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  • Pardon me..

    Written by

    Rob

    According to P.moz, the reason behind this tattoo is that he often goes without pants and that seems to bother some people.  So with this tattoo now he can walk around pantsless without having to explain why.  He also states that this is just the first pass, as he wants it to look similar to someone carving into a tree with a knife.  While he had the option to make this tattoo “clean”, he likes the aesthetic of the “unclean”, which of course gives us this.

    Plus, it’s funny.  And there’s nothing wrong with a little humor to kick off a Thursday.

  • Ribbons of flesh

    Written by

    Rob

    This ribbon scar was done by Azl from Tatooatouage in Montreal.  I’m digging the simplicity in it, as well as the smaller cuts that when healed will hopefully give the scar a couple of layers of depth.  If you recall, Azl was responsible for that corset scar from a few weeks back which can be seen in his BME portfolio gallery.

  • A study in blood

    Written by

    Rob

    IAM:Meriken_Metals recently sent in a photo series entitled “Vitality”.  While there wasn’t a lot of description given, it appears that it combined play piercing with blood play to create a blood print of the results of the piercings.  Instead of using the traditional play piercing needles, he used long pieces of flexible metal to weave the piercings together.

    Head over to the ritual and play piercing gallery to see the rest of the photos.  Just a quick note, given the length of the wire, setting up a completely sterile environment would be difficult, so please don’t attempt to recreate this without first taking the proper safety precautions.

  • Watercolor blossoms

    Written by

    Rob

    One of the things I like most about Joey Pang is her ability to create tattoos that could easily pass for a painting.

    Her design philosophy is also pretty cool.  To her, tattoos are clothing for a naked body.  They are part of a living canvas and she is the tailor, creating these new clothes based on each person’s unique body.

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    BMEtv – Alex “Rusty” Cairns

    Written by

    Rob

    Today’s BME World Tour video takes us to TatuDharma in Syndey where the crew sat down with Alex “Rusty” Cairns.  We talked with Alex about how he got involved with tattooing, and his take on the business side of the art.

    Also, you may have noticed that the Anders video was taken down.  It turns out I posted that one ahead of schedule and our editors hadn’t had a chance to finalize it (hence the lack of graphics and wrong aspect ratio).  I’ll get it back up as soon as they get a chance to finalize the editing.

    In the meantime, let’s take a look at today’s BMEtv interview.

    To check out the video, keep on reading!

    If you’ve missed any of the videos so far, you can check out the rest of them in the BME World Tour Video Gallery

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