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Hello Micro-Kitty

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Rob

I will never doubt this woman’s commitment to sparkle motion ever again. I know some pretty intense Hello Kitty fans, but to get that many microdermals in the shape of said kitty is beyond what any of them would do.  This is fandom.  Take note, she also has Hello Kitty plugs, and those cheek piercings are pretty cute too.

Bart Bastiaanse from Tribal Trading Tilburg in The Netherlands painstaking crafted this portrait out of 75 individual microdermals.  My count may be wrong, so if your eyesight is better than mine, go ahead and count them.  Bart uploaded a few pictures of this project, including some of him in action.  They’re located in the Tribal Trading Portfolio Gallery.

Comments

24 responses to “Hello Micro-Kitty”

  1. tony Avatar
    tony

    :O that’s amazing

  2. tony Avatar
    tony

    :O that’s amazing

  3. Dunecat Avatar
    Dunecat

    … at least the scars will be there …

  4. Dunecat Avatar
    Dunecat

    … at least the scars will be there …

  5. secondlolz Avatar
    secondlolz

    79!

  6. secondlolz Avatar
    secondlolz

    79!

  7. BeccaTheCyborg Avatar
    BeccaTheCyborg

    That’s both amazing, and super cute. I also love the plugs and the cheek piercings! (And her makeup. The whole thing suits her so well)

  8. BeccaTheCyborg Avatar
    BeccaTheCyborg

    That’s both amazing, and super cute. I also love the plugs and the cheek piercings! (And her makeup. The whole thing suits her so well)

  9. Lena Avatar
    Lena

    Hello Kitty is my favorite…I love this! Too bad its guaranteed they wont ALL heal and stay forever 🙁

  10. Lena Avatar
    Lena

    Hello Kitty is my favorite…I love this! Too bad its guaranteed they wont ALL heal and stay forever 🙁

  11. Tia Avatar
    Tia

    Thank you for quoting Donnie Darko

    You know Rob… I like you a whole lot.

  12. Tia Avatar
    Tia

    Thank you for quoting Donnie Darko

    You know Rob… I like you a whole lot.

  13. darkgrrrl Avatar
    darkgrrrl

    so cute!

  14. darkgrrrl Avatar
    darkgrrrl

    so cute!

  15. HelloLion Avatar
    HelloLion

    I hope this heals up and stays this beautiful forever, even if the odds are against it.

  16. HelloLion Avatar
    HelloLion

    I hope this heals up and stays this beautiful forever, even if the odds are against it.

  17. Rob Avatar
    Rob

    @Lena & HelloLion: Tribal Trading has had surprisingly good results with other projects like this, so don’t count this one out just yet.

  18. Rob Avatar
    Rob

    @Lena & HelloLion: Tribal Trading has had surprisingly good results with other projects like this, so don’t count this one out just yet.

  19. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  20. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  21. priscilla Avatar
    priscilla

    hey that’s me !!! 😀 hahaha i am famous now 😛 whahahaa

  22. priscilla Avatar
    priscilla

    hey that’s me !!! 😀 hahaha i am famous now 😛 whahahaa

  23. Lena Avatar
    Lena

    priscilla, how old are they and how are they healing so far??

  24. Lena Avatar
    Lena

    priscilla, how old are they and how are they healing so far??

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