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.

Collar Hearts

Cute and simple, Rachel‘s hearts were done by John Deweese at Great American Tattoo Company in Shelbyville, Indiana. I get a kick out of all these tattoos that are inherently linked to youth culture — in the previous generation of tattooed seniors, most people had military tattoos and sailor stuff and the general iconography of adulthood, but it’s going to be different this time around, with most people wearing the iconography of youth…

Comments

120 responses to “Collar Hearts”

  1. PlastikStars Avatar

    Thank you. :]

    And actually my necklace is just one of those old cheap plastic tattoo necklaces that you get out of the 25 cent machines at a grocery store, haha. I’ve had it on for years, and can’t have the stomach to take it off.

  2. PlastikStars Avatar

    Thank you. :]

    And actually my necklace is just one of those old cheap plastic tattoo necklaces that you get out of the 25 cent machines at a grocery store, haha. I’ve had it on for years, and can’t have the stomach to take it off.

  3. deadite_666 Avatar

    I love her collar bones.

  4. deadite_666 Avatar

    I love her collar bones.

  5. deadite_666 Avatar

    I love her collar bones.

  6. deadite_666 Avatar

    I love her collar bones.

  7. Mandy Avatar

    i’m so happy to see this on modblog! i had just messaged her the other night to tell her how cute/pretty i thought her hearts were, and her too. she’s stunning.

  8. Mandy Avatar

    i’m so happy to see this on modblog! i had just messaged her the other night to tell her how cute/pretty i thought her hearts were, and her too. she’s stunning.

  9. Mandy Avatar

    i’m so happy to see this on modblog! i had just messaged her the other night to tell her how cute/pretty i thought her hearts were, and her too. she’s stunning.

  10. Mandy Avatar

    i’m so happy to see this on modblog! i had just messaged her the other night to tell her how cute/pretty i thought her hearts were, and her too. she’s stunning.

  11. graelston Avatar
    graelston

    bee-u-tiful!

  12. graelston Avatar
    graelston

    bee-u-tiful!

  13. graelston Avatar
    graelston

    bee-u-tiful!

  14. graelston Avatar
    graelston

    bee-u-tiful!

  15. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    What a gorgeous girl, and really nice tattoos.

    Interesting point about the crossover from adult transition tattoos to youthful tattoos as a product of the acceptance of tattoos and them being seen as a youth culture thing (though of course adults do it too, particularly those who had tattos etc when young), evidence that the spread of people getting them is enlargening and encompassing more walks of life. But we all knew that… 🙂

  16. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    What a gorgeous girl, and really nice tattoos.

    Interesting point about the crossover from adult transition tattoos to youthful tattoos as a product of the acceptance of tattoos and them being seen as a youth culture thing (though of course adults do it too, particularly those who had tattos etc when young), evidence that the spread of people getting them is enlargening and encompassing more walks of life. But we all knew that… 🙂

  17. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    What a gorgeous girl, and really nice tattoos.

    Interesting point about the crossover from adult transition tattoos to youthful tattoos as a product of the acceptance of tattoos and them being seen as a youth culture thing (though of course adults do it too, particularly those who had tattos etc when young), evidence that the spread of people getting them is enlargening and encompassing more walks of life. But we all knew that… 🙂

  18. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    What a gorgeous girl, and really nice tattoos.

    Interesting point about the crossover from adult transition tattoos to youthful tattoos as a product of the acceptance of tattoos and them being seen as a youth culture thing (though of course adults do it too, particularly those who had tattos etc when young), evidence that the spread of people getting them is enlargening and encompassing more walks of life. But we all knew that… 🙂

  19. Waiting4Arson Avatar
    Waiting4Arson

    EEEEEEE!!!

    She just cute’d me off the planet. Off. The. Planet.

  20. Waiting4Arson Avatar
    Waiting4Arson

    EEEEEEE!!!

    She just cute’d me off the planet. Off. The. Planet.

  21. Waiting4Arson Avatar
    Waiting4Arson

    EEEEEEE!!!

    She just cute’d me off the planet. Off. The. Planet.

  22. Waiting4Arson Avatar
    Waiting4Arson

    EEEEEEE!!!

    She just cute’d me off the planet. Off. The. Planet.

  23. mamamiya Avatar
    mamamiya

    That is one cute girl.

  24. mamamiya Avatar
    mamamiya

    That is one cute girl.

  25. mamamiya Avatar
    mamamiya

    That is one cute girl.

  26. mamamiya Avatar
    mamamiya

    That is one cute girl.

  27. nickels Avatar
    nickels

    i love her plugs 🙂
    i wonder what size they are..

  28. nickels Avatar
    nickels

    i love her plugs 🙂
    i wonder what size they are..

  29. nickels Avatar
    nickels

    i love her plugs 🙂
    i wonder what size they are..

  30. nickels Avatar
    nickels

    i love her plugs 🙂
    i wonder what size they are..

  31. Smurf666 Avatar
    Smurf666

    I thimk that’s the cutest girl I’ve ever seen on here.

  32. Smurf666 Avatar
    Smurf666

    I thimk that’s the cutest girl I’ve ever seen on here.

  33. Smurf666 Avatar
    Smurf666

    I thimk that’s the cutest girl I’ve ever seen on here.

  34. Smurf666 Avatar
    Smurf666

    I thimk that’s the cutest girl I’ve ever seen on here.

  35. mel Avatar
    mel

    those eyes… along with everything else.. mega wow.

  36. mel Avatar
    mel

    those eyes… along with everything else.. mega wow.

  37. mel Avatar
    mel

    those eyes… along with everything else.. mega wow.

  38. mel Avatar
    mel

    those eyes… along with everything else.. mega wow.

  39. jayne Avatar
    jayne

    Wow!

    Gorgeous eyes, adorable girl, great tattoos.

  40. jayne Avatar
    jayne

    Wow!

    Gorgeous eyes, adorable girl, great tattoos.

  41. jayne Avatar
    jayne

    Wow!

    Gorgeous eyes, adorable girl, great tattoos.

  42. jayne Avatar
    jayne

    Wow!

    Gorgeous eyes, adorable girl, great tattoos.

  43. Samael Avatar
    Samael

    I always go for chicks with that nose
    i dunno y

    -hero

  44. Samael Avatar
    Samael

    I always go for chicks with that nose
    i dunno y

    -hero

  45. Samael Avatar
    Samael

    I always go for chicks with that nose
    i dunno y

    -hero

  46. Samael Avatar
    Samael

    I always go for chicks with that nose
    i dunno y

    -hero

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