BME: Body Modification Ezine

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.

Tattoo, Piercing, and Body Modification News, Events, and Culture

  • Joke’s On Me!

    Written by

    Coyote Black

    Normally my piercer mind would group these self done permanent piercings on Stormchaser into the “That’ll never heal” category. I am however frequently surprised at the things folks can keep long term. These are all seven years old! If you’ve never heard the term “Permanent Piercing” take a look at the BME Wiki page for it.
    permpierceClick through to see the placement of these permanent piercings!

    Surprise! Its not genitals! Threw you a curve ball this time.

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  • A Stuck Up Playboy

    Written by

    Coyote Black

    Or perhaps a Playboy “pin up”?

    Thanks to Clairet Christophe for submitting this!

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  • Don’t Think We Got All Soft On You

    Written by

    Coyote Black

    Here’s a photo submitted to our Surgical Gallery, click through to see the unedited photo. Don’t feel bad if for a split second you didn’t think this was edited…this is BME after all. Needless to say its NSFW after the jump.

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    You know something is going on here…but what?

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  • Getting Your Nails Done

    Written by

    Coyote Black

    I ran across Pahakaksonen’s nail bed tattoo in the gallery today and it got me thinking that although we’ve talked about nail bed tattoos before I don’t know that I’ve ever seen one where the nail has fully regrown.

    Giving directions just got way easier

    Giving directions just got way easier

     I would imagine that healing a missing fingernail isn’t the easiest thing in the world, so the fact that more ink didn’t fall out of this is pretty neat. I can clearly tell what it is, and I wonder if it will hold up as well (or better) than a conventional tattoo.

    Click through to shed a little more light on the situation.

    Get it...a little more light? No? Nothing?

    Get it…a little more light? No? Nothing?

  • Paired Up

    Written by

    Coyote Black

    I really dig how well Mirka X Mythra‘s piercings are paired up! I’ve always liked projects where an untrained eye might not know where one piece of jewelry begins and another ends. Everything gets pulled off really well without seeming cluttered.

    Credit to Body Gallery in Bratislava, Slovakia

    Credit to Body Gallery in Bratislava, Slovakia

  • Power Portfolio: Karla “Pinky” Grimes

    Written by

    Coyote Black

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    In this new Modblog piece we will be featuring artist portfolios that have been uploaded to any of the the Awesome BME Portfolio Galleries! Our small way of saying thank you to all of the talented artists who submit their work to BME.

    This time we’re taking a look at Karla “Pinky” Grimes! Shes a professional piercer  at Pinky’s Piercings in Champaign, IL. Click through to see some select portfolio pieces and be sure to check out her personal BME gallery!

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    If you are a modifcation artist of any kind and would like to be featured on  Power Portfolio simply e-mail your portfolio submissions to [email protected]

  • Curt Autry Controversy

    Written by

    Coyote Black

    There has been a bit of controversy the last few days over a few statements from NBC reporter Curt Autry.

    Below are the comments in question.
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    Personally, I don’t think members of this community should be particularly surprised that an NBC reporter doesn’t quite fancy our lifestyle. I do, however, believe that as an “Emmy winning investigative reporter” you’re somewhat obligated to understand proper terminology at the very least. I personally contacted Curt Autry offering to sit down for an interview about the body modification community…I haven’t received a reply.
    At any rate a lot of folks have had plenty to say about these statements, What do you think?

  • While You Carve Turkey We Carve…

    Written by

    Coyote Black

    Faces!

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    Self done facial cutting by Clairet Christophe in Strasbourg France

    Happy Thanksgiving to our United States readers!

    Click through for another shot of Clairet’s facial scars and a look at his awesome tongue piercings!

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    Gene Simmons has nothing on this tongue

  • Reflecting

    Written by

    Coyote Black

    This photo submitted by Lee Wagstaff strikes a chord with me. I think full length mirrors for modified folks are a double edge sword. You could either be admiring how far you’ve come on your journey, or lamenting over how far you still have to go.
    modblogYou can see a more of Lee’s awesome photos and plenty of others in the BME Gallery section!

  • Slice N’ Dice

    Written by

    Coyote Black

    Thanks to our buddy wyrd for submitting this photo of his stomach cutting! Always nice to see the dedicated BME lifers out there!

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    Scarification by Gábor Zagyvai in Budapest, Hungary

    This also reminds me why I’ve always liked the look of slightly “weathered” looking black work tattoos after reading this old post. A little texture really makes things feel organic sometimes.

    Say, would YOU like to be on Modblog? E-mail your photos/stories over to [email protected] and you just might be featured next!