Now they really are headlights, literally… Just gotta figure out a way to eliminate those cables… Bigger piercings can store bigger batteries, right?
Category: ModBlog
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Prehispanic Mexican Body Modification
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Speaking of Mexico, another gringo expat down here in the body modification world is IAM:Gorilla (who makes the gorgeous glass jewelry that BMEshop stocks). Anyway, he’s down in Oaxaca and sent some photos of Olmec pottery such as these prehispanic clay ear spools:
Here you can see some being worn in a piece of sculpture:
And finally, a sculpture of a baby in a head-shaping cradle (the cradle puts pressure on the skull, shaping it and giving it a distinctive sloped appearance).
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Dia De Los Muertos
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Here in Mexico, today is Día de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — I suppose the end result of Aztec and other indigenous beliefs mixing with the imported Roman Catholic traditions. Click here for some more info if you want — all I have for you is a gallery of Day of the Dead tattoos (and a couple scarification pieces as well):
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BME Newsfeed for Nov 1, 2005
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- 2005-11-01: SA: When teens harm themselves [by rebekah]
- 2005-11-01: Jamaica: I want to be. a Tattoo Artist/Body Piercer [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-11-01: OR: Bizarre sex, self-mutilation, ‘love of death’ becoming increasingly commonplace [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-11-01: IA: Big Dog Tattoos: Doing more than inking skin [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-11-01: CA: SAN MATEO COUNTY BODY ART ORDINANCE TO GO TO VOTE [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-11-01: AK: Body-piercing team hooks crowd with performance [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-11-01: WI: Fascinating and forgotten: the hidden nipples [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-11-01: OR: Bizarre sex, self-mutilation, ‘love of death’ becoming increasingly commonplace [by rebekah]
- 2005-11-01: CA: Image of beauty [by rebekah]
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BME Newsfeed for Oct 31, 2005
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- 2005-10-31: NY NY: New ‘One Step’ piercing needles! Just screw the needle onto the jewlery, and slide it through! less tramatic, and easyer to pierce with* [by eggtea]
- 2005-10-31: UK: Desperate Housewife’s naughty tattoo [by rebekah]
- 2005-10-31: QC: Housewife’s intimate tattoo [by rebekah]
- 2005-10-31: UK: LONGORIA’S PARKER TATTOO [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-10-31: CA: Tattoo parlors may face inspection [by Ebowlotus1960]
- 2005-10-31: UT: Cole: Pierced pal seeks tolerant employers [by julie]
- 2005-10-31: UK: Eva’s Naughty Tattoo [by julie]
- 2005-10-31: CA: Gang activity on the rise in Davis [by rebekah]
- 2005-10-31: NY: Pierced pal doesn’t see the ‘hole’ picture [by rebekah]
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