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  • Tried By Fire

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    Jordan Ginsberg


    Hope you’ve been enjoying your Memorial Day, American ModBloggers. The sun is still out, so if you haven’t high-fived a military officer, downed a pitcher of margaritas or fallen asleep in a kiddie pool, there’s still time! If, however, you’ve resigned yourself to the fact that your blissful long weekend is over and it’s back to the acid mines first thing tomorrow, maybe the lovely Lesha will lift your lilting spirits. Almost everything you see there (minus the tattoo work) was done by the illustrious Steve Truitt at Stay Gold Tattoos in Albuquerque—the three forehead microdermals and star implant in her chest, at the very least.

  • Purple Night

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    Jordan Ginsberg


    OK, now let’s see here…Eye of Ra? Check. Grapes? Check. Gorgeous dog portrait? Check. Horn? Check. Peyote? Missing. Oh, wait, there it is, in my mouth. Carry on.

    (No, seriously, I love this tattoo, even if it’s a bit of a brain-melter. Tattoo by Josh Weir.)

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  • The Color of Their Eyes Matches the Color of Our Blood

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    Jordan Ginsberg


    Good morning, ModBloggers! Hope the day finds you well. Let’s kick off the week with this fine ear project all the way from Kunming, Yunnan, China. I initially assumed the screws in the cartilage were some sort of custom jewelry, but, as the post-jump photo will show, those are some real screws. Probably not terribly comfortable for long-term wear, but if the structural integrity of your ear has been compromised? Can’t be too careful. Or something.

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  • Everything is Untrue

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    Jordan Ginsberg


    I’ll confess that I was never much for Amen—more of a smooth jazz guy, personally—but it’s hard to argue with Maki‘s skin-removal scarification piece of the band’s frontman, Casey Chaos. It’s two months into the healing process here, so let’s hope it stays so well defined.

    (Cutting by Samppa from Mad Max Tattoo.)

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  • God Gets Stoned

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    Jordan Ginsberg


    Happy Memorial Saturday, America! What better way enjoy a long weekend than with, hmm, a tattoo of a platypus, nature’s most perfect killing machine? Hey, works for me. The lady above writes in:

    So I went to the tattoo expo in Spokane, Washington, yesterday and my friend asked me when I was going to get a platypus on me. I’ve always wanted one. So he went up so this guy, and asked if he’d do a tattoo. Daniel, the artist, was super stoked to do it and drew it out that night. I went back today thinking for $100 I’d have a little wimpy platty drawn out…and instead he showed me this almost full page sketch! He’s an awesome guy and kicked butt at making an “old school” looking platypus. I’m in love with it. The end.

    More shots after the jump? You bet your sweet duck-billed ass there are.

    (Tattoo by Daniel from Hopeless Ink in Vancouver, Washington.)

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