I remember seeing Josh walking around with the scar at SusCon, and then going over to southtownbaby and demanding follow-up pictures as soon as she got them. This was one of the first few scars that she had done, so seeing it heal is part of the learning experience to a budding scarificiation artist. So it’s been a couple of months, let’s take a look at how it’s healing up.
So here’s the scar after the first month of healing.
And here’s a photo of it another month later.
You can see that as it healed, certain areas raised up more than others. This is due to how each person heals, as well as how the skin moves on that part of the body. You cans see more of Misty’s work in her BME Portfolio Gallery
As you may have seen over the weekend, tattoo artist Ran MacLurkin was in an accident last week which has put him in the hospital. He was riding his motorcycle on the way home from work Tuesday night when he was hit by a 4×4. The impact was so severe that it broke his T11 vertebrae as well as his C7. The doctors will be performing surgery on him this coming Friday to fuse the bones. After that he will need to wear a Halo brace for 3 months.
Obviously he will be unable to work during this time, which puts an immense financial strain on him and his family. Peter Sheringham, owner of The Piercing Urge where Ran works, is raising funds to help Ran during this horrendous time. If you have a couple bucks to spare, please send it via Paypal to [email protected]. Anything will help. If you’ve got a couple dollars, please send it as every penny counts!
In addition, Steve May will be selling this portrait of Ran at his gallery exhibit. All proceeds from the sale will be going to help Ran. So if you’re in the area, stop by the show, or you can get in touch with Steve via his email address ([email protected]). The show itself is about tattooed people in society, and kustom kulture in general.
A number of other fundraising efforts are underway, including a bake sale, and a facebook raffle. There is also a facebook group set up to send messages to Ran.
I’ll continue to post updates about Ran as his condition improves. We’re also in the process of getting his BMEtv interview up so for those of you not familiar with Ran can get a chance to see this wonderful man.
I’ve included his 1-hour tattoo video after the break, if you’d like to check that out.
The Piercing Urge’s website will also contain the most up to date information about Ran, so check there as well.
Alright, maybe not a barrel roll, but how about a backflip?
Emily‘s SusCon suspension was definitely one to remember. While there weren’t a lot of photos taken (there was a lot going on at the time) her backflip suspension was one of the more technically challenging suspensions of the weekend. This photo was taken right at the beginning of the suspension, with her hanging by her elbows and knees. Rick from AGRO is supervising, as the backflip was about to start.
From this position her elbow hooks were cut free, dropping her into a knee suspension. After hanging there for a few minutes, the rigging was quickly changed, and she was swung backwards so that the hooks in her back could be attached to the rigging plate. Once she was hanging face down, her knees were cut, dropping her into a 2 point suicide, where she hung for the rest of her time in the air.
Since I last posted about the Dallas SusCon a number of other photos have been added to the gallery, so go on over and check them out.
Roger LaDouceur from Star City Tattoo in Roanoke, VA sent in this image of a warrior falling on his sword. I really like how the softness of the sky is contrasted by the starkness of the pool of blood.
According to P.moz, the reason behind this tattoo is that he often goes without pants and that seems to bother some people. So with this tattoo now he can walk around pantsless without having to explain why. He also states that this is just the first pass, as he wants it to look similar to someone carving into a tree with a knife. While he had the option to make this tattoo “clean”, he likes the aesthetic of the “unclean”, which of course gives us this.
Plus, it’s funny. And there’s nothing wrong with a little humor to kick off a Thursday.
This ribbon scar was done by Azl from Tatooatouage in Montreal. I’m digging the simplicity in it, as well as the smaller cuts that when healed will hopefully give the scar a couple of layers of depth. If you recall, Azl was responsible for that corset scar from a few weeks back which can be seen in his BME portfolio gallery.
IAM:Meriken_Metals recently sent in a photo series entitled “Vitality”. While there wasn’t a lot of description given, it appears that it combined play piercing with blood play to create a blood print of the results of the piercings. Instead of using the traditional play piercing needles, he used long pieces of flexible metal to weave the piercings together.
Head over to the ritual and play piercing gallery to see the rest of the photos. Just a quick note, given the length of the wire, setting up a completely sterile environment would be difficult, so please don’t attempt to recreate this without first taking the proper safety precautions.
One of the things I like most about Joey Pang is her ability to create tattoos that could easily pass for a painting.
Her design philosophy is also pretty cool. To her, tattoos are clothing for a naked body. They are part of a living canvas and she is the tailor, creating these new clothes based on each person’s unique body.
Today’s BME World Tour video takes us to TatuDharma in Syndey where the crew sat down with Alex “Rusty” Cairns. We talked with Alex about how he got involved with tattooing, and his take on the business side of the art.
Also, you may have noticed that the Anders video was taken down. It turns out I posted that one ahead of schedule and our editors hadn’t had a chance to finalize it (hence the lack of graphics and wrong aspect ratio). I’ll get it back up as soon as they get a chance to finalize the editing.
In the meantime, let’s take a look at today’s BMEtv interview.
To check out the video, 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
When it comes to cover-ups, Jackie Rabbit doesn’t mess around. Take a look at these before and after photos and you can see just how well she was able to remove any trace of the original work. Plus she was able to take elements of the original design and expand on them greatly to create the portrait that you see in the final photo.
Oh, and feel free to correct me if I’m wrong about the type of soldier this is. My knowledge of ancient armor is limited to a couple of history classes and Hollywood, so if this isn’t a Roman Legionary, I apologize.
