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.

Sleepy Dreads.

iam:Adwoa.

Click through for another shot of her arm..

Comments

35 responses to “Sleepy Dreads.”

  1. LillyTree Avatar
    LillyTree

    Pretty shot, with all that honey-colored light. I like the very faint suggestion of the stars in this one.

  2. hellyeah Avatar
    hellyeah

    side boob A+

  3. Melf Avatar
    Melf

    Oh, hot.

  4. Fabian Avatar
    Fabian

    nice one! seems as if she cried a lot…

  5. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Jeebuz I is so happy for t3h diversity on modblog lately. Yayssss. Makes me wonder about the last five years. It would be hard for me to believe that black people just NOW started sending photos in. I’m so happy it’s not just white people (who I love by the way) or asians (who I also, equally, love haha) being featured anymore.

  6. Nic Avatar

    Beautiful 🙂

  7. Treehopr Avatar
    Treehopr

    Gorgeous. And the background on her IAM page is Tank Girl. Can’t go wrong with that.

  8. quinnnchick Avatar

    Adwoa, beautiful as always.

  9. paperwhite Avatar
    paperwhite

    Beautiful shots, Adwoa!

  10. Ava Avatar

    wow. beautiful. i love the second shot.

  11. Adwoa Avatar

    Aw shucks! Thanks for the love all.

    Fabian, I had cried a lot.

  12. Christine Avatar
    Christine

    An amazing choice to be modblogged. Adwoa is a beautiful woman and has modified herself in a beautiful way.

  13. kwaniesiam Avatar
    kwaniesiam

    Adowa, you’re so gorgeous 😀 I love that shot!

  14. Ann Avatar
    Ann

    A very pretty arm on an amazing woman!!!

  15. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    me likey:)

  16. Vivalaham Avatar
    Vivalaham

    SOOO pretty adwoa! great shots, great mods!

  17. kara Avatar

    she is one of the most positive people i have encountered. always having encouraging words.

  18. Adwoa Avatar

    Thanks for all the kind words.

    The scarification comes from a small town in South Eastern Ghana called Larteh Kubease. The markings (I have them on my chest and back as well) are associated with a Shrine their called Akonedi. Nana Akonedi, the deity is a female goddess of justice. I got the marks years ago during a three year period of spiritual training and discipline. The marks were done here in the states though.

    My tattoos also mark rites of passage for me…the stars symbolize the four original members of my now defunct band. The mask – a newly graduated from college me and the dragon, that you can barely see.. is protection and symbolizes the taming of my anger.

    This picture… was taken during a crying jag shortly after my wife left me.. it was about this time last year in fact.

  19. Lindsey Avatar
    Lindsey

    Aw Adwoa, well you seem to have bounced back nicely. I agree with Kara and Quinnn!

  20. emily Avatar

    Natural beauty at its best.

  21. futrachoppa606 Avatar
    futrachoppa606

    Congrats on being modblogged Adwoa!

  22. b. Avatar
    b.

    royally disgusted, ugh.

  23. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    ^ Really uncalled for.

  24. natalie Avatar
    natalie

    ‘b.’, do you leave controversial comments just for the sake of it, y’know, just to get a reaction?
    Cause I’ve seen similar comments left by you on other entries on ModBlog.

    There’s something about the mods on her arm and the light and her hair, that just make this such an amazing shot.

  25. Kleptomaniac Avatar

    I love her hair and all the mods down her arm 🙂 And I’m sorry about your wife Adwoa.

  26. Melf Avatar
    Melf

    b. – That suits, because you’re a royal cunt.

  27. 2thesky Avatar
    2thesky

    Beautiful photo! Love the dreads!

    Btw, my daughters middle name is Adwoa!

  28. H Avatar
    H

    B.- I love how you contradict yourself. Just a few posts ago you were telling us we all needed to be nice and not diss on people for the way they look. Yet in damn near every other post I’ve seen you leave a comment in you’re completely rude and say shitty things about the way the people look.

  29. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    b., disgusted? By what? Each to their own but I don’t see what could be taken as disgusting in those pictures.

    Anyhow, Adwoa, I think the pics are lovely and wistful and I hope the one year anniversary of the pics finds you happy and all bounced-back.

  30. becca Avatar
    becca

    absolutly gorgeous.

  31. Lani Avatar

    aww i love your scars

  32. Ruth Avatar
    Ruth

    Royally charmed. Lovely.

  33. Pendragon Avatar

    looks like the girl in pirates of caribbean

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