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.

Hope…

Timo’s scarification by Velma_Kelly in NYC. I “hope” he doesn’t read ModBlog because he might be a little freaked out about skin removal given the recent post on a keloid growing out of control!

Comments

11 responses to “Hope…”

  1. kuroneko711 Avatar

    I really love this, i hope you’ll show it to us healed.

  2. RustY Avatar

    Shannon, you are cruel.
    I, too, want to see it healed.

  3. Velma_Kelly Avatar

    Thanks for the kind words.

    I will be sure to post healed pictures. The piece is only a few days old, so it might be a little while.

    I just had to follow that story, huh?

  4. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    to me it looks like a poster for a movie. i really enjoy bloodwork.

  5. BigAl Avatar
    BigAl

    I really hope, there won´t be too extensive keloids!
    after that post a couple of days before..
    that did scar` me, in a way.

    good luck healing!

    ser´s,
    Al

  6. Halo Miles Avatar
    Halo Miles

    How delightfully eerie! I love it! This furthers my desire to do some scarification.

  7. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    awesome pic, blood is fun 😛

  8. Avalon Avatar
    Avalon

    badass

  9. lala Avatar
    lala

    It’s beautiful.

  10. atie Avatar
    atie

    Timo may not be on this site, but his friend is….that’s a very special piece, and last i saw, it was healing nicely.

  11. Yom Avatar
    Yom

    I don’t know if it’s all the speared and half-dried blood but this really looks like some torture scene from a movie or something.

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