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.

Keloid Art

You might have noticed in the John Joyce interview, that near the bottom there’s a shot of him doing a hip/rib cutting (at Scar Wars III). It’s on Gogo_Savvy, and the healing has been amazing, with pronounced and even keloiding… Check it out!

Comments

47 responses to “Keloid Art”

  1. Caspar Avatar

    Possibly the most beautiful keloiding I’ve ever seen O_O Amazing work

  2. May Avatar
    May

    Oh, it’s wanderfull….
    I love it…

  3. Frester Avatar
    Frester

    This, along with Ryan Oullette’s hand print, is some of the most amazing scar work.

  4. Rus Avatar
    Rus

    Wow! Cool!

  5. candace Avatar

    nice! that turned out awesome! i was wondering how well it was going to show up.

  6. BettyAtlas Avatar

    Wow, that healed beautifully! I wish mine was that even.

  7. penski Avatar

    Lovely stuff 🙂

    *n

  8. charlotte Avatar
    charlotte

    Those keloids are actually a more beautiful color than any ink could have achieved

  9. Glynis Avatar

    Oh my god… that is absolutely stunning.

  10. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    Woah, that is freaking beautiful. I wish I could scar like that.

  11. SnaiLuv Avatar

    I STILL can’t believe how well Sam scars!!! She must have some sort of secret aftercare regime….
    😛
    Or perhaps it just comes naturally. Either way, she is the awesome, and I remember seeing it about an hour old and thinking it was going to be this awesome, considering who did it, and who it’s on.

  12. Iam: demoiselle Avatar

    OH MY GOOD GODDESS.
    Those are so beautiful…
    I just want to run my fingers over them. Wow.

  13. Lk Avatar
    Lk

    huuuuge

  14. Killaya Avatar
    Killaya

    Wooooow…

    If I ever get a scarification piece I hope I keloid like that! That’s lovely!

  15. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    beautiful.

  16. Jordi_Napalm Avatar
    Jordi_Napalm

    this is really really great. With this kind of cutting, was anything used to aid the keloiding, or was this all natural? Either way, it’s beautiful.

  17. Cale Avatar

    Very amazing keloiding!

  18. Marta Avatar
    Marta

    I’m not a fan of scarifications, but that’s the most beautiful one I’ve ever seen.

  19. timinglife Avatar

    Wow, that has to be the most beautiful scarification piece I’ve ever seen. I’m pretty jealous.

  20. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    That has to be the most amazing keloid art I’ve seen.
    It’s so intricate and beautiful

  21. Toser Avatar

    This is so perfect!!!!!!! I love everything about it…placement, design, the height of the scars in different places…it’s so well done and so well-healed!!!!!

  22. Oliveira Avatar
    Oliveira

    I can’t stop looking at this. I never wanted a scarification piece… but this one… gives me thoughts. 🙂

  23. Hanargh Avatar

    Gogo just scars so well, this is amazing.

  24. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    I think this is the best scarification I ever seen… Really nice!

  25. b4youreyes Avatar

    holy shit, i dont even like keloids, and thats awesome

  26. redeye Avatar

    beautiful piece, but will the keloids change or possibly grow further in the future?

  27. an0nymous_vamp1re Avatar

    That is simply amazing, how even it is and how beautiful it is.

  28. EvanBurke Avatar

    What a great turnout.

  29. max Avatar
    max

    why is the internet population as a whole so goddamn ignorant about what a keloid IS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keloid
    jesus fucking christ read before you go around using terms you don’t understand. fuck!

  30. Emberly Avatar
    Emberly

    That came out so incredibly beautiful!

  31. Laura Dawsey Avatar

    wow…beautiful!

  32. curiousgirl Avatar

    that turned out amazing…

  33. Aaron Avatar

    Beautiful. John’s the man. Great guy, great work.
    I’ve only had piercings done by him and need to stop squandering local talent.

  34. Xenobiologista Avatar

    That_is_absolutely_beautiful_.

    (Max…I feel your pain =D )

  35. ben Avatar

    damn !
    amazing work, gratz to you and the artist who made that possible.
    lovely mod:D

  36. deerheart Avatar

    turned out brilliant

  37. dannax Avatar

    that is beautiful!

  38. smufc Avatar
    smufc

    Yeah this is stunning!! And it reminds me of pink icing on cake!!

  39. LastxKiss Avatar
    LastxKiss

    wow.
    that is GORGEOUS

  40. Lexi Kauppinen Avatar
    Lexi Kauppinen

    That is absolutely breathtaking. So, so beautiful – I’m one jealous girly!

  41. fodiggity Avatar
    fodiggity

    I think I spent more time looking at that picture in the john joyce interview than reading. I love it. so glad to see a healed picture.

  42. jackied Avatar
    jackied

    #29, i dont see how you think people on here are inappropriately using the term keloid, the link you gave describes the above picture.
    are you saying that it is not a keloid?

  43. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    Beautiful!! I wish I could keloid like that!!

  44. Mr.Saint Avatar
    Mr.Saint

    Wow, that is beautiful. Seriously, the best I’ve ever seen. I would lick that, for real.

  45. nope Avatar
    nope

    i think what 29 is trying to say is that’s hypertrophic, not keloid scarring. it doesn’t break the boundaries of the original cutting/skin removal, doesn’t continue growing out of control, and presumably doesn’t itch or is severely painful. maybe he could say it a bit nice, but there you have it.

  46. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    I usually really like the look of fresh cutting a lot more than when they are healed. I think it’s the bright red intense lines. But I really like the way this has healed. Too bad you really can’t tell what a scar is going to look like till it’s healed.

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