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.

“Starving Artist”

Tattooed on CreativeNonFiction by Jenn at Skin Prints in Eau Claire, WI… I appreciate the irony discovered when I pulled out the shadows of the photo!

Comments

92 responses to ““Starving Artist””

  1. mpatshi Avatar

    hmmm…ben and jerry’s …°drool°
    I like the tattoo…should fit on me at the moment:s

  2. mpatshi Avatar

    hmmm…ben and jerry’s …°drool°
    I like the tattoo…should fit on me at the moment:s

  3. mpatshi Avatar

    hmmm…ben and jerry’s …°drool°
    I like the tattoo…should fit on me at the moment:s

  4. mpatshi Avatar

    hmmm…ben and jerry’s …°drool°
    I like the tattoo…should fit on me at the moment:s

  5. TeaDream Avatar
    TeaDream

    Hmm, ben and jerry’s, so not so starving there.

    And are those Wii remote straps under the pint I see?

    How does that fit?

  6. TeaDream Avatar
    TeaDream

    Hmm, ben and jerry’s, so not so starving there.

    And are those Wii remote straps under the pint I see?

    How does that fit?

  7. TeaDream Avatar
    TeaDream

    Hmm, ben and jerry’s, so not so starving there.

    And are those Wii remote straps under the pint I see?

    How does that fit?

  8. TeaDream Avatar
    TeaDream

    Hmm, ben and jerry’s, so not so starving there.

    And are those Wii remote straps under the pint I see?

    How does that fit?

  9. jOELTRON Avatar

    It’s driving me nuts, is that ice cream or a coffee cup in the background?

  10. jOELTRON Avatar

    It’s driving me nuts, is that ice cream or a coffee cup in the background?

  11. jOELTRON Avatar

    It’s driving me nuts, is that ice cream or a coffee cup in the background?

  12. jOELTRON Avatar

    It’s driving me nuts, is that ice cream or a coffee cup in the background?

  13. jOELTRON Avatar

    Oh yeah, cool tattoo as well.

    (original photo). Note the lack of coffee/ice cream tub/cup.

  14. jOELTRON Avatar

    Oh yeah, cool tattoo as well.

    (original photo). Note the lack of coffee/ice cream tub/cup.

  15. jOELTRON Avatar

    Oh yeah, cool tattoo as well.

    (original photo). Note the lack of coffee/ice cream tub/cup.

  16. jOELTRON Avatar

    Oh yeah, cool tattoo as well.

    (original photo). Note the lack of coffee/ice cream tub/cup.

  17. jOELTRON Avatar

    Ah-huh, that makes more sense.

    http://www.benjerry.com/

  18. jOELTRON Avatar

    Ah-huh, that makes more sense.

    http://www.benjerry.com/

  19. jOELTRON Avatar

    Ah-huh, that makes more sense.

    http://www.benjerry.com/

  20. jOELTRON Avatar

    Ah-huh, that makes more sense.

    http://www.benjerry.com/

  21. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    joeltron – It’s in that photo you linked…?

  22. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    joeltron – It’s in that photo you linked…?

  23. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    joeltron – It’s in that photo you linked…?

  24. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    joeltron – It’s in that photo you linked…?

  25. BelowTheSurface Avatar

    the humerous thing is that that ice cream was mine. I had a craving for chocolate chip cookie dough. yum yum.

  26. BelowTheSurface Avatar

    the humerous thing is that that ice cream was mine. I had a craving for chocolate chip cookie dough. yum yum.

  27. BelowTheSurface Avatar

    the humerous thing is that that ice cream was mine. I had a craving for chocolate chip cookie dough. yum yum.

  28. BelowTheSurface Avatar

    the humerous thing is that that ice cream was mine. I had a craving for chocolate chip cookie dough. yum yum.

  29. jOELTRON Avatar

    Shannon, sorry. ‘lack’ was not the correct word (its 1am in aussie town, gimmie a break). I meant to say note the alterations.

    @BellowTheSurface: My lovely girlfriend tends to have oddly timed cravings for choc chip cookie ice cream. She is known to mumble (in her sleep/just woken up) “cold cookie!” indicating that she wants some straight from the freezer.

    Gotta luv em (women and ice cream a like). Fuck, I want some now (ice cream that is).

  30. jOELTRON Avatar

    Shannon, sorry. ‘lack’ was not the correct word (its 1am in aussie town, gimmie a break). I meant to say note the alterations.

    @BellowTheSurface: My lovely girlfriend tends to have oddly timed cravings for choc chip cookie ice cream. She is known to mumble (in her sleep/just woken up) “cold cookie!” indicating that she wants some straight from the freezer.

    Gotta luv em (women and ice cream a like). Fuck, I want some now (ice cream that is).

  31. jOELTRON Avatar

    Shannon, sorry. ‘lack’ was not the correct word (its 1am in aussie town, gimmie a break). I meant to say note the alterations.

    @BellowTheSurface: My lovely girlfriend tends to have oddly timed cravings for choc chip cookie ice cream. She is known to mumble (in her sleep/just woken up) “cold cookie!” indicating that she wants some straight from the freezer.

    Gotta luv em (women and ice cream a like). Fuck, I want some now (ice cream that is).

  32. jOELTRON Avatar

    Shannon, sorry. ‘lack’ was not the correct word (its 1am in aussie town, gimmie a break). I meant to say note the alterations.

    @BellowTheSurface: My lovely girlfriend tends to have oddly timed cravings for choc chip cookie ice cream. She is known to mumble (in her sleep/just woken up) “cold cookie!” indicating that she wants some straight from the freezer.

    Gotta luv em (women and ice cream a like). Fuck, I want some now (ice cream that is).

  33. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    ah sorry, I thought maybe you just had a really dark monitor 🙂

  34. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    ah sorry, I thought maybe you just had a really dark monitor 🙂

  35. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    ah sorry, I thought maybe you just had a really dark monitor 🙂

  36. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    ah sorry, I thought maybe you just had a really dark monitor 🙂

  37. Ka Crow Avatar
    Ka Crow

    You know, the x-height of the font is totally inconsistent (look at the “r” in “starving” and compare the one in “artist,” for example), and the letter spacing is wibbly, so being as anal-retentive as I am about typography, I totally shouldn’t like this one… but I do. It’s just, for lack of a better word, cute!

  38. Ka Crow Avatar
    Ka Crow

    You know, the x-height of the font is totally inconsistent (look at the “r” in “starving” and compare the one in “artist,” for example), and the letter spacing is wibbly, so being as anal-retentive as I am about typography, I totally shouldn’t like this one… but I do. It’s just, for lack of a better word, cute!

  39. Ka Crow Avatar
    Ka Crow

    You know, the x-height of the font is totally inconsistent (look at the “r” in “starving” and compare the one in “artist,” for example), and the letter spacing is wibbly, so being as anal-retentive as I am about typography, I totally shouldn’t like this one… but I do. It’s just, for lack of a better word, cute!

  40. Ka Crow Avatar
    Ka Crow

    You know, the x-height of the font is totally inconsistent (look at the “r” in “starving” and compare the one in “artist,” for example), and the letter spacing is wibbly, so being as anal-retentive as I am about typography, I totally shouldn’t like this one… but I do. It’s just, for lack of a better word, cute!

  41. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    Have to say I really didn’t expect to be woken up with, “Hey, you’re on Modblog!” But it’s appreciated. The sad part being I didn’t even really like the ice cream. In any case, I shopped around the best tattoo shops in Eau Claire and Jenn had the best lettering in the past. The stencil was straight from my printer, so the spacing’s actually really consistent, but the left side is a bit taller. In any case, I’m happy with it, and happy to not be starving at the moment… Though it may be time for breakfast.

  42. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    Have to say I really didn’t expect to be woken up with, “Hey, you’re on Modblog!” But it’s appreciated. The sad part being I didn’t even really like the ice cream. In any case, I shopped around the best tattoo shops in Eau Claire and Jenn had the best lettering in the past. The stencil was straight from my printer, so the spacing’s actually really consistent, but the left side is a bit taller. In any case, I’m happy with it, and happy to not be starving at the moment… Though it may be time for breakfast.

  43. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    Have to say I really didn’t expect to be woken up with, “Hey, you’re on Modblog!” But it’s appreciated. The sad part being I didn’t even really like the ice cream. In any case, I shopped around the best tattoo shops in Eau Claire and Jenn had the best lettering in the past. The stencil was straight from my printer, so the spacing’s actually really consistent, but the left side is a bit taller. In any case, I’m happy with it, and happy to not be starving at the moment… Though it may be time for breakfast.

  44. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    Have to say I really didn’t expect to be woken up with, “Hey, you’re on Modblog!” But it’s appreciated. The sad part being I didn’t even really like the ice cream. In any case, I shopped around the best tattoo shops in Eau Claire and Jenn had the best lettering in the past. The stencil was straight from my printer, so the spacing’s actually really consistent, but the left side is a bit taller. In any case, I’m happy with it, and happy to not be starving at the moment… Though it may be time for breakfast.

  45. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    Oh, and the background is completely accidental (yes, they’re wii straps).

  46. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    Oh, and the background is completely accidental (yes, they’re wii straps).

  47. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    Oh, and the background is completely accidental (yes, they’re wii straps).

  48. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    Oh, and the background is completely accidental (yes, they’re wii straps).

  49. dazy Avatar

    If the store is still open (we got a ton of snow today) I totally need to go get me some Ben&Jerry’s.

  50. dazy Avatar

    If the store is still open (we got a ton of snow today) I totally need to go get me some Ben&Jerry’s.

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