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

  • Friday Dali

    Written by

    Rob

    While it’s true that there are often a lot of tattoos inspired by Salvador Dali’s art, there are also a good deal of portraits of Dali floating around out there.  With a mustache as distinctive of his art, it’s no wonder he makes for such a good portrait.

    This colourful portrait of Dali was done by Keith Nellins from Nautica Tattoo in Carrickfergus, N. Ireland.  Keith’s been sending in a lot of his works lately, so it’s worth a trip over to the portrait gallery to check out some of the other works he’s done.

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    BMEtv – Erin Chance

    Written by

    Rob

    While the crew was in New Zealand, they also had the opportunity to sit down with Erin Chance from Sacred Tattoo in Auckland.

    To check out the video, just keep on reading.

  • The Friday Follow-up

    Written by

    Rob

    This week’s follow-up marks a couple of milestones.  For starters it is the first one to feature a collaborative project.  It also marks the first time both Efix and Six have been featured in the Follow-up.  This particular scar was done during the same week that gave us this scar back in November.

    Without further ado, here’s the boys hard at work on IAM: LossIsYou’s leg.

    We’ve been doing this for a few months now, you should know what to do.

    And here is the leg a few months later.

    You can view more of Efix’s works with Six in the scarification galleries.

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    BMEtv – Steve Wood

    Written by

    Rob

    BMEtv is back with another video from the BME World Tour.  This time around the crew stopped in to visit Steve Wood about tattooing in New Zealand and his private shop, Ronin Tattoo.

    To check out the video, just keep on reading.

  • A great piercing job, in this economy? I think so!

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    I recently saw on my buddy Jareb’s facebook page that  his studio, Spider-Bite Tattoos and Body Piercings. Normally, a post like that wouldn’t have gotten my immediate attention. However, the fact it comes from the same piercer who is con stantly making post such as “just did my 40th piercing, now it’s time for lunch”, leads me to believe this is an extremely busy shop (which also happens to use high end jewelry, this is no hack shop) and is therefore a great opportunity for the right piercer. Hell, if it wasn’t in NH, I might have jumped on this one myself.

    “Very busy downtown Manchester, NH tattoo and body piercing shop is looking for an experienced and licensed body piercer. Previous shop experience and valid body arts practicioner license A MUST! Please call 603-661-3449 to arrange interview! FT and PT position available!”

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  • Get a life

    Written by

    Rob

    It’s been a while since we’ve seen a flat out nerdy tattoo, thankfully Darren Millar from Goodtimes Tattoo Belfast in Northern Ireland just sent in this badass 1-up mushroom, so the nerd-free streak is broken.

    For more foot tattoos, check out the foot tattoo gallery.

  • Bass Master

    Written by

    Rob

    When it comes to scarification, there are a few artists that are truly masters of the art.  One such master is Quebec’s Efix Roy.  Working out of D-Markation in Quebec City, as well as touring the globe, Efix’s scars are always incredible.  In the third and final animal-related post today, we have one of Efix’s newest scars, a bass leaping out of the water.

    This piece in particular is a combination of cutting, peeling and cross-hatching.  The cross-hatching is a technique used for shading, and you can see it in the darker areas where the stencil ink is still present.

    There is also a close-up image in Efix’s BME portfolio gallery, in addition to many of his other incredible works.

    I plan on harassing him on your behalf so you can see how this heals up.

  • I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly

    Written by

    Rob

    What better way to kick off a Thursday then with a colourful Jellyfish done by Alex from My Tattoo Shop in Hialeah, FL.

    IAM: krush3dr3amz sent in her newest tattoo to the miscellaneous tattoo gallery.  Now while we haven’t seen her before on ModBlog, we did get to see her son get his first “tattoo” back in December.

  • Why do elephants paint their toenails red?

    Written by

    Rob

    So they can hide in cherry trees!

    (Disclaimer: That may or may not be a cherry tree)

    Tattoo credit goes to Rich Phipson from Star Crossed Tattoo in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.  Rich is one of the many artists that have their own portfolio gallery with BME.  You can check out more of Rich’s work here.

  • Mecha-Owl

    Written by

    Rob

    Here’s another great tattoo from Nautica Tattoo in Carrickfergus, N.Ireland.  This one is of a mechanical owl by Keith Nellins.

    There are a few other pieces by Keith, and the other Nautica artists all over the tattoo galleries.  This one in particular came from the new skool gallery.