Red blood drops with black skull and crossbones on skinhead69 and his partner (see it in action). It was done while on vacation in Portland, and their own blood was mixed in with the ink as well (although I guess you could argue that happens with most tattoos).
Evildustin seems to have just had his face entirely branded by John Kid at the Piercing Lounge in Madison. He says it wasn’t so bad, but I’m guessing he’s got a killer high pain threshhold, a hyfrecator is brutal in my opinion… Anyway, he’s new to IAM — go say hello!
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And other than a note that the tattoos are by Eva Jung at Euphoric Body Art in Middletown, NY, no explanation as the blood dripping shower walls was included! But that’s OK, I’m not looking a gift horse in the mouth.
Tattoo by Gauge at Gotham in San Francisco.
Fishywoman‘s son has an ear piercing that has been growing and continues to grow a keloid. They figure that it’s growing either way, so why not let him keep the jewelry in? Anyway, it was done with a gun six years ago when he was eight… I assume surgery to remove it is being planned.
(Note: my advice would be to take out the jewelry to minimize the growth as much as possible).
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So… I forgot that Survivor is on today, and yes, I am a “friend of Bill Jeff.” SA, you know… So I’m sorry if today’s posts seem limited or rushed in any way… Today was a long day of branding with Blair so there wasn’t much time to write. Anyway, I’m leaving you with more gorgeous photos of Eva at the Japanese seaside (because it reminds me of Survivor). Members do be sure to visit her gallery (‘Kitano’) in the bonus galleries section of BME/HARD.
And now I’m off to the PVR.
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The next tattoo I’m planning is a rather explicit Tom of Finland-style piece on my leg. However, because I have a kid, and do occasionally go out in public, I have to talk to a lawyer about it first… If I show it in public, can I be charged? It’s not like you can walk around in public showing people gay porn. What if my daughter sees it? Could I be charged as a child abuser?
The explicit and I guess blasphemous pinup tattoo on the right was done by Jeff at Permanent Images in Ottawa. The bearer tells me that he’s gotten some grief for it in public, but I was wondering if he could actually be charged as I described above. I don’t see how it’s any different from walking around in public showing people erotica?
Speaking of branding (that’s where I was today), I like this nice simple piece (well healed in this photo) by Muffe Vulnuz of CHBE in Copenhagen. While some of the scar work that’s coming out these days is truly stunning (see the entry below this!) and often quite complex, I think these simple brands are closest to my heart personally. No pun intended!
I just keep getting more and more impressed by the scar work I’m seeing from Wayde at Puncture in Maroochydore, Qld, Australia. It’s really stunning stuff. Check out this Mayan king design he did — in these photos it’s about four months old and keloiding beautifully.
