Thought maybe I’d better put up something of incontrovertible talent after a few questionable pieces — this amazing stork and demon baby was done by Jason Ackerman at Lucky 7 Tattoos in WPB, FL.
Author: Shannon Larratt
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Oh, Myspace…
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This is what happens when you’re at home getting high, and you let your stoned buddy hand tattoo you with a needle and ink… you get your MySpace name permanently tattooed on you…
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“World’s Most Invisible Hand Tattoos”
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Darrin (who you may know as the mastermind behind the BME Scholarship — the 2008 scholarship is still available) wrote in about his hand tattoos — look carefully — by Leo Zulueta of Spiral Tattoo in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
“This is the fastest tattoo I’ve ever gotten — also the smallest. It took about two minutes for me to draw them on my left hand, and another couple minutes for Leo to draw them on my right hand — I’m right handed, so couldn’t draw them myself. It took less than five minutes to do them. Yes, they hurt, more than any other tattoos I’ve had, but the pain is mostly gone already. They’re just a little sensitive now.”
“I like facial and hand tattoos. I like big ones, but I think that small, subtle ones, in a way, have even more impact. They’re there, they’re visible, but they’re understated. Most people with small facial and hand dots, you don’t even notice them right away. While the visibility may be low, the impact on the wearer seems high. Friends have told me they feel empowered, free, in charge of their lives, maybe for the first time ever, after getting them. Maybe that’s what I’m looking for, what I need in my life right now.”
“The design came immediately, which has never happened to me before. Although I’d never seen anyone with finger web tattoos, I decided to try them. They’re constantly visible to me, any time I see my hands, but they’re very understated, nearly invisible to everyone else. Still, they’re completely unconcealable. I decided to try them out first. I took a sharpie and, for nearly a month, kept them drawn on, redrawing them several times a day, to make sure I really wanted them. Less than a week after I started drawing them on, my hands looked weird without them. I knew they belonged there. Tonight, after a month, they’re finally there.”
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Junior Christ
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El Verno sent in some great photos of suspensions with Holy Mackerel with Eclipse Records in St. Paul, MN. First is Junior’s illuminated crucifixion, followed by a tandem superman by Willow and Celina. More photos follow after the break of course and you can see them unedited on his page and in the ritual section.
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Bondage Photoshoot in Argentina
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Karina did this shoot with photographer Antonio Florez Gutierrez (check out her page for some more mundane but equally exciting shots of her climbing glaciers in Tierra Del Fuego by the way).
