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.

This Week in BME


Hot damn that’s a whole lotta tattoo content, eh ModBloggers? Let’s cool off with a nice refreshing scarification piece, this one by Brian Wood at Liberty Tattoo in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. And it’s with that that we’ll leave you on this mild Friday. These have been an irregular couple of weeks, but come Monday we’ll be back to the ModBlog you know and love—honest! You probably haven’t missed much over the past little while, but just in case? We’d recommend checking out the Tattoo Hollywood posts, which are just chock full of awesomeness courtesy of Phil Barbosa, Thaddeus Brown and Jen Savage. We’ll try to make some appearances over the weekend, but until Monday, have fun, stay safe and, of course, thank you for your continued support of BME.

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20 responses to “This Week in BME”

  1. kara Avatar
    kara

    BRIAN WOOD IS THE FUCKING BEST! sweetest fucking dude. he did my scarification on my neck and i love it and him!

  2. kara Avatar
    kara

    BRIAN WOOD IS THE FUCKING BEST! sweetest fucking dude. he did my scarification on my neck and i love it and him!

  3. hate_is_man Avatar
    hate_is_man

    that has to be one of the best scarifications ive seen

  4. hate_is_man Avatar
    hate_is_man

    that has to be one of the best scarifications ive seen

  5. jake Avatar
    jake

    so very clean and nice looking 🙂

  6. jake Avatar
    jake

    so very clean and nice looking 🙂

  7. jake w Avatar
    jake w

    more of this!!

  8. jake w Avatar
    jake w

    more of this!!

  9. aly Avatar
    aly

    you know… normally I think most scarifications are a bit silly. I like the concept, and many look good, but imo people sometimes choose designs that would be more suited to tattoos. this, however, is incredible and just so appropriate for the medium.

  10. aly Avatar
    aly

    you know… normally I think most scarifications are a bit silly. I like the concept, and many look good, but imo people sometimes choose designs that would be more suited to tattoos. this, however, is incredible and just so appropriate for the medium.

  11. vini Avatar

    what’s up with the tattoos and piercing section ?? no uploads nice 18 august !!!

  12. vini Avatar

    what’s up with the tattoos and piercing section ?? no uploads nice 18 august !!!

  13. PhilipBarbosa Avatar

    Vini, there was a 800 Image Tattoo update just posted to BME on the 28th. regular updates will resume this week. We were away working on the Hollywood convention

  14. PhilipBarbosa Avatar

    Vini, there was a 800 Image Tattoo update just posted to BME on the 28th. regular updates will resume this week. We were away working on the Hollywood convention

  15. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    brian is one of my favorite people in the world, and he’s hands down an amazing scarification/ body mod artist 🙂 this is beautiful!

  16. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    brian is one of my favorite people in the world, and he’s hands down an amazing scarification/ body mod artist 🙂 this is beautiful!

  17. analise Avatar

    beautiful scarification!
    and i’m also excited to see something here that’s from a shop local to me =)

  18. analise Avatar

    beautiful scarification!
    and i’m also excited to see something here that’s from a shop local to me =)

  19. ashley Avatar

    This is gorgeous. Brian is not only one of the most talented people I know, he’s also a genuine nice guy.

  20. ashley Avatar

    This is gorgeous. Brian is not only one of the most talented people I know, he’s also a genuine nice guy.

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