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.

The Friday Follow-up

Did you know that last week was the 70th post titled “The Friday Follow-up”.  Now I know there’s been a couple of weeks that I missed it, and a few where the title was different, so I’d say we’re right around the 75 mark.  Which is a pretty big milestone when you consider that the only way this weekly feature has stayed strong is through the contributions of both scarification artists, and the people who love their scars.  So with the submit by e-mail function up and running again, start uploading those scarification photos, both fresh and healed, so we can keep thing going for another 75 weeks.

This week we’re looking at a scar by the artist who has probably been featured the most in the weekly follow-ups, Brian Decker.  This particular scar we first saw back in December, with IAM:Theycallmeanna the proud recipient.

And here’s how it looks today.

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Comments

16 responses to “The Friday Follow-up”

  1. hellchild Avatar

    Wow , amazing !

  2. hellchild Avatar

    Wow , amazing !

  3. hellchild Avatar

    Wow , amazing !

  4. hellchild Avatar

    Wow , amazing !

  5. ron Avatar
    ron

    if anyone is wondering, it says ‘luck’ in hebrew

  6. ron Avatar
    ron

    if anyone is wondering, it says ‘luck’ in hebrew

  7. ron Avatar
    ron

    if anyone is wondering, it says ‘luck’ in hebrew

  8. ron Avatar
    ron

    if anyone is wondering, it says ‘luck’ in hebrew

  9. Berot Avatar
    Berot

    she’s so beautiful :))))

  10. Berot Avatar
    Berot

    she’s so beautiful :))))

  11. Berot Avatar
    Berot

    she’s so beautiful :))))

  12. Berot Avatar
    Berot

    she’s so beautiful :))))

  13. theycallmeanna Avatar

    Berot, you are too kind! As are the rest of you 🙂

    And hey, thanks Ron for taking Jen’s role in this post of educating the non-hebrew reading readers!

  14. theycallmeanna Avatar

    Berot, you are too kind! As are the rest of you 🙂

    And hey, thanks Ron for taking Jen’s role in this post of educating the non-hebrew reading readers!

  15. theycallmeanna Avatar

    Berot, you are too kind! As are the rest of you 🙂

    And hey, thanks Ron for taking Jen’s role in this post of educating the non-hebrew reading readers!

  16. theycallmeanna Avatar

    Berot, you are too kind! As are the rest of you 🙂

    And hey, thanks Ron for taking Jen’s role in this post of educating the non-hebrew reading readers!

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