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.

I like your beard too.

This little devil made it’s way to BME from Madison, WI. Karcus from Tailor Made Tattoo and Body Modification had this to say about the piece.

“i recently started doing scarification and i’m especially proud of the demon head. it was done on my good friend jesse, from one satanist to another. he recently started getting into body modification and when we realized we were both satanists, our friendship grew quickly. we did this to represent the signature baphomet of the cos.     karcus.com

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It’s interesting to note more and more shops with Body Modification in their names. It used to be whatever “Tattoo” or whatever “Tattoo & Piercing”. Most of the time shops didn’t even want piercing in their name but the tides are certainly changing. Shops are now not only advertising body piercing but they’re also advertising the various realms of modification that they offer. It will be interesting to see if this trend continues. While BME has always stood for Body Modification Ezine, the term Body Modification has been growing steadily and more recently at a significantly faster rate. News stories now refer to piercing and tattoos as modifications versus the traditional “body art” tag.

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Comments

30 responses to “I like your beard too.”

  1. tinydancer Avatar
    tinydancer

    looks nice and clean, Karcus. Miss you!

  2. tinydancer Avatar
    tinydancer

    looks nice and clean, Karcus. Miss you!

  3. tinydancer Avatar
    tinydancer

    looks nice and clean, Karcus. Miss you!

  4. spookybeck Avatar
    spookybeck

    nicely done, and very intricate…not a satanist, but, “hail satan” anyway.

  5. spookybeck Avatar
    spookybeck

    nicely done, and very intricate…not a satanist, but, “hail satan” anyway.

  6. spookybeck Avatar
    spookybeck

    nicely done, and very intricate…not a satanist, but, “hail satan” anyway.

  7. heretic138 Avatar
    heretic138

    KILLER!
    hail satan…

  8. heretic138 Avatar
    heretic138

    KILLER!
    hail satan…

  9. heretic138 Avatar
    heretic138

    KILLER!
    hail satan…

  10. jake Avatar
    jake

    awesome.

  11. jake Avatar
    jake

    awesome.

  12. jake Avatar
    jake

    awesome.

  13. tim Avatar
    tim

    beautiful!

  14. tim Avatar
    tim

    beautiful!

  15. tim Avatar
    tim

    beautiful!

  16. Sean Philips Avatar

    I like this a lot. It’s simple enough to have some longetivity, but detailed enough to be interesting.

  17. Sean Philips Avatar

    I like this a lot. It’s simple enough to have some longetivity, but detailed enough to be interesting.

  18. Sean Philips Avatar

    I like this a lot. It’s simple enough to have some longetivity, but detailed enough to be interesting.

  19. UnconventionalLove Avatar

    Not bad.
    And yea, I’ve noticed ‘Body Modification” a lot more too.

  20. UnconventionalLove Avatar

    Not bad.
    And yea, I’ve noticed ‘Body Modification” a lot more too.

  21. UnconventionalLove Avatar

    Not bad.
    And yea, I’ve noticed ‘Body Modification” a lot more too.

  22. tallish_noodles Avatar

    Amazing, really beautifully executed!!!! Line work is perfect!

  23. tallish_noodles Avatar

    Amazing, really beautifully executed!!!! Line work is perfect!

  24. tallish_noodles Avatar

    Amazing, really beautifully executed!!!! Line work is perfect!

  25. Marlo Avatar
    Marlo

    YAY KARCUS!!!! <3

  26. Marlo Avatar
    Marlo

    YAY KARCUS!!!! <3

  27. Marlo Avatar
    Marlo

    YAY KARCUS!!!! <3

  28. Jimmy Slice Avatar
    Jimmy Slice

    That is frickin’ cool, though I’m unsure whether these kids really know about the CoS and Satanism :S It’s not a way to network socially!

  29. Jimmy Slice Avatar
    Jimmy Slice

    That is frickin’ cool, though I’m unsure whether these kids really know about the CoS and Satanism :S It’s not a way to network socially!

  30. Jimmy Slice Avatar
    Jimmy Slice

    That is frickin’ cool, though I’m unsure whether these kids really know about the CoS and Satanism :S It’s not a way to network socially!

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