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.

Riding the Cockstrich

This redcoat riding a cockstrich, accompanied by a turgid little cherub, is definitely one of the stranger tattoos I’ve seen, although it does have an air of tastefulness about it as well… It was done by Josh Schwegel at Slave to the Needle in Seattle, WA.

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Comments

41 responses to “Riding the Cockstrich”

  1. Susan Avatar
    Susan

    haaaaa kind of amazing

  2. bc Avatar
    bc

    ‘Nothing like a cherub with an erection to cheer me up on a sunday.

  3. kt Avatar
    kt

    Ostriches don’t have hooves

  4. Shannon Avatar

    kt, well, cockstriches do.

  5. Lj Avatar
    Lj

    Neither do they have a giant cock for a neck and head…or do they?

  6. sillyshan Avatar

    hahahahaha! wow, how’s that for s “shield your childrens’ eyes” tattoo 😀

  7. Penny Avatar

    oh my god. whaaaaaat the? hahahaha i love it!

  8. nickkkkk Avatar

    Is the cockstrich cumming?

  9. EternalLife Avatar

    That is fantastically weird!

  10. Stace Avatar
    Stace

    I really like this…

  11. snaps Avatar
    snaps

    oh my god.. i have the book that this is from and i always thought about what hilarious tattoos all the drawings would be. and they are!

  12. Rocky Avatar

    Hilarious!
    Which book is it from? XD

  13. akibare Avatar
    akibare

    There’s a BOOK?

    Do tell…

  14. freedomhangs Avatar

    Whatever book this is from, I want to read it 😛

  15. sarah schizm Avatar

    bahahaha ahh that’s exactly what I needed to make me smile today.. and yeah I’de like to know what book it’s from too 🙂

  16. possessed Avatar

    Hahaha, this is hilarious! Whenever I see tattoos like this I always think ‘why?!’ Not in a, ‘why would you do that to yourself?’ way, but in a ‘what on earth made you think of getting that tattooed on yourself?!’ way!

  17. Tori Avatar
    Tori

    I love this tattoo. Especially that the artist left the fleshtone as the highlights.

  18. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    This is the best pornographic tattoo I have ever seen. I do think it is actually surprisingly tasteful and really well done. I love it

  19. Eric Avatar

    Hahahahaha.
    Definitely put a smile on my face.

  20. Ego Kornus Avatar

    I know the drawing from Aubrey Beardsley but this is something inspired on that i guess

  21. Rob Avatar
    Rob

    kind of reminds me of superbad…

  22. Mari Avatar
    Mari

    I love the veins!

  23. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    i love this. and i wonder if a large tuft of pubic hair is as comfy as is looks on the seat on the cockstrich !

  24. Locolily Avatar
    Locolily

    strangely erotic!

  25. Warren Hiller Avatar

    it looks like the cherub is going to stick the burning torch down the Cockstrich’s urethra lol thus making it a flaming cockstrich lol

  26. Eric M. Avatar
    Eric M.

    Now I’ve seen everything.

  27. Z Avatar
    Z

    Wow… that’s certainly unique, a real conversation starter(or ender, depending on the company)

  28. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    hahah

  29. snaps Avatar
    snaps

    its a book on erotic cartoons from way way in the past until the present.. published by taschen. They are also guys wearing the same suits but wheeling around their huge members in wheelbarrows

  30. April Avatar
    April

    i need a poster of that.

  31. Xenobiologista Avatar

    Someone link to the book PLEEEEASE. I don’t normally like drawings of genitalia but this is as funny as heck.

  32. swallow Avatar
    swallow

    haha))

  33. daze Avatar
    daze

    fucking brilliant.

  34. sarah Avatar

    It makes me jealous that I didn’t think of it first.

  35. MatLax Avatar
    MatLax

    In fact it’s a caricature of the monarchy people made during the renaissance. The nobles at the time used to get themselves painted riding a horse because it represented the warlords they were (even if most of them never went to war)… The caricatures were a way regular citizens showed their disapproval of the way they were being treated… Here you can see the original and another one: http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z82/MatLax/dickssss.jpg

  36. YK Avatar
    YK

    Esta demasido bueno ese tatoo. Mucho ingenia, colores perfevtos, ls rayas, me encanta!

  37. YK Avatar
    YK

    Esta demasido bueno ese tatoo. Mucho ingenia, colores perfectos, las rayas, me encanta!

  38. AIM MARTINS Avatar

    THIS IS THE “SHITT” IWONDER WHO WILL DISAGREE????

  39. AIM MARTINS Avatar

    WHAT IS THE TAT REPRESENT, OR MEAN ANYTHING TO U????

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