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.

Souls to Burn


Here’s a little known fact: Dan DiMattia of Calypso Tattoo is not actually a tattoo artist. Weird, right? Because you’ve seen all these beautiful things that he claims to have tattooed? Never. Not once has he tattooed a person. You know how he tipped his hand? “His” “pieces” are too good. No human being could actually produce tattoos that gorgeous. Either Dan DiMattia is some sort of space creature, or he is in league with magicians and/or witches who just make these works of art appear. These are obviously the only two reasonable options to explain how he can consistently claim to produce such incredible work. (Actually, there’s a third option, one which involves me being a moron. Guess which one is correct! I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.)

That’s it for today, ModBlog. Embrace the evening, and we’ll see you tomorrow.

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54 responses to “Souls to Burn”

  1. Marisa Avatar

    Jordan, I’m totally not showing this to Dan! We need to keep the alien humble! But thank you for posting it. I love when he does the dotwork skulls.

    Oh, and it’s actually against a black door background, not a black tummy. But that would be cool!

    xoxo
    marisa

  2. Marisa Avatar

    Jordan, I’m totally not showing this to Dan! We need to keep the alien humble! But thank you for posting it. I love when he does the dotwork skulls.

    Oh, and it’s actually against a black door background, not a black tummy. But that would be cool!

    xoxo
    marisa

  3. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    Wow. I honestly don’t usually go for plain black and whites like this…

    but…wow. It’s gorgeous. I would go for a piece from this guy.

  4. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    Wow. I honestly don’t usually go for plain black and whites like this…

    but…wow. It’s gorgeous. I would go for a piece from this guy.

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