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.

Teardrop Plugs

These custom made 2″ teardrop plugs (ebony and pink ivory) were made by theBrown for homeinacoma… Teardrop plugs seem remarkably rare in modern times, even though I see them all the time on old sculptures.

Comments

68 responses to “Teardrop Plugs”

  1. Duck Avatar
    Duck

    Amazing.

  2. Duck Avatar
    Duck

    Amazing.

  3. pica Avatar
    pica

    agreed, amazing and beautiful

  4. pica Avatar
    pica

    agreed, amazing and beautiful

  5. Shutterbug Avatar

    That is absolutely gorgeous.

  6. Shutterbug Avatar

    That is absolutely gorgeous.

  7. dandelion Avatar

    ooh, that gives such a wonderful shape to her ear.

  8. dandelion Avatar

    ooh, that gives such a wonderful shape to her ear.

  9. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    Without a doubt that is one of the most amazingly beautiful things that I’ve seen of late. I love the colour of the plugs & of course their shape! And as someone said above it gives a really wonderful shape to the ear! 😀 *drools*

  10. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    Without a doubt that is one of the most amazingly beautiful things that I’ve seen of late. I love the colour of the plugs & of course their shape! And as someone said above it gives a really wonderful shape to the ear! 😀 *drools*

  11. hyena Avatar

    Those plugs are absolutely beautiful.

  12. hyena Avatar

    Those plugs are absolutely beautiful.

  13. LifeRush Avatar

    that is awesome

  14. LifeRush Avatar

    that is awesome

  15. homeinacoma Avatar

    Her?! I’m not a girl!

  16. homeinacoma Avatar

    Her?! I’m not a girl!

  17. shit.the.bed Avatar
    shit.the.bed

    Yes, PHILLIP’s ears are beautiful. Phillip would be a male, if it isn’t obvious hahah… sheesh

  18. shit.the.bed Avatar
    shit.the.bed

    Yes, PHILLIP’s ears are beautiful. Phillip would be a male, if it isn’t obvious hahah… sheesh

  19. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    haha 🙂
    for the record i am also male.

  20. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    haha 🙂
    for the record i am also male.

  21. Cedes Avatar
    Cedes

    Wow…those are so much more flattering than circular plugs, IMHO. Beautious!

  22. Cedes Avatar
    Cedes

    Wow…those are so much more flattering than circular plugs, IMHO. Beautious!

  23. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats really awesome 😛 almost a perfect mirrow imageof the top of the ear

  24. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats really awesome 😛 almost a perfect mirrow imageof the top of the ear

  25. obsidian_wings Avatar
    obsidian_wings

    Oh man that is so awesome, i’ve never seen anything like that before but its so simple. Amazing

  26. obsidian_wings Avatar
    obsidian_wings

    Oh man that is so awesome, i’ve never seen anything like that before but its so simple. Amazing

  27. Chrissie Avatar

    I’ve never seen tear-drop shaped plugs before, but I like them a lot more than the circular ones. I wonder why they aren’t as common?

  28. Chrissie Avatar

    I’ve never seen tear-drop shaped plugs before, but I like them a lot more than the circular ones. I wonder why they aren’t as common?

  29. Lucas Fury Avatar

    wow, i’m definitely into those.

  30. Lucas Fury Avatar

    wow, i’m definitely into those.

  31. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    id guess they arent as common cause it doesnt seem like you could stretch with them as safely and predictably as you can with circular plugs. so you gotta get to a size you wanna stay at first. And our modern culture seems to be more about constant modification and not being stopped or satisfied.

  32. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    id guess they arent as common cause it doesnt seem like you could stretch with them as safely and predictably as you can with circular plugs. so you gotta get to a size you wanna stay at first. And our modern culture seems to be more about constant modification and not being stopped or satisfied.

  33. Ell Avatar
    Ell

    Oh wow I love these.
    I wonder how tear drop pulgs would look at a much smaller size? Hmmm

  34. Ell Avatar
    Ell

    Oh wow I love these.
    I wonder how tear drop pulgs would look at a much smaller size? Hmmm

  35. Manada Avatar

    I have a pair of smallish guage teardrop plugs. At the smaller sizes they tend to look a little oval-shaped…

    They’re still very pretty though. And a nice change from the standard round jewellery.

  36. Manada Avatar

    I have a pair of smallish guage teardrop plugs. At the smaller sizes they tend to look a little oval-shaped…

    They’re still very pretty though. And a nice change from the standard round jewellery.

  37. ross Avatar
    ross

    i sent a load of emails out to lots of organic plug makers about making a set of 12mm plugs but never got a reply from any of them…

  38. ross Avatar
    ross

    i sent a load of emails out to lots of organic plug makers about making a set of 12mm plugs but never got a reply from any of them…

  39. R Avatar
    R

    !!!!
    That’s fucking perfect!

  40. R Avatar
    R

    !!!!
    That’s fucking perfect!

  41. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    I’ve never really liked hugely stretched lobes just because of the way they sometimes stick out perpendicularly to the plane of the face (looks weird to me), but these are really making me change my mind! They seem to just enhance the natural shape of the ear, and they seem to lay flatter (like a “normal” earlobe would). Anyway, nice!

  42. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    I’ve never really liked hugely stretched lobes just because of the way they sometimes stick out perpendicularly to the plane of the face (looks weird to me), but these are really making me change my mind! They seem to just enhance the natural shape of the ear, and they seem to lay flatter (like a “normal” earlobe would). Anyway, nice!

  43. Sarah Avatar

    wow. those are stunning.

  44. Sarah Avatar

    wow. those are stunning.

  45. sam Avatar

    I think those are really awesome. Its the first time I’ve actually seen tear drop shaped plugs.

  46. sam Avatar

    I think those are really awesome. Its the first time I’ve actually seen tear drop shaped plugs.

  47. Lucas Fury Avatar

    does phil have a pricelist anywhere? i looked at his stuff, it’s all stunning, but i can’t find a pricelist.. basically, i’m broke as shit right now and don’t want to waste his time if i can’t afford it, haha.

    fuck, i need to just take the time to make an iam account so i can just message him directly. ..maybe i’ll do that today.

  48. Lucas Fury Avatar

    does phil have a pricelist anywhere? i looked at his stuff, it’s all stunning, but i can’t find a pricelist.. basically, i’m broke as shit right now and don’t want to waste his time if i can’t afford it, haha.

    fuck, i need to just take the time to make an iam account so i can just message him directly. ..maybe i’ll do that today.

  49. Lucas Fury Avatar

    ..definitely meant to say paul, not phil.

  50. Lucas Fury Avatar

    ..definitely meant to say paul, not phil.

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