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Decay or Explosion

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Good afternoon, ModBloggers! Hope you’re enjoying your Sunday, be it lazy or otherwise. This hieroglyph skin-removal piece cutting comes to us from “Kick” Keek in Moscow, the photo having been taken at the 2009 Moscow Tattoo Festival. This right here? That’s a fine use of back real estate, my friend.

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120 responses to “Decay or Explosion”

  1. Marc Avatar
    Marc

    brutal!

  2. Marc Avatar
    Marc

    brutal!

  3. Marc Avatar
    Marc

    brutal!

  4. Marc Avatar
    Marc

    brutal!

  5. Marc Avatar
    Marc

    brutal!

  6. Laurel Avatar
    Laurel

    This is really cool and I hope that beautiful scar tissue doesn’t get too mussed by her bra strap. *nod* I know that some of my scars really flattened out with pressure.

  7. Laurel Avatar
    Laurel

    This is really cool and I hope that beautiful scar tissue doesn’t get too mussed by her bra strap. *nod* I know that some of my scars really flattened out with pressure.

  8. Laurel Avatar
    Laurel

    This is really cool and I hope that beautiful scar tissue doesn’t get too mussed by her bra strap. *nod* I know that some of my scars really flattened out with pressure.

  9. Laurel Avatar
    Laurel

    This is really cool and I hope that beautiful scar tissue doesn’t get too mussed by her bra strap. *nod* I know that some of my scars really flattened out with pressure.

  10. Laurel Avatar
    Laurel

    This is really cool and I hope that beautiful scar tissue doesn’t get too mussed by her bra strap. *nod* I know that some of my scars really flattened out with pressure.

  11. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    Very closely matches one of Russ Fox’s cuttings that was featured on here. Those I think that was just a single.

  12. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    Very closely matches one of Russ Fox’s cuttings that was featured on here. Those I think that was just a single.

  13. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    Very closely matches one of Russ Fox’s cuttings that was featured on here. Those I think that was just a single.

  14. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    Very closely matches one of Russ Fox’s cuttings that was featured on here. Those I think that was just a single.

  15. katy prost Avatar
    katy prost

    Very closely matches one of Russ Fox’s cuttings that was featured on here. Those I think that was just a single.

  16. winch Avatar
    winch

    Why does everyone keep thinking about her bra straps while healing? Surely she’d just wear a strapless / halterneck bra?! Same as if you got a tatt there?

  17. winch Avatar
    winch

    Why does everyone keep thinking about her bra straps while healing? Surely she’d just wear a strapless / halterneck bra?! Same as if you got a tatt there?

  18. winch Avatar
    winch

    Why does everyone keep thinking about her bra straps while healing? Surely she’d just wear a strapless / halterneck bra?! Same as if you got a tatt there?

  19. winch Avatar
    winch

    Why does everyone keep thinking about her bra straps while healing? Surely she’d just wear a strapless / halterneck bra?! Same as if you got a tatt there?

  20. winch Avatar
    winch

    Why does everyone keep thinking about her bra straps while healing? Surely she’d just wear a strapless / halterneck bra?! Same as if you got a tatt there?

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