http://modblog.bmezine.com Body modification and ritual blog sponsored by BMEzine.com Thu, 08 May 2008 23:25:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Julian (Tattoo Julian) in Valdepeñas, Spain... Now me and my Adidas do the illest things we like to stomp out pimps with diamond rings we slay all suckers who perpetrate and lay down law from state to state we travel on gravel, dirt road or street I wear my Adidas when I rock the beat on stage ... http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/08/my-adidas/ By Kevin Green, San Bruno, CA. See more in "Corset Piercing" (Surface & Unusual Piercing) http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/08/arm-corset/ This healed scarification of a koi, about six months old in this photo, is by Matt Vermillion at Newbreed in Indianapolis, IN. See more in "Misc. Cuttings" (Scarification) http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/08/koi-scarification/ This awesome full backpiece tree is a coverup of an old tribal tramp stamp (what an improvement!), done by Justin Bolonski (www) at Integrity Tattoo in Royersford, PA. http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/08/tree-backpiece/ Badur send me a link to a "plasma blade" cutting tool, what seems like a big improvement on various electrocautery-type cutting tools... Should be amazing for procedures like subincisions... As you can tell from the screenshot, the video is a little gory (Caitlin says "ewww! what is it!!! is it a ... http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/08/jealous-much-cutters/ iam:viva hate http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/08/pray/ Ashley got this double-headed dildo and butt-plug "love thy neighbor" piece by Tanane Whitfield at Fuzion Ink in Norfolk, VA. http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/08/love-them-long-time/ Following up on the facial knife fight scars, here's some chest work out of Istanbul, Turkey. http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/08/slashed/ iam:dirtbag_danae http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/08/2-lobes/ Justin saw the recently posted walrus tattoo and it inspired him to send his own "I AM THE WALRUS" tattoo. His was done in a classic computer Beatles font by Stano at Tattoo Zone by Stano in Daytona Beach, Florida. http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/08/juba-juba-juba/ c/o dadilydoo http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/07/after-the-bombs-fell/ These ear ridge implants were done by Dominick at Starlight Tattoo in Belleville, NJ, using three 5mm Teflon balls. http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/07/my-hump-my-hump-my-lovely-helix-bumps/ I'm really liking Trystan's new blackwork neck tattoo with gray flowers, done pretty quickly over about two and a half hours by Paul Wren at Th-inker Tattoo in Melbourne, Florida. See more in "Facial and Neck Tattoos" (Tattoos) http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/07/blackwork-turtleneck/ Candice recently did a photoshoot with Ashley at Savage Skin for a magazine cover and article. She says, Now, I have seen some of the pictures of "big" guys on ModBlog, but none are as big as my dear friend, who happens to be a champion bodybuilder from Lithuania and who ... http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/07/big-and-small/ Um, ok, a behind-the-ear walrus pop-out by Eamon Gillen at Out of the Dark World in Worcester, MA... http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/07/goo-goo-gjoob/ Ben (Future Skin, Ottawa) was wondering if this 6-point calf and arm suspension he did is the first of it's kind... He hadn't seen it before, so he gave it a shot. http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/07/6-point-limb-superman/ ...ok, just one eye. Rearview cyclops by Matt Griffith at 2 Dollar Pistol Tattoo in Chillicothe, Ohio. http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/07/ive-got-eyes-in-the-back-of-my-head/ Kelsey sent in these nice shots (a second is after the break) of her wings, tattooed by Matt at Famous Ink in Sacramento, California. They were taken at Table Rock in Oregon. http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/07/wings/ Elliot writes, "I'm what my (legally mandatory) psychologist would call a transsexual. I got an official diagnosis and everything -- gender identity disorder! Certificate of disorder in hand, Dr. ***** was convinced I was a real transsexual. Little did he know I'm actually a bisexual-tranny-fag-dyke genderfucked kid! And now I've ... http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/07/before-and-after-2/ iam:peterredford See more in "Big Nostrils" (Nose Piercing) http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/07/stretched-nose-piercings/ Lefrog wrote me with some pictures from a great suspension they assisted for their friend Alan last Saturday. Alice filled me in on the back story, telling me Alan is from the Mutoid Waste Company, and cut the engine out of a van while hanging suicide-style from a crane. Shortly ... http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/06/trust-your-mechanic-the-dead-kennedeys/ I've posted Andro and his top-notch work before, so I hope he's not too mortified that I included this piece (sent in by CrustPictures), which I like a lot on a design level but appears to include a rather unfortunate blow-out on the shoulder! [Edit/Update: this blow-out was intentional and ... http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/06/maybe-the-camera-lense-was-dirty/ Erin's cormorants on her shoulders were done by Stephen at Lefty's in Pittsfield, MA. She explains them and the tree tattoo that sits central on her chest; "I was shocked when I learned that having a large tree tattooed on my chest would change my life forever. Now people are drawn ... http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/06/cormorant-shoulders/ The three point spiral cartilage piercing that Jay Dee Werland at Tiger Rose Tattoo and Body Piercing in Pismo Beach, California has just installed here is nice and all, but I also like the "studded for her pleasure" marks from all the old piercings... My ear still has those from ... http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/06/war-wounds/ This pretty back piece -- the shaded boxes being what really sets it apart from one of a zillion generic pieces -- is being done by Chris Dingwell at Sanctuary Tattoo in Portland, Maine. See more in "Tribal and Blackwork Tattoos" (Tattoos) http://modblog.bmezine.com/2008/05/06/backpiece-in-progress/