Count Every Beautiful Thing We Can See

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

We’ve featured this beautiful Chris Dingwell backpiece before in a more unfinished state and hot holy damn, it is looking tremendous. The cloud effect, which was discussed at length in the previous post, is much clearer now, the classical-style nudes are a great touch, and the birds on her shoulder are a lovely addition as well. Hopefully we’re kept in the loop if this goes any further!

(Tattoo by Chris Dingwell at Sanctuary Tattoo in Portland, Maine.)

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From Calm to Ill

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Let’s call it a weekend, ModBlog. Koka1ne (of Santa Cruz, Bolivia) up there has the right idea, I think. Or, do what I do: Slip into your coziest cardigan, curl up by the fire with a bucket of Original Recipe and slip off into dreamland. See? ModBlog is improving lives every day. See you in the morning, good people.

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A Sadness Bowl

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Kentucky Pride! I have to say, I’m really enjoying the “rising sun” motif with ol’ Colonel Sanders over top, there. I’m still waiting for the cagematch tattoo featuring Wilford Brimley, the Quaker Oats man and the aforementioned Colonel fighting it out to the bloody death. Don’t let me down, America.

After the jump, just for fun, two of the finest bits of KFC-related comedy you’ll probably see all day.

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Some Assembly Required

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Well, who is this finely dressed chap? Oh, it’s Grundstuck, who took some time out of his busy schedule to send in this photo from what looks like the 1950s. Cardigan? Rotary phone? It’s either the inter-war period or modern-day Williamsburg. Or, you know, Italy, where he lives. Probably that last one.

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Let Me Do My Job

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

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The last time we saw Bloodlessness, she was getting her tongue split and inspiring typically wonderful Photoshop debates. This time around? Just munching on a squid. Just because. Got a problem with that? She doesn’t. Big deal. One squid.

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You Won’t Believe What Mr. Sticha Saw

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Well hey, it’s everyone’s favorite local screamer, Cam, hanging out in the Onetribe abattoir, shaking around some power tools like a crazy person. What’s he building in there?

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When I Taste Life

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

So, the wonderful Jason Stephan has been dabbling in the black arts, apparently, because there he goes, cribbing from my nightmares again for tattoo ideas! At least he included the serene, vegetarian elephant to mitigate the bloodthirsty jackalope on the left.

After years as the owner and operator of Electric Eye Tattoo Studio, Stephan’s happily given up the business aspect of the industry and is focusing on tattooing full-time at King Street Body Gallery in Orlando, Florida. If he’s going to produce work like this, I don’t think anybody’s going to have a problem with that.

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This Week in BME

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Hey, Matt Suder‘s got the right idea! Raise a glass, ModBlog (or whatever it is you prefer). You’ve earned it.

(Tattoo by Andy at Tattoo Marks in Souderton, Pennsylvania.)

And so goes the week. This time around:

– Ron and the boys checked in from some ancient phallic garden, as is their wont.

– A young child killed us all.

– Our old friend Nihilist showed off his new, umm…man-eater.

– Hammock Suspension ’09 started campaigning.

– April Fools! Also, thank you to all the enemies of fun who had to pipe in immediately about how it was obviously a fake.

– Roo posted this excellent video of Sailor Sid, courtesy of Shawn Porter.

– You’re a kitty!

And that’s the ballgame, friends. We’ll be here over the weekend, popping in to say hello, and then it’s back to the grind, Monday morning. We should have fascinating and hilarious interview early next week with some excellent photography by Phil, the hardest-working man in showbiz. Until then, ModBloggers, have some fun this weekend, stay safe, and, as always, thank you for your continued support of BME.

At a Glance

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

This backpiece comes to us—surprise, surprise—from Marc at Swastika Freakshop in Radolfzell, Germany. It’s not just Marc’s technical skills as a tattooist that impress me (although they’re off the charts), but his aesthetic: The designs he comes up with seem so bizarre sometimes, but what they really indicate is a thorough understanding of the human form, and it’s a style that, ultimately, is equal parts complementary and jarring. All of which is to say, Marc pisses excellence, plain and simple. He wakes up in the morning and pisses excellence.

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The Amber of the Moment

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Tam checks in with this chilling photo featuring him doing battle with nature’s Chinese Finger Trap. He’s not in a hurry to get out, though, so maybe don’t rush to get the tub of Crisco just yet.

(Click through for the whole megillah, obviously.)

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