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.

Heart and Dagger

Both the dagger and the heart in this shot belong to V (again, I can’t get enough of her!) and are by Brian, the BME heart is about seven months old and the dagger’s an electrocautery brand, about five months old..

Comments

42 responses to “Heart and Dagger”

  1. Minigoth1 Avatar
    Minigoth1

    I love it.
    Especally the Christina.

    I have a sword sort of thing scarification on my shoulder. I plan to turn it into an acoustic guitar.

  2. Minigoth1 Avatar
    Minigoth1

    I love it.
    Especally the Christina.

    I have a sword sort of thing scarification on my shoulder. I plan to turn it into an acoustic guitar.

  3. xPUREx Avatar
    xPUREx

    damn, that thing got big! second one EVER! 🙂

  4. xPUREx Avatar
    xPUREx

    damn, that thing got big! second one EVER! 🙂

  5. Smash Avatar
    Smash

    ouch?

  6. Smash Avatar
    Smash

    ouch?

  7. LoganRah Avatar
    LoganRah

    Wow. just wow.

  8. LoganRah Avatar
    LoganRah

    Wow. just wow.

  9. vegas Avatar
    vegas

    thats a fuckin amazing place for the heart. holy shit

  10. vegas Avatar
    vegas

    thats a fuckin amazing place for the heart. holy shit

  11. mat Avatar

    damn post more pics of her those brands look amazing. great locations too

  12. mat Avatar

    damn post more pics of her those brands look amazing. great locations too

  13. Laurel Avatar

    I love Christinas! I’ve had mine for almost a year and it’s still my favorite piercing of mine.

    I remember seeing fresh pictures of the heart…vicious looking, but it’s so great! I can’t imagine shaving over it though…laser hair removal then? Wax?

  14. Laurel Avatar

    I love Christinas! I’ve had mine for almost a year and it’s still my favorite piercing of mine.

    I remember seeing fresh pictures of the heart…vicious looking, but it’s so great! I can’t imagine shaving over it though…laser hair removal then? Wax?

  15. kay Avatar
    kay

    Nair?

  16. kay Avatar
    kay

    Nair?

  17. hellonightmare Avatar

    doesn’t look very consistent..

  18. hellonightmare Avatar

    doesn’t look very consistent..

  19. FlaSH Avatar

    Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!did this public scar make without correction?????oh i wanna bme heart too))))

  20. FlaSH Avatar

    Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!did this public scar make without correction?????oh i wanna bme heart too))))

  21. V Avatar

    The heart has been healing like a dream…no touchups and fairly consistent.
    Shaving is not as bad as you’d think, but I’ve been slowly getting electrolysis over the whole thing so it will be a nonissue.
    The dagger has been, interesting to say the least. Ouch! :p It also isn’t healing consistently, but that’s scarification for you. It is starting to recess, from the outside in. It will be interesting to see how it changes over the next year or two. I can always get it removed and evened out if necessary, but for now it’s an experiment!

  22. V Avatar

    The heart has been healing like a dream…no touchups and fairly consistent.
    Shaving is not as bad as you’d think, but I’ve been slowly getting electrolysis over the whole thing so it will be a nonissue.
    The dagger has been, interesting to say the least. Ouch! :p It also isn’t healing consistently, but that’s scarification for you. It is starting to recess, from the outside in. It will be interesting to see how it changes over the next year or two. I can always get it removed and evened out if necessary, but for now it’s an experiment!

  23. Hanargh Avatar

    #9 – You ever tried telling a scar how to heal?

  24. Hanargh Avatar

    #9 – You ever tried telling a scar how to heal?

  25. Kitty Avatar
    Kitty

    The Christina is totally what makes this a sexy shot. I kind of miss mine–it just didn’t like me. 🙁 I also LOVE the navel project!

  26. Kitty Avatar
    Kitty

    The Christina is totally what makes this a sexy shot. I kind of miss mine–it just didn’t like me. 🙁 I also LOVE the navel project!

  27. V Avatar

    NB – Partial props to Wayde Dunn, who jumped in and helped on the heart.
    Only at Scar Wars…

  28. V Avatar

    NB – Partial props to Wayde Dunn, who jumped in and helped on the heart.
    Only at Scar Wars…

  29. MetalHouse III Avatar

    fucking awsome, i love the way the heart fits perfectly, how the knife is so raised and oh coarse, im a piercest first,so obviosly the christina

  30. MetalHouse III Avatar

    fucking awsome, i love the way the heart fits perfectly, how the knife is so raised and oh coarse, im a piercest first,so obviosly the christina

  31. MR.C Avatar

    lovelee piercings

  32. MR.C Avatar

    lovelee piercings

  33. Phreak Avatar
    Phreak

    doesn’t look real sexy…don’t like scars that much =)

  34. Phreak Avatar
    Phreak

    doesn’t look real sexy…don’t like scars that much =)

  35. Megan Avatar

    I dig the inconsistency of the scars, cause that’s how scars are. nice pieces 🙂

  36. Megan Avatar

    I dig the inconsistency of the scars, cause that’s how scars are. nice pieces 🙂

  37. Roscoe at Johnson Tattoo Avatar
    Roscoe at Johnson Tattoo

    The consistency IS an issue as far as I’m concerned. The body tends to scar inconsistently. As a body modification pro for the past 15 years and a dabbler for for that many years previously, I have to say that, although I remain open minded, I’ve never seen a scarification that looked as crisp and beautiful as the design was intended to be after healing; At best, I’ve been left with a vision of what it was “supposed to look like,” but didn’t quite hit the mark.

    So, nothing against those who emit oohs and ahhhs over these kind of scarifications, but I can’t be alone in thinking that most scarifications are inconsistent and ugly.

    Sorry to be negative, but I think it needs to be said.

  38. Roscoe at Johnson Tattoo Avatar
    Roscoe at Johnson Tattoo

    The consistency IS an issue as far as I’m concerned. The body tends to scar inconsistently. As a body modification pro for the past 15 years and a dabbler for for that many years previously, I have to say that, although I remain open minded, I’ve never seen a scarification that looked as crisp and beautiful as the design was intended to be after healing; At best, I’ve been left with a vision of what it was “supposed to look like,” but didn’t quite hit the mark.

    So, nothing against those who emit oohs and ahhhs over these kind of scarifications, but I can’t be alone in thinking that most scarifications are inconsistent and ugly.

    Sorry to be negative, but I think it needs to be said.

  39. Hanargh Avatar

    #20 That’s funny because I’ve seen some beautiful consistent pieces on modblog. What about people like whitespace?

  40. Hanargh Avatar

    #20 That’s funny because I’ve seen some beautiful consistent pieces on modblog. What about people like whitespace?

  41. perk900 Avatar

    Hey Roo,

    The lovely Miss V is my date for ModProm so don’t get any ideas just yet…

    😉

  42. perk900 Avatar

    Hey Roo,

    The lovely Miss V is my date for ModProm so don’t get any ideas just yet…

    😉

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