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.

Wow!

Essie’s tattoo work is by Needles of Last Rights, and the stunning scarification is by a variety of people including Keith Alexander and Erik Sprague. The scar really makes it just stunning…

Comments

30 responses to “Wow!”

  1. ())crayon))> Avatar
    ())crayon))>

    That’s bloody gorgeous!

  2. heliophobe Avatar
    heliophobe

    Holy shit. I think that is the my favourite backpiece I have ever seen.

  3. Kanga43 Avatar

    I really like the sides!! And the scar is gorgeous too. Man, thats an incredible piece!

  4. Ghostie Avatar

    I’m almost speechless at how amazing this is.

  5. fungee Avatar
    fungee

    I agree the tattoo looks amazing, but that scar looks practically juvenile — although i’m sure these things are much harder to do than i imagine

  6. MaidenDisaster Avatar

    Beautiful!

    I miss Keith.

  7. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    I admit the scar looks great with the tattoo.. but on its own its really not that pretty.. the lines are crooked and don’t match in lenght… I wonder what the scar is supposed to be?

  8. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Scarification is not meant to be precise (and can’t be in the long run); it’s meant to be tactile and emotive.

  9. an0nymous_vamp1re Avatar

    The title says it all.

    Wow.

  10. trix Avatar
    trix

    holy shit as well…

  11. Miss Kat Avatar
    Miss Kat

    The colors with her skin makes her look like a comic book (and I mean that in the most complimentary fashion possible).

  12. avery. Avatar
    avery.

    The vibrance of the lightning bolts (and sun) sure are something else, aren’t they? Wow. Great backpiece, that’s for sure 🙂

  13. S Avatar
    S

    That is the most stunning backpiece I have ever seen! I’m in love!

  14. an0nymous_vamp1re Avatar

    I agree, Miss Kat. The sides especially look comic book-like, I think it’s the lightning that gives it that look. Everything we can see looks beautiful, but it looks like it wraps around to the front too, and we can’t see that (I’m sure that is beautiful too).

  15. Alicia Avatar
    Alicia

    Completely amazing….

  16. deerheart Avatar
    deerheart

    eye-candy 🙂

    was the scar done before the tattoo?

  17. Lys Avatar
    Lys

    i was going to make the exact same comment… i’d like to see the front of it.
    and i love the lightning!

  18. crimes. Avatar
    crimes.

    Wah! Omgosh, that is one beautiful backpiece and that scarification looks pretty darn eye catching too.

  19. mo Avatar
    mo

    why do i feel like the only one who thinks tha the scar looks terrible?

  20. Whispers Avatar
    Whispers

    The backpiece is incredible. The scar… I don’t know. It doesn’t flow well with it- something more curvy and fluid might work better, but that scarification just doesn’t do it for me 🙁

  21. jkm Avatar
    jkm

    I don’t like the scar either. I think it takes away from the tattoo.

  22. modbodmum Avatar
    modbodmum

    No I agree I do not like the scar aswell. When I first look at it and went wow it lost it due to the scar. If it was there before the tat was done then I guess there is nothing much can be done. I would like to know what the scar symbolize.
    I guess if you tat over it you will still see but not as much.
    Maybe the scar was suppose to look like somthing eles?
    Interesting tho.

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  23. Jets Avatar

    You’re not, mo.

  24. *tara Avatar
    *tara

    i agree, mo. i’m not digging that scar at all. especially after seeing some of the AMAZING scarification work on this site. but the tattoos are beautiful. the lightning bolts look almost cartoonish (in a very good way, very vibrant).

  25. tattd_star Avatar

    I don’t particularly think the scarification is bad or anything…I just don’t get it. It just looks random with the tattoo. If it was clarrified what it was or what it meant, I think it would be more appreciated.
    The tattoo work is beautiful, though! Definately breathe-taking. It appears to wrap to the front. I would love to see what that looks like too.

  26. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    WOW
    the scarification does seem a bit random but it does seem to draw you in more.

  27. ammre Avatar
    ammre

    BLahBLahBLahscarBlahBlahBlah

    I personally think she’s spent way too much time on her back to hear stupid stuff about scars.

    I think what she has done is PHENOMINAL. I personally felt my mouth gape a little bit loooking at her work…

  28. nuclearsummer Avatar
    nuclearsummer

    I think it looks incredible.

  29. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    I didn’t like the scar at first at all. Now I do… it breaks up the tattoo in a really striking way.

    I think people may not like it because… a lot of the scarifications that get put on BME are very symmetrical and detailed, at least when 1) freshly done or 2) early in healing. I think people are comparing it to that and wanting it to be precise rather than… a body doing what it does.

    I find myself wondering how many of the really detailed ones stay like that, and how many lose detail over time, or wind up asymmetrical when they were not originally that way.

  30. Spacy Avatar
    Spacy

    Those tattoos are beautiful! I love the storm theme.. Wow!

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