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.

Now that’s an explicit tattoo!

Well, I think my tattoo has healed enough and is close enough to done that I can post it here. This was done over four sessions by Shane Faulkner at King of Fools in Toronto (an amazing tattoo artist that’s done almost all of my work), and is based on a Tom of Finland painting combined with several pieces of artwork from BME/HARD as well. Anyway, it’s kind of tricky to take a picture of your own chest, but here you go:

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Yes, I am also a fan of gay mermen

ModBlog returns for real tomorrow or Tuesday. I hope everyone had as fun a weekend as the dudes in my chestpiece!

Comments

322 responses to “Now that’s an explicit tattoo!”

  1. ahna Avatar

    to throw it out there–would any heterosexual ever get a homosexual scene tattooed on them? how about vice versa?

  2. ahna Avatar

    to throw it out there–would any heterosexual ever get a homosexual scene tattooed on them? how about vice versa?

  3. Dr.Scorpio Avatar
    Dr.Scorpio

    you win 🙂

  4. Dr.Scorpio Avatar
    Dr.Scorpio

    you win 🙂

  5. Stabby Avatar
    Stabby

    Very well done tattoo but with #1, I would really like to see your sleeve.

  6. Stabby Avatar
    Stabby

    Very well done tattoo but with #1, I would really like to see your sleeve.

  7. bijou Avatar
    bijou

    i’d like to follow you around the beach photographing the expressions on people’s faces when they get a look at that.

  8. bijou Avatar
    bijou

    i’d like to follow you around the beach photographing the expressions on people’s faces when they get a look at that.

  9. Cyn Avatar

    Ahna- Shannon’s straight, so…. yes.

  10. Cyn Avatar

    Ahna- Shannon’s straight, so…. yes.

  11. JenO33 Avatar
    JenO33

    26- I have my doubts but I needed to confirm with asking as many hetero men around, while they don’t see a problem with the art, most of them told me that to get it tattoed on you, it has to have a “deeper” personal symbolism… 😉

    Shannon- the obvious question, did you get that gay scene tattoed just for visual liking ?

  12. JenO33 Avatar
    JenO33

    26- I have my doubts but I needed to confirm with asking as many hetero men around, while they don’t see a problem with the art, most of them told me that to get it tattoed on you, it has to have a “deeper” personal symbolism… 😉

    Shannon- the obvious question, did you get that gay scene tattoed just for visual liking ?

  13. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    I have a rainbow tattoed on the side of face …I dont kiss men … ~_0

  14. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    I have a rainbow tattoed on the side of face …I dont kiss men … ~_0

  15. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Well, I don’t really have a problem with “gay art” and homosexual motifs, but I don’t see this as a homosexual tattoo. Obviously it’s sexual in nature, but *I* don’t perceive it as homosexual. I’m a big fan of male pinup art as well, but I don’t see how that makes me any more homosexual than a woman who doesn’t skip over BMEgirls entries.

    To dig my hole deeper, I don’t think that male-male CBT has to have anything to do with sexual orientation, and I certainly know straight guys that are far more into playing with other guys in their SM lives than they are playing with women. I tattooed what *I* like… if other people want to read orientation into it, it doesn’t bother me, but they’d be wrong.

    Anyway, I’m only gay when I’m drunk.

  16. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Well, I don’t really have a problem with “gay art” and homosexual motifs, but I don’t see this as a homosexual tattoo. Obviously it’s sexual in nature, but *I* don’t perceive it as homosexual. I’m a big fan of male pinup art as well, but I don’t see how that makes me any more homosexual than a woman who doesn’t skip over BMEgirls entries.

    To dig my hole deeper, I don’t think that male-male CBT has to have anything to do with sexual orientation, and I certainly know straight guys that are far more into playing with other guys in their SM lives than they are playing with women. I tattooed what *I* like… if other people want to read orientation into it, it doesn’t bother me, but they’d be wrong.

    Anyway, I’m only gay when I’m drunk.

  17. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    But most defiantly think who ever it is in the picture above is …lol moderator everytime I dial my babies number I get a click all the time.must be a bad connection(Oh it’s operator)hehehe

  18. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    But most defiantly think who ever it is in the picture above is …lol moderator everytime I dial my babies number I get a click all the time.must be a bad connection(Oh it’s operator)hehehe

  19. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    the matching collar-tattoo is a very nice touch. amazing work.

  20. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    the matching collar-tattoo is a very nice touch. amazing work.

  21. lindsey Avatar
    lindsey

    fuckin’ eh! that is all different kinds of awesome!

  22. lindsey Avatar
    lindsey

    fuckin’ eh! that is all different kinds of awesome!

  23. TheWomanMonster Avatar
    TheWomanMonster

    I adore this tattoo Shannon, way to have the balls to be yourself (pun totally intended).

    The detail is just amazing, beautiful beautiful work.

  24. TheWomanMonster Avatar
    TheWomanMonster

    I adore this tattoo Shannon, way to have the balls to be yourself (pun totally intended).

    The detail is just amazing, beautiful beautiful work.

  25. cjt Avatar
    cjt

    WomanMonster: you can’t see his balls in this picture! Can’t wait to see it irl.

  26. cjt Avatar
    cjt

    WomanMonster: you can’t see his balls in this picture! Can’t wait to see it irl.

  27. Marshall Avatar

    Love the colour.

  28. Marshall Avatar

    Love the colour.

  29. tattoocity Avatar

    Great tattoo. There is so much color saturation that your chest just might be bullet proof now. I do not recommend testing it out though and I will not be held responsible if you do.

  30. tattoocity Avatar

    Great tattoo. There is so much color saturation that your chest just might be bullet proof now. I do not recommend testing it out though and I will not be held responsible if you do.

  31. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    I like it. I don’t see any homosexual images. Rather, I see an amazing chest piece. The shading and colouring are amazing, and it’s just over all a great piece.

    And I must say, the gay merman tattoo make me giggle. I like how the one merman has his penis right on his tail…

  32. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    I like it. I don’t see any homosexual images. Rather, I see an amazing chest piece. The shading and colouring are amazing, and it’s just over all a great piece.

    And I must say, the gay merman tattoo make me giggle. I like how the one merman has his penis right on his tail…

  33. JenO33 Avatar
    JenO33

    The S&M same sex hard play is pretty interesting to me. Well on that one I couldn’t say it’s not also about orientation to me since I’ve been in relationships with both sex, but there’s something about same sex together that exudes either super masculinity or the opposite. I’m still trying to figure out if it does the same thing to people who only have one orientation or if visual pleasing images are just it, something we like to look at without a deeper meaning to it. Either way, very interesting subject.

  34. JenO33 Avatar
    JenO33

    The S&M same sex hard play is pretty interesting to me. Well on that one I couldn’t say it’s not also about orientation to me since I’ve been in relationships with both sex, but there’s something about same sex together that exudes either super masculinity or the opposite. I’m still trying to figure out if it does the same thing to people who only have one orientation or if visual pleasing images are just it, something we like to look at without a deeper meaning to it. Either way, very interesting subject.

  35. miss Quin T Sential Avatar
    miss Quin T Sential

    you’re my hero

  36. miss Quin T Sential Avatar
    miss Quin T Sential

    you’re my hero

  37. Campbell Avatar
    Campbell

    Always liked your chestpiece, Shannon 🙂

  38. Campbell Avatar
    Campbell

    Always liked your chestpiece, Shannon 🙂

  39. BxtremeDmodSxM Avatar

    great work. I love it…and his nips. they look so nice :shrugs:

  40. BxtremeDmodSxM Avatar

    great work. I love it…and his nips. they look so nice :shrugs:

  41. LotN Avatar

    The chest and arm tattoos really compliment each other. I think that they bring out the other’s colors very vibrantly…

  42. LotN Avatar

    The chest and arm tattoos really compliment each other. I think that they bring out the other’s colors very vibrantly…

  43. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    thats a beautiful piece of art…very orginal man!

  44. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    thats a beautiful piece of art…very orginal man!

  45. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    i mean original hahaha

  46. Ben Avatar
    Ben

    i mean original hahaha

  47. lala Avatar
    lala

    LOVE IT.
    You need to get your nipples tattoo’d over, though.

  48. lala Avatar
    lala

    LOVE IT.
    You need to get your nipples tattoo’d over, though.

  49. xunseenx Avatar

    sehr gorgeous.

  50. xunseenx Avatar

    sehr gorgeous.

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