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  • GOD HATES US ALL

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    Shannon Larratt

    That’s for sure. Read the Bible if you don’t believe SLAYER — you’ll see that human history contains no cruelty and evil as great as that allegedly perputrated by God and his various avatars and representatives. This great cutting was done by Andre Fernandes at Tattoo You in Sao Paulo, Brasil.

    Anyway… Small update here for you today, but I’ll be posting over 4000 images to BME later today as well (c/o Phil), and of course videos as well (c/o Roo)… And I’m working on a BMEboys day for either the weekend or the start of the week. Enjoy!

  • Red Sox Stitching Tattoo

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    Shannon Larratt

    I had to look at this Boston Red Sox tattoo a few times to convince myself it was real — I thought it might be painted in place! This is a fresh photo, but I’m inclined to say that it’s going to look a lot like it was embroidered in place when it’s all healed as well. This was done by Krystof at Pisst Fish Tattoo & Piercing in West Springfield, MA.

  • Indigenous Tattoos

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    Shannon Larratt

    …as in tattoos of indigenous people, by Sombras Tattoo, photographed by Juan Manuel Burgos at the Buenos Aires Tattoo Expo II in Argentina.

  • Custom made target plugs

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    Shannon Larratt

    I really like these 20mm plugs that Joerg made for himself!

  • Great Chestpiece

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    Shannon Larratt

    You can’t go wrong with skulls and wings (at least not if you’re Roman, German, or American — or want to be)… Definitely a chestpiece style that almost always turns out for the best — this example c/o sacredheart is by Pat Carmack in Austin, Texas.

  • Experience of a lifetime?

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    Shannon Larratt

    John Durante and Ron Garza helping pierce at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival in Sa Pan, Thaiand…

  • Nintendo Fanboy Sleeve

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    Shannon Larratt

    I think this may be the nicest videogame-themed tattoos I’ve seen (and it’s not even finished yet). It’s on theprophetelijah, done by Andrea Ottlewski at Slave to the Needle in Seattle, Washington.

    See also: Pacman Ass.

  • Great film-themed tattoo

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    Shannon Larratt

    I don’t know the artist credit on this — Sibylline snapped it at the 2006 London Tattoo Convention — but I just love the way the filmstrip is being used to break up the tattoo… It’s going to look great when it’s finished (it looks great already). Anyway, if anyone knows the artist credit, please post it.

  • Koi Cutting

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    Shannon Larratt

    Well, since IAM is all messed up (I’m going down to see what’s up in about two and a half hours — sorry I can’t go sooner — I think that the SATA-II RAID card has failed personally), I figure I ought to post a few entries here for you.

    Cutting with skin removal and texturing done over a four hour sitting by Brian of Pure Body Arts in Brooklyn, NY.

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  • Mayan Backpiece

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    Shannon Larratt

    I really like this backpiece by Munpie in Antwerp, Belgium. If I’ve misidentified it and it’s Incan or Aztec, someone please correct me by the way.

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