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Tag: Scarification

  • Tall tales

    Written by

    Lily

    One of my favorite features on BME’s main site is the experience section. People contribute stories of their experiences with their own modifications, which are then reviewed by a panel of community members. If your story is really well written, then it may get featured. I’ve selected some recently featured experiences for your reading enjoyment.

    A little taste of #2:

    “I’ve come to tattooing perhaps way too early in life. In the years between my 14th and 18th birthdays I acquired between 10-12 (depending on how you look at it) tattoos with my parent’s approval. At that time I took tattoos to be a fashion statement rather then the form of personal express I now view them as many years later. Impulsive as a teen I made a few bad tattooing mistakes (Actually I just made a lot of mistakes in general). But one tattoo in particular was an experience that has affected me throughout my adult life.”

    To submit your own experience and get a free account on BME, click here!

  • Brenno Strikes Again!

    Written by

    Rachel

    I told you I had a scarification from Brenno to follow my earlier post. On top of being a great scarification artist, he’s also a kick ass host. If you’re into learning you should check out the APTPI conference in Milan, Italy.  The next conference will be January 15-17th, 2010 and it is not to be missed!
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    See more in “Misc. Cuttings“ (Scarification)

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  • Roses are red

    Written by

    Rachel

    I’m trying to go an entire day without posting some hot Brasilian babe but it’s hard. You’re going to have to deal with a nice rose scarification instead. Lewisdodd did this piece at Glorybound Tattoos in Exmouth, UK. I’ve got some scarification by Brenno to follow.
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  • From The Vault: My first exposure to flesh removal scarification

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    Hello Modbloggers, Sean Philips here (IAM: LexTalonis). As one of the new guest contributors to Modblog, one thing I want to do is a regular “From The Vault” feature. Modblog has featured the latest and greatest in mods since it’s inception a few years ago, but there are tons of amazing, classic pictures just growing stagnant in the farthest back pages of BME that really show where we as a community came from, and in some cases, where we could still go.

    For my first entry I want to go back to the early 21st century, a time when scarification as an art form was developing rapidly. On Modblog we feature AMAZING scarification pieces that rival tattoos for the amount of detail that they contain, but this super detailed scarification is a very recent addition to the body mod world.

    In fact, it wasn’t that long ago that the concept of flesh removal to create an artistic scar wasn’t even common. This piece was my, and several other practitioner’s first exposure to flesh removal. The removal was done by Toro, one of the pioneers of flesh removal scarification. The branding was done by Blair, who is arguably the greatest strike brander in the world.

    James Raimar got this huge and amazing piece while myself and others watched in awe over a live video feed. Myself and several others returned home and immediately started  trying out this new technique ourselves and look where scarification has gone! The techniques have improved and the aftercare has VASTLY improved, but it is important to remember where our art came from and this piece was a big part of the modern history of scarification.

    Healed Toro/Blair Scarification Piece

    Want  a few more pics and some full frontal male nudity?

    Here it is one month after being done.

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    …and where there is nudity, Shawn Porter is sure to be near by!

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  • oleander flower

    Written by

    Rachel

    When I first opened up this photo, I couldn’t tell if it was a tattoo or a scarification because it looks like there is barely any scaring at all. Ryan Ouelette, who spends his free time addicted to video games, can be found at Precision Body Arts in Nashua, NH.

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    See more in “Misc. Cuttings“ (Scarification)

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