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The Gravity Of Duties

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Good day, ModBloggers! Let’s get the ball rolling today with this handsome “neo-tribal” scarification sleeve by Micael Faccio out of recent ModBlog hot-spot São Paulo, Brazil. The scarification sleeve is still a relatively rare phenomenon (although surely not unheard of), but efforts like this certainly make us optimistic about future prospects.

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22 responses to “The Gravity Of Duties”

  1. valy Avatar
    valy

    it’s really well executed..loved the idea..

  2. valy Avatar
    valy

    it’s really well executed..loved the idea..

  3. chad Avatar
    chad

    actually a good design

  4. chad Avatar
    chad

    actually a good design

  5. Fritha Avatar
    Fritha

    Reminds me of a leaf, I like it!

  6. Fritha Avatar
    Fritha

    Reminds me of a leaf, I like it!

  7. Aviram Avatar
    Aviram

    Great t-shirt, A clockwork orange rules.
    great scars, cool idea.

  8. Aviram Avatar
    Aviram

    Great t-shirt, A clockwork orange rules.
    great scars, cool idea.

  9. dean farrar Avatar
    dean farrar

    thats crazy but kool lol

  10. dean farrar Avatar
    dean farrar

    thats crazy but kool lol

  11. DS3M Avatar
    DS3M

    Looks amazing, can’t wait to see if they do anymore line work, or perhaps color tattoos in the neg space to create a new piece or new set of pieces…

  12. DS3M Avatar
    DS3M

    Looks amazing, can’t wait to see if they do anymore line work, or perhaps color tattoos in the neg space to create a new piece or new set of pieces…

  13. London Avatar
    London

    i have some scars on my leg that have healed similarly to these but i must admit i like this piece a lot more

  14. London Avatar
    London

    i have some scars on my leg that have healed similarly to these but i must admit i like this piece a lot more

  15. Dangerbitch Avatar
    Dangerbitch

    I just WOW’ed. I love this.

  16. Dangerbitch Avatar
    Dangerbitch

    I just WOW’ed. I love this.

  17. alex. Avatar
    alex.

    i fucking love that shirt.
    and the sleeve really looks great.

  18. alex. Avatar
    alex.

    i fucking love that shirt.
    and the sleeve really looks great.

  19. UnconventionalLove Avatar
    UnconventionalLove

    I prefer the shirt, personally. But well executed it looks like.

  20. UnconventionalLove Avatar
    UnconventionalLove

    I prefer the shirt, personally. But well executed it looks like.

  21. deadite_666 Avatar
    deadite_666

    I fuckin dig that shirt ^_^

  22. deadite_666 Avatar
    deadite_666

    I fuckin dig that shirt ^_^

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