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.

What Everyone Knows


That’s Jon up there, sporting a handsome Boysetsfire-inspired chest-piece by Derek Hutchinson at Sacred Skin South in Des Moines, Iowa. (The quoted lyrics: “This crying, this screaming, my voice is being born.”) The whole piece is nicely done, but the fetal character in the center is particularly well rendered. Also this just made me remember that, back in the day, I always used to get Boysetsfire confused with Boy Hits Car. Because I’m an idiot.

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18 responses to “What Everyone Knows”

  1. veganjello Avatar

    that is incredible!
    and i love boysetsfire!

  2. veganjello Avatar

    that is incredible!
    and i love boysetsfire!

  3. kiersten lee Avatar
    kiersten lee

    that’s glorious.

  4. kiersten lee Avatar
    kiersten lee

    that’s glorious.

  5. Scenester Avatar

    hey its my tattoo! i am so happy with how it came out! Des Moines has some amazing talent. Joshua Bowers who did the cassette tape on my arm that was featured here a while back, and Derek, there are other amazing artists here too that don’t work at Sacred Skin (the shop i work at). I’m so glad i know and am surrounded by good tattoo artists.

  6. Scenester Avatar

    hey its my tattoo! i am so happy with how it came out! Des Moines has some amazing talent. Joshua Bowers who did the cassette tape on my arm that was featured here a while back, and Derek, there are other amazing artists here too that don’t work at Sacred Skin (the shop i work at). I’m so glad i know and am surrounded by good tattoo artists.

  7. Corey Avatar
    Corey

    I love this!! Especially the fetus in the center, it looks awesome.
    It also makes me happy because I’m from Delaware and the only things we can claim are BSF and Joe Biden……yeaaahhh.
    =)

  8. Corey Avatar
    Corey

    I love this!! Especially the fetus in the center, it looks awesome.
    It also makes me happy because I’m from Delaware and the only things we can claim are BSF and Joe Biden……yeaaahhh.
    =)

  9. Jessica Avatar

    I haven’t heard anyone mention Boysetsfire in a very long time. Any ways it looks incredible.

  10. Jessica Avatar

    I haven’t heard anyone mention Boysetsfire in a very long time. Any ways it looks incredible.

  11. cavexin Avatar
    cavexin

    yay. bsf. nice colors! crisp lines! although the fetus is freaking me out. 😉 babies in any form creep me out.

  12. cavexin Avatar
    cavexin

    yay. bsf. nice colors! crisp lines! although the fetus is freaking me out. 😉 babies in any form creep me out.

  13. xsweetxsourx Avatar
    xsweetxsourx

    The tattoo is absolutely beautiful. I love the color. And Boysetsfire is my very favorite band of all time! I also like the little cassette tape on his right arm.

  14. xsweetxsourx Avatar
    xsweetxsourx

    The tattoo is absolutely beautiful. I love the color. And Boysetsfire is my very favorite band of all time! I also like the little cassette tape on his right arm.

  15. jessa Avatar

    that font is awesome

  16. jessa Avatar

    that font is awesome

  17. Scenester Avatar

    xsweetxsourx: yea i have 3 cassette tapes on me, one being scarification and the other being one that was featured here on modblog a few years ago. that small cassette got as a matching tattoo with some friends (one being the enigma).

    jessa: yea i love derek’s script. being a graphic designer, i’ve wanted to turn his writing into a font for a while haha.

    boysetsfire showed me the true meaning of music, showed me music is more than pop. i was 13 when i first discovered them, lyrics mean a lot because was going through a bad time, lost my older brother due to drunk driver. since then that experience has lead me to speak out about it and have a voice and talk about what i believe.

  18. Scenester Avatar

    xsweetxsourx: yea i have 3 cassette tapes on me, one being scarification and the other being one that was featured here on modblog a few years ago. that small cassette got as a matching tattoo with some friends (one being the enigma).

    jessa: yea i love derek’s script. being a graphic designer, i’ve wanted to turn his writing into a font for a while haha.

    boysetsfire showed me the true meaning of music, showed me music is more than pop. i was 13 when i first discovered them, lyrics mean a lot because was going through a bad time, lost my older brother due to drunk driver. since then that experience has lead me to speak out about it and have a voice and talk about what i believe.

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