

The Friday Follow-up

Wow this week seems to have flown by.  We’ve had ear pointing, foot tattoos-a-plenty, an interesting round of “Guess What?”, and of course the birthday of our own Sean Philips.  Now that Friday is here, it’s time for this week’s follow-up.  This week we’re looking at a scar we saw just over a month ago from Misty.  Her Santa Muerte scar blended in Catholic imagery of Mary to create a good looking scar.

To see how it looks today, you know what to do.

There’s still a lot of healing to go and the scar will probably change as time goes on, but at this point it’s clear that the details in the cuts took, which should lead to a relatively even scar down the line.  It wasn’t long ago that we saw Misty’s first attempts at scarification, but if her work continues to improve as it has, we can look forward to a lot of great looking scars from her in the future.

Comments

6 responses to “The Friday Follow-up”

  1. GypsyPunk Avatar
    GypsyPunk

    beautiful!

  2. GypsyPunk Avatar
    GypsyPunk

    beautiful!

  3. Natolio Avatar
    Natolio

    El trabajo me gusta, pero la imagen no.

  4. Natolio Avatar
    Natolio

    El trabajo me gusta, pero la imagen no.

  5. toots Avatar
    toots

    Thats nice. However, she’s not blended with catholic imagery (in her case the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, as opposed to Mary herself), she *is* catholic imagery.

  6. toots Avatar
    toots

    Thats nice. However, she’s not blended with catholic imagery (in her case the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, as opposed to Mary herself), she *is* catholic imagery.

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