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Scoring the Brain

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Charles Finnie from Eye of the Lotus in Edmonton, Alberta, checks in with this Mike Giant–inspired cutting on Ian. Fun fact: You know what inspired Mike Giant? A skeleton.*

*May not in any way be true, but it seems reasonable, right?

See more in “Misc. Cuttings“ (Scarification)

Comments

22 responses to “Scoring the Brain”

  1. Chemery Avatar
    Chemery

    Wow

  2. Chemery Avatar
    Chemery

    Wow

  3. eric Avatar
    eric

    Beautiful!
    Those leaves are so technical!

  4. eric Avatar
    eric

    Beautiful!
    Those leaves are so technical!

  5. Anders Allinger Avatar
    Anders Allinger

    Nice work Charles , Well done !

  6. Anders Allinger Avatar
    Anders Allinger

    Nice work Charles , Well done !

  7. Sgian Dubh Avatar
    Sgian Dubh

    Wow .. that is intricate work … looking forward to seeing how it heals.

  8. Sgian Dubh Avatar
    Sgian Dubh

    Wow .. that is intricate work … looking forward to seeing how it heals.

  9. i only say i Avatar
    i only say i

    this is an amazing cutting.

  10. i only say i Avatar
    i only say i

    this is an amazing cutting.

  11. Jinx Avatar
    Jinx

    Sigh. I wish this kind of detail healed the same way that it looks here

  12. Jinx Avatar
    Jinx

    Sigh. I wish this kind of detail healed the same way that it looks here

  13. Malice Avatar
    Malice

    Its even more lovely in person!! I saw it 3 weeks into healing, and, wow, its healing fantastically!

  14. Malice Avatar
    Malice

    Its even more lovely in person!! I saw it 3 weeks into healing, and, wow, its healing fantastically!

  15. Kalinkina Avatar
    Kalinkina

    Aw yay Ian! Looks awesome.

  16. Kalinkina Avatar
    Kalinkina

    Aw yay Ian! Looks awesome.

  17. OneBeautifulMistake Avatar
    OneBeautifulMistake

    Oh it healed amazing and still looks the same!!!! hella amazing!!!!!!!!

  18. OneBeautifulMistake Avatar
    OneBeautifulMistake

    Oh it healed amazing and still looks the same!!!! hella amazing!!!!!!!!

  19. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    Nice work, Chuck! One day you’ll cut me..

  20. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    Nice work, Chuck! One day you’ll cut me..

  21. pretty_pantyhead Avatar
    pretty_pantyhead

    Charles you are amazing! I want more too!

  22. pretty_pantyhead Avatar
    pretty_pantyhead

    Charles you are amazing! I want more too!

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