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Conor from CrM BodyModifications in Warsaw did this pair of patriotic scars on one of this clients. For those unfamiliar with the symbols, the one on the left is Poland’s coat of arms, while the one on the right is the Kotwica, which was the symbol used by the Polish army during WWII during their efforts to force the Nazi troops out of Warsaw.
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Many of you know Misty from her work over HookLife, as well as her scarification work I’ve posted in the past. Well recently Lucas from the Springfield chapter of AGRO came to visit her and she was able to combine both her love of suspension and her talent as an artist.
That’s the AGRO logo in case you didn’t know.
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We haven’t seen much of Richard ‘Effin’ Ivey in the past few months. The reason is he’s been pretty busy knocking out more scars to show off. On top of that, Rich is going to be moving out to the west coast soon, so if you’re on the east coast and want to get some work done, you better get in touch with him at Warlocks in Raleigh, NC.
Here’s a fresh Parisian grave marker scar that Rich recently completed.
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I love this scarification pattern done by Iestyn Flye on I believe Muffe Vulnuz. Normally when I see scarification over blackwork, I think it’s best left as light lightwork in a field of dark when healed, but depending on how this heals, I think it might look nice re-tattooed in the long run. Imagine if it healed either raised or better yet, sunk in, and then could be tattooed a dark, almost black red… It really would look like dragon scales then!
By the way, I should add that no one has told me that it’s meant to be dragon scales — that’s just what I see when I look at it. So I hope I’ve caused no offense at this assumption!
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As promised yesterday, today’s follow-up is going to be a look at Misty’s (IAM:Southtownbaby) first scarification piece. We first saw it back in April of last year, and then again in June for a 3 month follow-up post.
Here’s how it looked originally..
And here’s how it looks today, with some roses that Misty added recently.
This one really show how differently scars can heal on different people, and even how much scarification can differ on areas of the body. You’ll notice more definition closer to the knee than there is at the top based entirely on the movement of the flesh in that area. Looking back on the fresh photo you can see that the scarification was done evenly, that’s just how this person heals. In any case, Misty did a great job for her first time out, and clearly the client is happy as he went back to her for the roses.
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It was just last April that we first saw Misty (IAM: Southtownbaby) appear on ModBlog for the first time as a scarification artist. We had seen plenty of her own scars, as well as her many suspensions, yet to appear as a scarification artist was a major accomplishment. Since then her scars have been featured several times, and she’s even gone on tour to New Zealand. This mehndi inspired fan scarification was done while she was visiting Absolution Tattoo and Body Piercing in Christchurch, NZ.
Make sure to come back tomorrow as you’ll get to see a follow-up of Misty’s first cutting.
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Here are a pair of scars that are healing quite differently. The scary face is by Martin Kraus of Gelocht&ScharfGestochen (great name) in Neuss, Germany, and the second is by Baz Black in Dundalk, Ireland. Of course Baz’s is at a later state of healing, and Martin’s is just under a month old here, but as you can see, so far the skin removal face is getting an “inset” appearance, whereas the cut web has raised up with a nice even scar. You can zoom them both for a closer look.
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I’m a sucker for a well groomed beard, as many people know. Aussie beard guru WayLay Jake knows this very well, and knows that if he sends in a photo of his beard (and of course his many modifications, including that amazing rhino scarification on his stomach) he’s going to see his mug on ModBlog. This photo is just one of many from a fundraiser Jake did to help out the victims of a house fire. The WayLay Suspension gallery has the all the photos of his sideshow act, so be sure to visit them. Oh, and if you haven’t noticed yet, you can comment on photos in the galleries, so make sure to mention to Jake how awesome his beard is.
Beard.
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As if you can’t tell by Haffie’s “post scarification glow”, “I’m not sure there is a happier customer than myself today!” His tetris heart design (which might look amazing one day filled in with tattooing one day in the future). I’m not sure if I should be a little sad about the statement that’s being made by the final ill-fitting brick that is just beginning to fall? In any case, this was done by Luke Iley at the aptly named Scarred Heart Body Modification in Leeds.
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This swastika (hello trolls!) implant was done at Biotek Toulouse in France, with this picture being taken at three weeks into the healing. If you click the picture, you can see it fresh and swollen, so you can see how nicely the detail is beginning to show… And of course the black tattoo makes it show much better as well (in the same way that body builders artificially tan to make themselves as dark as possible to show off the contour of their muscles).
It’s a good bet that any studio that does implants also does scarification, and of course Biotek is no exception — here are a pair of fresh and healed examples. The first is a condor design from the Nazca lines, giant geogylphs in the Peruvian desert that some believe are UFO landing pads, and other more level-headed but still adventurous anthropologists believe are evidence that ancient Peruvians were perhaps humanity’s first airgoing society, with Jim Woodman going so far as to build an airship, the Condor I, named after the subject of this scarification, using only indigenous materials and technology. I love the idea, but unfortunately it’s been vehemently disputed by mainstream archeologists. The other cutting is a more “typical” cutting over blackwork that is always a hit.
