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.
  • Rainbow Brite: 2012

    Here’s IAM:Zeroluie rocking the latex and the multicoloured hair, as well as a nice assortment of piercings.

    Photographer: Joseph O’Brien


  • Guess What?

    Last week’s Guess What? had women clutching their chests in sympathy pains, and rightly so.  This week I’ve picked something a little less painful, and definitely not as bloody.

    You know what to do, take a guess and read on to see if you’re right.

    I’m going to call it right now.  Not a single person guessed this right (not counting those who had seen it in the galleries already.  So here’s the break down:  he’s got an apadravya, ampallang, a prince’s wand, and a pair of dydoes.  To give you a better idea, here’s the side view.

    Like I said.  There’s no way anyone could have guessed that.


  • BMEtv – Tony Ranger

    Today’s interview is with tattoo artist Tony Ranger at Skin FX Tattoos. Tony explains how a simple trip to his local tattoo shop got him a once in a lifetime apprentice with Paul Braniff. Tony also discusses the way the industry has changed in the last several years and how tattoo related TV shows actually helped his motivation

    To check out the video, you’ll have to keep on reading.

    If you’ve missed any of the videos so far, you can check out the rest of them in the BME World Tour Video Gallery


  • Because you asked for it..

    The BMEShop gets requests for items all the time.  Sometimes we can fulfill those requests, sometimes we can’t.  So when Rachel started getting requests for the jewelry featured in this post last year, she set out to make it happen.  Well, it took a bit of time, but the waiting paid off, you can now get these hearts from the BMEShop!

    We have 2 types of hearts, 18ga bendable niobium hearts, and 14/16ga stainless steel bendable hearts.  The niobium ones come in a variety of colours, including Ice Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow, Light Blue, Purple, Dark Blue, Teal, Dream Blue, Rainbow, and High Polish.  Here’s the pink one..

    And here are a couple more colours.

    The larger gauge ones only come in stainless steel, as you can see in this picture.

    So head on over to the BMEShop now to get your own hearts!

    Oh, and don’t forget to check out the t-shirt section while you’re there.  Rachel just added MORE DESIGNS over the weekend, including the ever popular “Always Wear Lube“.


  • Coming soon to a stage near you

    Part of Samppa’s US tour involves a number of performances, as well as modification seminars and work.  On April 6th, Samppa and Aneta Von Cyborg, as well as IAM:Gisella Rose will be performing in New Jersey.


  • It starts with one

    Jackie Rabbit has managed to take the Linkin Park logo and transfer it to flesh, while maintaining the spray paint/stencil feel of the original.  To be honest, the only reason I know it’s the Linkin Park logo is from Jackie’s comments.  Regardless of how you feel about the band, you can’t deny that this tattoo is pretty awesome.


  • Back in the U S of A

    Emilio Gonzalez is heading back to Los Angeles to teach a seminar on all things body modification related.  Check out the dates and details below.

    aficheee


  • Hey Saturday, How You Doin’?

    Phew! I’m covered in a variety of inks from printing t-shirts all night. I’ve been taking breaks between making mock ups of tshirts,  fixing old artwork so that it can be printed again and printing the t-shirts themselves.  It’s just been one thing after another but I’m having fun. The only thing I am longing for right now would be a heated workshop!

    If you hadn’t noticed, here are even more designs added to the shop since the last time Rob posted about it. Can you believe it? No.. Didn’t think so! I was going to add them all here but I figured I’ll just put the link right HERE and you can go and look at the 100+ designs that I’ve added in the last week.

    Now here is the fun part. I’m losing my second wind and I’m definitely going to crash but I wanted to give myself a little joy before I go to bed (that does not sound like how I meant it to sound..) and the easiest way to do that is to GIVE AWAY FREE STUFF! Yep, that’s right!

    I’m going to put together 5 “surprise packages” for BMEshop orders that come in today. This is how it’s going to work. There will be a “surprise pack” for the first orders placed on the shop for the following amounts:

    1. $20
    2. $50
    3. $75
    4. $100
    5. $200

    Make sense to you? It seems pretty clear to me but I”m the one that thought it up. Say two people placed orders on the shop. One was for $21.00 and the other was for $25.00. The first of those two orders, since they’re both over $20, would be the one that got the “surprise pack”. If we had people place orders for $25, $78, $90, $100 and $200, the person who placed their order first between the $78 and $90 dollar order would win the spot for the $75 order while the second person would get the prize for the $50 dollar or since technically they’re above $50 but they weren’t the first person to place the order for the $75 spot. Did that clear things up or is it even more confusing now? Either way, get shopping over on BMEshop and I’ll make it worth your while. The “surprise packs” will definitely NOT disappoint. Did I mention that they will be relative to the number that you win do the higher the dollar amount that you win for, the better the surprise!

    I love giving stuff away! Hope you all have a great weekend!

    Always Use Lube

    Always Use Lube

    Piercers do it with their gloves on.

    Piercers do it with their gloves on.

    Barbell Rides: The first one is always free.

    Barbell Rides: The first one is always free.


  • Goodbye Lizard…

    … and hello naiad.

    Coverup by Jackie Rabbit from Star City Tattoo in Roanoke, VA.


  • Guess What?

    Alright, I’ll admit, the last Guess What? was really easy.  This one, not so much.  Unless I’m lying, in which case it could be really easy.

    Think you’ve got an idea of what you’re seeing?  Take a guess and read on to see if you’re right.

    Why it’s some good old fashioned deep skewering!  Thanks to Birgit for sending in the photos.  Remember folks, the guys aren’t the only ones who can have fun with big long needles.