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.

When worlds collide

During my year long stint living in Las Vegas I met Cheyne. Of all the tattooed people I have met over the years, he has has one of the more interesting tattoo. His torso is an amazing Japanese style body suit, and his extremities are a collection of randomness, including lots of pop culture tributes. Of his pop culture tattoos, my favorite is this Harry Potter portrait by our mutual friend Mike Demasi.

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To see more of Cheyne’s work, including several pieces most teenage girls would be proud to have, keep on keeping on.

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back1

Chest and back by Dana Helmuth.

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Twilight tribute by Miles Larsen of Dandyland Tattoo San Antonio, TX.

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A little more Twilight love by  Josh Petty.

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Love letter to Lady Gaga

Cheyne is currently  in route to California, hence why I can’t get a hold of him to find the artist name who did the Lady Gaga letter. He is seeking piercing work in the Bay area, so if anyone knows of any shops hiring shoot him a message.

Comments

86 responses to “When worlds collide”

  1. ale Avatar
    ale

    AMAZING, assurdo

  2. ale Avatar
    ale

    AMAZING, assurdo

  3. ghostinthewood Avatar
    ghostinthewood

    Wow. Dig teh colors in the Harry Potter tattoo.

  4. ghostinthewood Avatar
    ghostinthewood

    Wow. Dig teh colors in the Harry Potter tattoo.

  5. ghostinthewood Avatar
    ghostinthewood

    * the

  6. ghostinthewood Avatar
    ghostinthewood

    * the

  7. kier Avatar

    fuck yes, Harry Potter.

  8. kier Avatar

    fuck yes, Harry Potter.

  9. Lexci Million Avatar
    Lexci Million

    That Harry Potter tattoo is incredble!

  10. Lexci Million Avatar
    Lexci Million

    That Harry Potter tattoo is incredble!

  11. allie Avatar
    allie

    aside from the blue eyes in the harry potter one, its fantastic!

  12. allie Avatar
    allie

    aside from the blue eyes in the harry potter one, its fantastic!

  13. areku Avatar
    areku

    Behold, the rare and elusive -male- Twilight fan.

    Joking aside though. I’m with the others on the Harry Potter portrait. Though I prefer his back piece more than anything else.

  14. areku Avatar
    areku

    Behold, the rare and elusive -male- Twilight fan.

    Joking aside though. I’m with the others on the Harry Potter portrait. Though I prefer his back piece more than anything else.

  15. Metal Monster.uk Avatar

    The Potter tat its almost, no it is !!! 3d in places,,,,just amazing……

  16. Metal Monster.uk Avatar

    The Potter tat its almost, no it is !!! 3d in places,,,,just amazing……

  17. Stisher Avatar
    Stisher

    The Harry Potter one is amazing, I love this two sided tattoos. Want to do one myself. =D

  18. Stisher Avatar
    Stisher

    The Harry Potter one is amazing, I love this two sided tattoos. Want to do one myself. =D

  19. Zero_Trinity Avatar
    Zero_Trinity

    AHHHHH! Awesome Harry Potter tattoo….puts mine to shame! lol

  20. Zero_Trinity Avatar
    Zero_Trinity

    AHHHHH! Awesome Harry Potter tattoo….puts mine to shame! lol

  21. drew Avatar
    drew

    the cullen is the gayest thing in the world. wow

  22. drew Avatar
    drew

    the cullen is the gayest thing in the world. wow

  23. pwapwap Avatar
    pwapwap

    Would the letter be from lady gaga? you normally put the senders address on the flap side…

  24. pwapwap Avatar
    pwapwap

    Would the letter be from lady gaga? you normally put the senders address on the flap side…

  25. London Avatar

    I love this man. <3
    -Caleigh

  26. London Avatar

    I love this man. <3
    -Caleigh

  27. ian mckown Avatar

    gotta love the extracontrast that was done in photoshop. the numbers don’t lie. One wonders what this tattoo actually looks like?

  28. ian mckown Avatar

    gotta love the extracontrast that was done in photoshop. the numbers don’t lie. One wonders what this tattoo actually looks like?

  29. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    I thought HP had green eyes? Anyway, they are cute, and I always put my address on the top left corner and the recepients on the middle?

  30. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    I thought HP had green eyes? Anyway, they are cute, and I always put my address on the top left corner and the recepients on the middle?

  31. HP Fan Avatar
    HP Fan

    Harry had green eyes!! And while being an amazing bit of work, that tattoo is technically a fail. Which is a shame, because it looks fantastic.

  32. HP Fan Avatar
    HP Fan

    Harry had green eyes!! And while being an amazing bit of work, that tattoo is technically a fail. Which is a shame, because it looks fantastic.

  33. stainless Avatar

    It’s about time Cheyne’s homosexuality was brought out in public. Good job Sean.

  34. stainless Avatar

    It’s about time Cheyne’s homosexuality was brought out in public. Good job Sean.

  35. ninjaxgabi Avatar
    ninjaxgabi

    Man, loving the Harry Potter tatt, apart from the fact that Harry is meant to have green eyes.
    Easy mistake to make though as Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter in the movies has blue eyes and they don’t give him contacts or anything.

  36. ninjaxgabi Avatar
    ninjaxgabi

    Man, loving the Harry Potter tatt, apart from the fact that Harry is meant to have green eyes.
    Easy mistake to make though as Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter in the movies has blue eyes and they don’t give him contacts or anything.

  37. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    ian – photoshopped or not its still better than any portrait tattoo you’ve ever done

  38. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    ian – photoshopped or not its still better than any portrait tattoo you’ve ever done

  39. BeeSea Avatar
    BeeSea

    Technically, it’s a tattoo of Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, so the blue eyes are correct… as #18 said, they don’t give Daniel contacts to make his eyes green. That’s more of the fault of the people making the movie than it is of the tattoo artist, who was most likely using an image of Daniel as a reference. That has always been something that bothered me about the movie though.. Rowling put a lot of emphasis on the fact that Harry’s eyes were green, and many people always tell him that he “has his mother’s eyes”… wow, my life is sad.

  40. BeeSea Avatar
    BeeSea

    Technically, it’s a tattoo of Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, so the blue eyes are correct… as #18 said, they don’t give Daniel contacts to make his eyes green. That’s more of the fault of the people making the movie than it is of the tattoo artist, who was most likely using an image of Daniel as a reference. That has always been something that bothered me about the movie though.. Rowling put a lot of emphasis on the fact that Harry’s eyes were green, and many people always tell him that he “has his mother’s eyes”… wow, my life is sad.

  41. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    To think though, they gave the girl who played bella contacts when really her eyes are blueish green, and twilight was originally on a tighter budget than the hp flicks, wasn’t it?

  42. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    To think though, they gave the girl who played bella contacts when really her eyes are blueish green, and twilight was originally on a tighter budget than the hp flicks, wasn’t it?

  43. DTM Avatar
    DTM

    yeah the Harry Plopper piece is super saturation city..
    could care less for the rest of the potter and cullen nonsense

  44. DTM Avatar
    DTM

    yeah the Harry Plopper piece is super saturation city..
    could care less for the rest of the potter and cullen nonsense

  45. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    simpsons movie reference ftw < 3 spiderpig spiderpig does whatever a spiderpig does..

  46. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    simpsons movie reference ftw < 3 spiderpig spiderpig does whatever a spiderpig does..

  47. emi Avatar

    dude, twilight tattooo….i am appalled

  48. emi Avatar

    dude, twilight tattooo….i am appalled

  49. Opheliac Avatar
    Opheliac

    ……………that twilight tattoo is fucking terrible.

  50. Opheliac Avatar
    Opheliac

    ……………that twilight tattoo is fucking terrible.

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