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So what do you do if you’ve got a bunch of hooks and an empty loft and a friend calls you up and says she’s bored. Well if you’re Jared, you break out the camera, throw some hooks into your smoking hot friend and get some great photos.
You can check out the rest of Sarah’s last minute knee suspension in the Nu Ethix Suspensions gallery.
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First off, this post isn’t about tootsie pops. What it is about is that fun little body part we know as the tongue. When it comes to expressing ourselves, for the most part the tongue plays a major role. It is significant in our spoken language, where the tongue deftly moves to craft the sounds that become our words. Yet even those amongst us that don’t use their voice as their primary form of communication, still use their tongue when it comes to something else that is extremely important to most people, which is of course affection. Now I hesitate to use the word love, and even affection is a bit of an overstatement, but you can’t deny that when it comes to being intimate with someone, the first thing that tends to come into play is the tongue. Be it affection, lust, desire, pain or pleasure, the tongue is always significant.
So with the discovery that a split tongue can still work just as well as an unsplit tongue, coupled with the fact that it opens up all kids of new fun tricks, its no wonder that it has become so popular. Just take a look at BME user xFBx, and how happy he is with his split tongue.
Obviously this image came from the split tongue gallery, but you can also find it and similar images in the lowbret and multiple labret galleries.
So, what’s your favorite thing to do with your tongue?
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If you’ve never heard of Joey Pang and her studio Tattoo Temple (in Hong Kong), you’ll want to check out the two articles that featured her work a month ago.
Joey’s techniques when it comes to script work are unparalleled, and its always a treat to see something new from her submitted to the galleries. This piece in particular is from the lettering tattoo gallery, and show off just how well Joey can take a script tattoo and turn it into something more than just standard characters.
Now I don’t know exactly what is written, but the red symbol at the bottom is the logo for Tattoo Temple, which some of Joey’s clients ask to have added to their pieces.
One of the key features of her work is that when doing lettering tattoos, Joey is able to make the characters appear to be created by brush stroke. The little details that emerge, such as the broken line in the top character, are what makes her work stand out as living art.
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Well, unfortunately due to some technical difficulties, I wasn’t able to get the Friday Follow-up posted on Friday. But just because I had some computer troubles, doesn’t mean I’m going to let a week go by without posting a follow-up.
You may remember this week’s piece from a few months ago in an article entitled “Two by two, hands of blue“. Quentin from Kalima Emporium in the UK did this branding piece over the heavy blackwork that IAM: Paingiver has on his hand.
Want to see how it looks a few months later? Keep on reading.
Now obviously the hand isn’t blue, as that was just the result of the lighting in the “before” picture. What is also obvious is how well the brand stands out against the blackwork, making for an excellent “after” picture.
If you’ve got some scar or branding work done, or are an artist that has some before and after photos of work you’ve done lying around. Send them into BME, as the Friday Follow-up is always in need of pictures.
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Happy weekend ModBloggers! Though I’ve been having a hard time seeing lately, I came across this beautifully bold and colourful piece while moderating BME photo submissions and thought I’d share it with all of you.
Read more and check out another view of the tattoo after the jump.
The work is by Graham Bradford of Pain and Wonder in Athens, GA. The delighted wearer is Olive81, who started this piece as a cover-up and had the following to say:
“I am a plant biologist so I decided to not only cover up the flames, but to get an floral leg piece that covers that bottom portion of my right leg. It consists of a protea flower and poppy flowers, buds and fruit…”
These photos were taken after the 3rd sitting and the piece will likely take another three before completion. I don’t know about you but I’m a big fan of floral tattoos and I love the way this tattoo pops.
Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!
