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.

Mind The Gap


Hoo boy that’s grisly, but fitting for this, the Halloween season, no? Shane checks in from scenic Columbus, Georgia, to show off this new Columbia Necktie tattoo by Matthew Wertjes at Superior Skin Art. The tongue is a nice touch, too—the tongue in the tattoo, that is, not the split tongue, although we’re sure that has a nice touch too…ladies.

More angles after the jump, including a painful-looking procedural shot.

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Comments

210 responses to “Mind The Gap”

  1. Devika Avatar
    Devika

    i love the tattoo & the split, not to mention he’s a good looking guy!
    that is all =]

  2. Devika Avatar
    Devika

    i love the tattoo & the split, not to mention he’s a good looking guy!
    that is all =]

  3. Scott Avatar
    Scott

    OMFG i know this guy. ive partied with him, chilled with him, drank with him and played guitar with him.
    This is shane Craft from the band 213.
    fuckin badass man right here. and anyone who says that this tat or any throat piece is stupid, its a matter of personal choice honestly. if he wants to get his throat tatted up let him, just like if the next guy likes fapping to fat people porn or midget sex, let him. no matter how odd it may be, when you get a tattoo especially of this magnitude, you understand the risk and reward, you accept the fact that it will almost definitely be on your body forever unless you have it removed after extensive treatment. so he knows what he is getting into. and ppl in the music business like shane and i, we use it as even more of a way to express ourselves. or jst for shits and giigles really if you want one get one. and shane has plenty of tats they arent in the pics though. his whole right hand is fuckin black, except or the top of his hand there is a snowflake on it, and he has many many more on his arms. people and their biased and pruude ideals on tattoos. this isnt a comment thread for criticizing how stupid shane is for it. you dont have to ever even meet the guy. but….life goes on and so should you if you think its stupid

  4. Scott Avatar
    Scott

    OMFG i know this guy. ive partied with him, chilled with him, drank with him and played guitar with him.
    This is shane Craft from the band 213.
    fuckin badass man right here. and anyone who says that this tat or any throat piece is stupid, its a matter of personal choice honestly. if he wants to get his throat tatted up let him, just like if the next guy likes fapping to fat people porn or midget sex, let him. no matter how odd it may be, when you get a tattoo especially of this magnitude, you understand the risk and reward, you accept the fact that it will almost definitely be on your body forever unless you have it removed after extensive treatment. so he knows what he is getting into. and ppl in the music business like shane and i, we use it as even more of a way to express ourselves. or jst for shits and giigles really if you want one get one. and shane has plenty of tats they arent in the pics though. his whole right hand is fuckin black, except or the top of his hand there is a snowflake on it, and he has many many more on his arms. people and their biased and pruude ideals on tattoos. this isnt a comment thread for criticizing how stupid shane is for it. you dont have to ever even meet the guy. but….life goes on and so should you if you think its stupid

  5. Scott Avatar
    Scott

    OMFG i know this guy. ive partied with him, chilled with him, drank with him and played guitar with him.
    This is shane Craft from the band 213.
    fuckin badass man right here. and anyone who says that this tat or any throat piece is stupid, its a matter of personal choice honestly. if he wants to get his throat tatted up let him, just like if the next guy likes fapping to fat people porn or midget sex, let him. no matter how odd it may be, when you get a tattoo especially of this magnitude, you understand the risk and reward, you accept the fact that it will almost definitely be on your body forever unless you have it removed after extensive treatment. so he knows what he is getting into. and ppl in the music business like shane and i, we use it as even more of a way to express ourselves. or jst for shits and giigles really if you want one get one. and shane has plenty of tats they arent in the pics though. his whole right hand is fuckin black, except or the top of his hand there is a snowflake on it, and he has many many more on his arms. people and their biased and pruude ideals on tattoos. this isnt a comment thread for criticizing how stupid shane is for it. you dont have to ever even meet the guy. but….life goes on and so should you if you think its stupid

  6. Scott Avatar
    Scott

    OMFG i know this guy. ive partied with him, chilled with him, drank with him and played guitar with him.
    This is shane Craft from the band 213.
    fuckin badass man right here. and anyone who says that this tat or any throat piece is stupid, its a matter of personal choice honestly. if he wants to get his throat tatted up let him, just like if the next guy likes fapping to fat people porn or midget sex, let him. no matter how odd it may be, when you get a tattoo especially of this magnitude, you understand the risk and reward, you accept the fact that it will almost definitely be on your body forever unless you have it removed after extensive treatment. so he knows what he is getting into. and ppl in the music business like shane and i, we use it as even more of a way to express ourselves. or jst for shits and giigles really if you want one get one. and shane has plenty of tats they arent in the pics though. his whole right hand is fuckin black, except or the top of his hand there is a snowflake on it, and he has many many more on his arms. people and their biased and pruude ideals on tattoos. this isnt a comment thread for criticizing how stupid shane is for it. you dont have to ever even meet the guy. but….life goes on and so should you if you think its stupid

  7. cash p Avatar

    man nice work shane .. if you ever wanna network hit me on http://www.skintasticart.net or http://www.skintasticarttattoos.com and http://www.myspace.com/cash7925 thats a hot tattoo . keep doing what you doing bme keep posting the great work ..

  8. cash p Avatar

    man nice work shane .. if you ever wanna network hit me on http://www.skintasticart.net or http://www.skintasticarttattoos.com and http://www.myspace.com/cash7925 thats a hot tattoo . keep doing what you doing bme keep posting the great work ..

  9. Shane Lambert Craft Avatar
    Shane Lambert Craft

    Still happy with the tattoo, still touring the country in bands, still fucking plenty of girls so obviously they like it(even high school teachers muahaha).

    Just thought I would check in with everybody and let them know I’m incredibly happy with my decision and I wouldn’t do a thing different.
    As far as having jobs there’s something called makeup. You learn to adapt to the world if you’re a true survivor and there’s also companies I’ve worked for that do not care one bit (I.E. Best Buy, locally owned restaurants, etc). However I prefer staying on the road with music, it makes me happy. I would imagine the majority of you have yet to experience true happiness. You should probably just let go and live. I’m thoroughly enjoying it

  10. Shane Lambert Craft Avatar
    Shane Lambert Craft

    Still happy with the tattoo, still touring the country in bands, still fucking plenty of girls so obviously they like it(even high school teachers muahaha).

    Just thought I would check in with everybody and let them know I’m incredibly happy with my decision and I wouldn’t do a thing different.
    As far as having jobs there’s something called makeup. You learn to adapt to the world if you’re a true survivor and there’s also companies I’ve worked for that do not care one bit (I.E. Best Buy, locally owned restaurants, etc). However I prefer staying on the road with music, it makes me happy. I would imagine the majority of you have yet to experience true happiness. You should probably just let go and live. I’m thoroughly enjoying it

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