Tattoo, Piercing, and Body Modification News, Events, and Culture
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Lexci Million took the suggestive photo when she was out for a night of Karaoke lately… I know how hard it is having a tattoo that you have to worry is going to upset people. Anyway, if you really must see the uncensored version, you can click the image. But be warned, it is not even remotely what I would call NSFW. Oh, does this count as a “Guess What?”
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John Garcia of High Class Tattoo and Body Modification in Fresno, California has done something quite interesting for this client that is wearing a large black labret. Using microdermals and caps that closely match the look of the labret, he’s created a staggered series of mods running from lip to chin that are probably quite a head-scratcher for anyone that sees it that isn’t quite familiar with the way body modification works. The procedure in and of itself is nothing special, but the way he’s utilized it is very clever and has given the client a unique result that I’m sure he’s very happy with.
I wanted to show one other interesting application from the portfolio of John Garcia. Another client came to him with a large scar on his neck, and John pierced across it three times using surface bars with flat disc beads. I get a kick out of this because it’s again the sort of thing that plays head games with people who aren’t intimately acquainted with body piercing — and in this case, I see them assuming what they’re looking at was done for the client at a hospital as a part of saving his life (like pins holding together a broken limb), rather than a piercing.
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Left to right: Aaron Foster, Brett Perkins, Rome Bear
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When it comes to spiritual suspensions, no team does it better than Rites of Passage. Every member of their team has a passion for suspension that can’t be put into words. Through their efforts, countless people have been able to suspend in some of the most beautiful spaces across the country. Evan’s knee suspension is no different, and through the photography of IAM:xwinterhalox, we can get a glimpse of that experience.
Make sure to visit the knee suspension gallery to see more photos from this beautiful suspension.
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Speaking of guerrilla suspension, the Cadillac Ranch (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Ranch for more info) may not be quite as idyllic as a diving structure over the water at sunset, but half-buried cars covered in graffiti in the desert around Amarillo, Texas, is so very American. Never thought I’d have seen a suspension done between the cars, but I am today proved very wrong and happily surprised about it — these come from (and I apologize if I get this wrong) Skin Mechanic Suspension.
And now speaking of suspension in America, I wanted to mention that HOOKED is hosting the SUSPENSION MECCA Omaha Suscon from August 31st to September 3rd, which includes lectures from suspension luminaries including Allen Falkner, Havve Fjell, and Steve Joyner. For more information follow this link: hooked13.com/suspension-mecca-2012/
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Earlier in the week we saw a brief look at one of Scorpio’s torture inventions. As promised, today you get to see the whole machine. Now according to him this “fucks up everything in one go”.
I’m sure you can guess what body parts go in which spot, but why guess when we’ve got pictures! Keep on reading to see how it all comes together once the electricity is hooked up.
It’s not visible in these photos, but it’s a safe bet you can assume where the big metal ball ended up. For more photos, including the step-by-step on how he hooked himself up, check out the Scorpio Bonus Gallery.
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It might come as a shock to people that this text in the top photo is a healed scarification. The reason it looks fresh — and will forever — is that the scar has been “embossed” with lines of tattooing done in red on one side and white on the other, making it look like it’s still early in its healing process. It’s amazingly well done, with the scar being initially created by Azl in Montreal, who has been scarring longer than some of BME’s readers have even been alive!!! Another two amazing examples of his scars combined with tattooing (by Barry Buteau of Planet Ink) follow, some amazing painted angel wings that are given form and life by the underlying scars Azl created.
You don’t see scars and tattoos combined very often (which I find surprising), and you see it done this well even less often. These are both very special pieces of body art.
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What, you didn’t know that they made body jewelry at Tim Horton’s??? My old friend Azl in Montreal tests out their wares, which while not ideal for fresh piercings, work quite nicely in healed ones… and can save your life if you find yourself trapped in a desert without food.
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As I promised, a few more pictures from the work of hand tattooist (ie. hand poked, not machine) Ferank Manseed. That first photo also gives me the opportunity to mention another blog you may want to read, palmproject.tumblr.com (in addition of course to BME’s own massive hand tattoo galleries). As I said earlier, you can reach Ferank most easily at [email protected] to set up an appointment with this UK-based artist.
That last piece makes me think a lot of the Dali painting with a similar 3D cross. I should mention that the cross wasn’t done by Ferank — he just pushed it up a level into something much more special by adding the circle of sacred geometry.
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A beautiful image of Lasse Marius suspending with Wings of Desire (I’m sure you already knew that from seeing their iconic rig) over the water. But you must also see the second photo (which is of Tom-Erik Johansen suspending at the same location) to put it into context — what a wonderful guerrilla suspension re-purposing of a diving board (which would be fun for its intended use as well)!
