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.

Pin Hope On This Promise


Good day, fair ModBloggers! Hope the weekend finds you all well. Before you celebrate your country by blowing up a small part of it this evening, take a look at this intense stomach flesh-removal piece on Travis by Dan Marshall while guest-spotting at Studio 13 in Bowmanville, Ontario. After the jump, a few more shots of the procedure (including one a few weeks into the healing process).

Here we have Dan and Travis, horsing around with some sort of medieval death blade. “Please take note of the sweet-ass Soviet tank goggles,” Dan says in between vicious stabs.

And this is the piece about a month and a half into the healing process. There are obviously some slight textural inconsistencies, but, as we’ve seen in the past, six weeks or so is hardly enough time to tell exactly how a scar will end up. We’re definitely looking forward to seeing how these progress!

Comments

132 responses to “Pin Hope On This Promise”

  1. Daisy Lane Avatar
    Daisy Lane

    stunning!

  2. Daisy Lane Avatar
    Daisy Lane

    stunning!

  3. Daisy Lane Avatar
    Daisy Lane

    stunning!

  4. Daisy Lane Avatar
    Daisy Lane

    stunning!

  5. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    I like the symmetry a lot.

  6. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    I like the symmetry a lot.

  7. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    I like the symmetry a lot.

  8. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    I like the symmetry a lot.

  9. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    for some reason, I’m thinking about all the dirty things I would do to him.

  10. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    for some reason, I’m thinking about all the dirty things I would do to him.

  11. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    for some reason, I’m thinking about all the dirty things I would do to him.

  12. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    for some reason, I’m thinking about all the dirty things I would do to him.

  13. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    I’m not digging on his belly button jewelry too much, but I love everything about the scar. Here’s hoping it heals well.

  14. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    I’m not digging on his belly button jewelry too much, but I love everything about the scar. Here’s hoping it heals well.

  15. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    I’m not digging on his belly button jewelry too much, but I love everything about the scar. Here’s hoping it heals well.

  16. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    I’m not digging on his belly button jewelry too much, but I love everything about the scar. Here’s hoping it heals well.

  17. Briny Deep Avatar
    Briny Deep

    that’s cool as hell.

  18. Briny Deep Avatar
    Briny Deep

    that’s cool as hell.

  19. Briny Deep Avatar
    Briny Deep

    that’s cool as hell.

  20. Briny Deep Avatar
    Briny Deep

    that’s cool as hell.

  21. J Avatar
    J

    It is a lovely design and fits perfectly on his yummy stomach, although it looks a bit like a parasite rash (ringworm anyone?) in its healing stage! Love to see it fully healed.

  22. J Avatar
    J

    It is a lovely design and fits perfectly on his yummy stomach, although it looks a bit like a parasite rash (ringworm anyone?) in its healing stage! Love to see it fully healed.

  23. J Avatar
    J

    It is a lovely design and fits perfectly on his yummy stomach, although it looks a bit like a parasite rash (ringworm anyone?) in its healing stage! Love to see it fully healed.

  24. J Avatar
    J

    It is a lovely design and fits perfectly on his yummy stomach, although it looks a bit like a parasite rash (ringworm anyone?) in its healing stage! Love to see it fully healed.

  25. Dandy Avatar

    Awesome design although in my humble opinion i dont think it scarred very well, obviously not even.

    The procedural shots look like great clean circles so i would put this down to the persons healing rather than the artist.

    Personally if it was me i would try and have crazy “raised” black dots by then tattooing into the scar tissue after its healed, would creating a really nice raised scar effect while keeping the dots symmetrical.

    /2cents

  26. Dandy Avatar

    Awesome design although in my humble opinion i dont think it scarred very well, obviously not even.

    The procedural shots look like great clean circles so i would put this down to the persons healing rather than the artist.

    Personally if it was me i would try and have crazy “raised” black dots by then tattooing into the scar tissue after its healed, would creating a really nice raised scar effect while keeping the dots symmetrical.

    /2cents

  27. Dandy Avatar

    Awesome design although in my humble opinion i dont think it scarred very well, obviously not even.

    The procedural shots look like great clean circles so i would put this down to the persons healing rather than the artist.

    Personally if it was me i would try and have crazy “raised” black dots by then tattooing into the scar tissue after its healed, would creating a really nice raised scar effect while keeping the dots symmetrical.

    /2cents

  28. Dandy Avatar

    Awesome design although in my humble opinion i dont think it scarred very well, obviously not even.

    The procedural shots look like great clean circles so i would put this down to the persons healing rather than the artist.

    Personally if it was me i would try and have crazy “raised” black dots by then tattooing into the scar tissue after its healed, would creating a really nice raised scar effect while keeping the dots symmetrical.

    /2cents

  29. LasseMarius Avatar

    I SO WANT THOSE GOGGLES!

  30. LasseMarius Avatar

    I SO WANT THOSE GOGGLES!

  31. LasseMarius Avatar

    I SO WANT THOSE GOGGLES!

  32. LasseMarius Avatar

    I SO WANT THOSE GOGGLES!

  33. VOMIT Avatar

    Holla for dudes with pierced navels! But anyway, I totally love the scarification, that top photo is definitely intense, ouch!

  34. VOMIT Avatar

    Holla for dudes with pierced navels! But anyway, I totally love the scarification, that top photo is definitely intense, ouch!

  35. VOMIT Avatar

    Holla for dudes with pierced navels! But anyway, I totally love the scarification, that top photo is definitely intense, ouch!

  36. VOMIT Avatar

    Holla for dudes with pierced navels! But anyway, I totally love the scarification, that top photo is definitely intense, ouch!

  37. Ashleigh Avatar

    I love this, beautiful!

  38. Ashleigh Avatar

    I love this, beautiful!

  39. Ashleigh Avatar

    I love this, beautiful!

  40. Ashleigh Avatar

    I love this, beautiful!

  41. Trevor Avatar
    Trevor

    I definitely think there should be a “Jordan makes a subtle ‘Simpsons’ reference” tag added to posts like this one.

  42. Trevor Avatar
    Trevor

    I definitely think there should be a “Jordan makes a subtle ‘Simpsons’ reference” tag added to posts like this one.

  43. Trevor Avatar
    Trevor

    I definitely think there should be a “Jordan makes a subtle ‘Simpsons’ reference” tag added to posts like this one.

  44. Trevor Avatar
    Trevor

    I definitely think there should be a “Jordan makes a subtle ‘Simpsons’ reference” tag added to posts like this one.

  45. Bones Avatar

    Haha that’s me! =)
    It was my girlfriend Danimals (Danika) whom took the photographs, and the work was done by Dan Marshall but since the link went to her page instead of his I thought I’d clear it up and throw up some links.
    Dan works at Sacred Balance in Calgary Alberta, and was guest spoting over the March break at our shop.

    Dans iam -> http://iam.bmezine.com/?PonoOoyu
    and his website -> http://www.piercerdan.net/joomla/

    The design was inspired by crop circles and was just whipped up in Photoshop. The scars are still a little inconsistent in spots but overall it’s healing up nicely. And I’ve been able to add some electrocautery by Rob Hill (http://www.rob-hill.com/) over my navel to tie into the design. My really shallow icky navel going away to make room for a scalpeled lower navel in the near future.

    Bones
    aka Travis

  46. Bones Avatar

    Haha that’s me! =)
    It was my girlfriend Danimals (Danika) whom took the photographs, and the work was done by Dan Marshall but since the link went to her page instead of his I thought I’d clear it up and throw up some links.
    Dan works at Sacred Balance in Calgary Alberta, and was guest spoting over the March break at our shop.

    Dans iam -> http://iam.bmezine.com/?PonoOoyu
    and his website -> http://www.piercerdan.net/joomla/

    The design was inspired by crop circles and was just whipped up in Photoshop. The scars are still a little inconsistent in spots but overall it’s healing up nicely. And I’ve been able to add some electrocautery by Rob Hill (http://www.rob-hill.com/) over my navel to tie into the design. My really shallow icky navel going away to make room for a scalpeled lower navel in the near future.

    Bones
    aka Travis

  47. Bones Avatar

    Haha that’s me! =)
    It was my girlfriend Danimals (Danika) whom took the photographs, and the work was done by Dan Marshall but since the link went to her page instead of his I thought I’d clear it up and throw up some links.
    Dan works at Sacred Balance in Calgary Alberta, and was guest spoting over the March break at our shop.

    Dans iam -> http://iam.bmezine.com/?PonoOoyu
    and his website -> http://www.piercerdan.net/joomla/

    The design was inspired by crop circles and was just whipped up in Photoshop. The scars are still a little inconsistent in spots but overall it’s healing up nicely. And I’ve been able to add some electrocautery by Rob Hill (http://www.rob-hill.com/) over my navel to tie into the design. My really shallow icky navel going away to make room for a scalpeled lower navel in the near future.

    Bones
    aka Travis

  48. Bones Avatar

    Haha that’s me! =)
    It was my girlfriend Danimals (Danika) whom took the photographs, and the work was done by Dan Marshall but since the link went to her page instead of his I thought I’d clear it up and throw up some links.
    Dan works at Sacred Balance in Calgary Alberta, and was guest spoting over the March break at our shop.

    Dans iam -> http://iam.bmezine.com/?PonoOoyu
    and his website -> http://www.piercerdan.net/joomla/

    The design was inspired by crop circles and was just whipped up in Photoshop. The scars are still a little inconsistent in spots but overall it’s healing up nicely. And I’ve been able to add some electrocautery by Rob Hill (http://www.rob-hill.com/) over my navel to tie into the design. My really shallow icky navel going away to make room for a scalpeled lower navel in the near future.

    Bones
    aka Travis

  49. orangeorange Avatar
    orangeorange

    teh first picture looks like a torso that has been chopped off to me ha. very nice.

  50. orangeorange Avatar
    orangeorange

    teh first picture looks like a torso that has been chopped off to me ha. very nice.

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