Wednesday November 30th, 2005 @ 6:43 PM
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Tuesday November 29th, 2005 @ 6:41 PM
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Monday November 28th, 2005 @ 9:38 PM
To tell the truth Greg’s tattoo (by Bill Falsetta at Name Brand Tattoo in Ann Arbor, MI) is the spreadshot icon from the Nintendo game Contra, but to me in Mexico, all I can think of when I see it is Super Pollo (the fried chicken chain)… I know, they don’t really look that similar, but still…
PS. Thanks Phil for going out and snapping a photo of the sign!
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Monday November 28th, 2005 @ 6:41 PM
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Monday November 28th, 2005 @ 6:04 PM
This may be one of my favorite “geek tattoos” yet, an Internet-themed sleeve by Jason Ostricher at Talisman Tattoo in Modesto, California. It’s got everything! A monitor with dB schema, RJ-45 cables, 1011011 binary, the Web, and of course every nerd’s fantasy, a sexy Catholic schoolgirl on a laptop with a dress a little too short…
You can find more pictures of Jesse’s tattoos at KingJes.com (click on Pictures then on Tattoos).
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Monday November 28th, 2005 @ 6:02 PM
For those of you trapped in the cold northern winter, may you dream of summer at night and enjoy the snow during the day. Oh, and I’m heading back to Mexico in the morning, so while I may post again today still, tomorrow may be a day of silence due to my travel commitments.
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Monday November 28th, 2005 @ 5:58 PM
It may come as a surprise that the tiny island paradise of Micronesia is one of the leading teen suicide capitals of the world. This isn’t because it’s a depressing place to live or because of unpleasant social pressures (as you’d see, for example, in some northern Canadian Native communities) — it’s simply because it’s cool. It’s not uncommon to see a teen suicide after a minor breakup or an argument with ones parents, and some kids have even died just because they “wanted to try suicide”.
It started with the popular son of a prominent family. He had two one month old babies by different mothers, neither of which knew about the other. The stress caught up to him and he hung himself — and the two mothers met each other at the funeral. This “cool” suicide opened the door of acceptability, and this one death grew into an epidemic of unnecessary hangings.
Anyway, self cutting is of course a million times healthier than suicide, but many people still consider it a bad idea. I tend to disagree and actually consider it a good thing, but that’s not the point of this entry. What I do notice is that cutting has absolutely broken through into cool territory, and a sort of cutting chic is developing. Pictures are shared and the poetry of the pictures is as important as the first-hand sensation — it’s a form of therapeutic interactive and communicative performance art for teens (and adults) who want to share an emotional message.
Thanks to my friend SilverSweets for the first pictures in this entry, and also to Skimask for this “Mang Cutta” tattoo by Craig at Central in Thunder Bay.
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Monday November 28th, 2005 @ 5:56 PM
I’ve showed work by the brilliant scarification artist Dave Gillstrap here before, but he just got back from an art tour in Vancouver and I’d like to post this shot to show how he builds up a cutting. Dave has a unique form of textural cutting that allows him to both create bold outlines that hold the piece together, but also “shading” using a series of lighter cuts.
Here’s a fresh example of his work on IAM:taryn:
I’ll try and remember to post a healed picture of this in six months, but do check out some of his other work on ModBlog like the geisha scar or this bodysuit… and he also has a mini-portfolio on BME.
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Sunday November 27th, 2005 @ 10:32 PM
Body piercing is all ages! And that includes facial piercing!
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Sunday November 27th, 2005 @ 10:24 PM
Now, personally I’d make the argument that a true friend opts to keep the stabbin’ to a minimum, but maybe I hang out with wimps? Here’s Natalie’s tattoo (photo taken the day after), done by Zach at Deep Roots in Seattle.
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Sunday November 27th, 2005 @ 6:45 PM
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Saturday November 26th, 2005 @ 11:41 PM
My friend Lara wrote in with these pictures:
“My friend was in Alabama visiting her dad for Thansgiving and drove by this joint. Had to go back to get photos for me. Not sure if you can use them for modblog, but they gave me a good laugh! Is this where the shitty tattoos are coming from?“
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Saturday November 26th, 2005 @ 6:43 PM
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Saturday November 26th, 2005 @ 4:30 PM
Last entry in today’s “catch up” set of posts…
Usually when I see amateur or underground digit amputations, they’re just chisel jobs. Now, a chisel job can heal pretty nicely and without complications, but the risks are higher and you often won’t get an ideal end to the reshaped finger… so it was a pleasant surprise to get this very cleanly sutured stumping:
That’s by a fairly well known practitioner that works out of South America and Europe. I’m not going to post the name here but if you’re looking for this procedure, drop me a line and I’ll put you in touch.
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Saturday November 26th, 2005 @ 4:25 PM
Hey! It’s Steve Zissou!
This piece is by Joe Remmers (more) in Orange, CA.
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Saturday November 26th, 2005 @ 4:19 PM
I always wonder if God exists, would he have a problem with tattoos like this one just started on IAM:poiison by Chris at Immortal Images in Wynnum, Qld. Australia. But, now that I think about it, if God exists, he is the dude that invented sex, right? So when Poiison wanders up to the pearly gates, St. Peter will call out to God to come and see, and in an immense thundering voice God will proclaim, “Angels, we’re instituting a new, minimalist dress code” as John “cover up those boobs” Ashcroft curses him from Hell as writhes in a lake of eternal fire.
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Saturday November 26th, 2005 @ 4:03 PM
I’ll post a few more over time, but care of John Durante (IAM:Jawn D) at Laughing Buddha in Seattle is this picture of an Iban Warrior, Rumah Entalau, Sarawak, Borneo… Check out his page if you’re interested in more great travel shots like this.
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Saturday November 26th, 2005 @ 3:47 PM
You know, I’ve seen some pretty intense ball torture and skewering pictures over the years; heavy nailing and so on. But this set has to be one of the most intense. I mean, how do you even ram a flat-head screwdriver through your nuts? Wow.
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Friday November 25th, 2005 @ 6:43 PM
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Thursday November 24th, 2005 @ 6:45 PM
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