BME: Body Modification Ezine

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Celebrating body modification culture since 1994.

Author: Coyote Black

  • Don’t Think We Got All Soft On You

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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…

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    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

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    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

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    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!

  • A Classic

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    Coyote Black

    Ran across this deep chest piercing on bodmodpunky today and it got me thinking about my introduction to piercing. The first time I had ever seen this was on the legendary Fakir Musafar. Now every time I spot new pair it takes me back!

    Deep Chest Piercing by Danny at Rock The Body Studio

    These are three weeks old and going strong!

  • Eyeball Implants Hit The Mainstream?

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    Coyote Black

    Nearly a decade ago Modblog covered Rachel’s extraocular implant.

    Recently there has been a surge in news sources covering a woman paying $3,000 to have the same procedure done in New York City. Comparatively Rachel paid about $900 USD including the flight! Six months after Rachel’s procedure there were a few cases of  the media claiming that a few people in California were the first Americans to have it done. So not only is this topic not a new trend, it’s already been done in the United States, been covered, and it was already full of misinformation!

    Now we all know more “conventional” news sources aren’t always up to date on what’s going on with the body modification community, but waiting almost 10 years to tout something as a “new fad” is a bit excessive. Even a quick internet search would let you know this has been going on for years, and that for 3 grand you could have a hell of a vacation in the Netherlands AND have the procedure done! It seems like there should be a bit more investigation work when it comes to hyping a body modification publicly.

    It has always been interesting to me as a body piercer to see certain things randomly gain popularity. Forward helix piercings have been around since the dawn of time but I can’t begin to explain how frequently I’ve been asked about them this year. It leads me to wonder what else the mainstream media may finally discover and decide is the new cool and/or a danger to your children.

    How do you feel about popular news sources picking up on body modifications? These articles expose a new audience to things they have never seen, but are often times filled with misinformation and spun in a negative light. Is it our job to shout back?

     Personally I’m holding my breath for when USA Today figures out what a subincision is, what a headline that will be!

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