Good day, ModBloggers! Let’s get the ball rolling today with this handsome “neo-tribal” scarification sleeve by Micael Faccio out of recent ModBlog hot-spot São Paulo, Brazil. The scarification sleeve is still a relatively rare phenomenon (although surely not unheard of), but efforts like this certainly make us optimistic about future prospects.
And finally, gentle readers, let’s end today with a tasty tribute to fruits, vegetables and other various non-meat products, courtesy of the very talented Dyrti Al, who can be found tattooing organic goodies—among other things, presumably—at Electric Pencil in South Lake Tahoe, California. BME, of course, if nothing else, supports clean living, so on behalf of Dyrti Al, your local green grocer, produce farmers everywhere, new-school tattooing as a general aesthetic movement, four out of five dentists and Dead Prez, we wish you a good night.
Oh, hello.
I didn’t hear you come in.
I’m Peck. You might know me from High Priestess. You might know me from my world-class lambada technique. You might know me from my collection of limited-edition Murphy beds. Whatever the case may be, I’m glad you were punctual. I can’t tell you how often photographers feel like I’m supposed to be on their schedule. Can you imagine? Can you even imagine?
Oh, that scent? Yes, pungent, isn’t it? It’s a fragrance made from lavender, space diamonds and endangered Condor eggs. It’s new. And by new, I mean I possess the only bottle. No, you may not see it.
Of course, just set your gear down anywhere you please. That’s a handsome strobe system you’ve got there. I did a shoot a while back where the photographer only brought hot lamps. “I want you to have a more natural glisten,” he told me. Do you believe it? Me, looking unnatural. What did I do? I showed him the body oil I have made of glacier water and pure Norwegian amniotic fluid, then I rubbed a thimbleful on my ample biceps, then I had him banished to one of the Mars colonies. That’s just how I roll. Oh, you didn’t know about those? Forget I said anything.
I’m ready for my close-up now. Best of luck.
(Photo courtesy of Jason at Gorilla Glass.)
Positivity parade! This expertly rendered Nelson Mandela portrait/inspirational bust comes all the way from Cape Town, South Africa, and more specifically, from Rob Turner at Freestylers Tattoo Lounge in said city. There’s a lot to like here; this is really lovely work of a figure who’s probably one of the players on the world stage least likely to tarnish his own legacy any time soon. That said, I’m looking very forward to the revelations in the comments that he sold poison milk to schoolchildren or uses leaded gasoline or collects Jonas Brothers memorabilia or whatever.
Whoa hey, this beautifully shaped flesh-removal scarification piece comes to us from Jimmy Xayyabanha at Straight A Tattoos in Asheboro, North Carolina. This one’s just about the complete package, folks—something for everyone, from those within the body modification community to font nerds to board game aficionados to your run-of-the-mill scab collectors. The piece seems pretty fresh here and will surely be something of a different beast altogether once it’s healed, but this is nothing if not an exercise in precision and evenness, so we’re looking very forward to seeing how this bad boy turns out.
Greetings, ModBloggers! Hope the weekend found you all well and safely out of reach of the raging death-bolts of any and all Armageddon-esque lightning storms. Let’s start our time back together with the calm, well, after the storm, I guess—this heart-stompingly sweet photo of Raldy and his and betrue‘s adorable new addition, Clara, spending some quality time together at home in São Paulo, Brazil.
And so begins another week together, dear readers. Let’s get off on the good foot. I’ll buy you a taco. If we’re lucky, we may even hit the city.
This is pretty fantastic: Turns out, a little while ago, Micah (intentionally) snipped one lobe and fit it with some prostheses of his own design. This fancy little number fits in the lobe like normal and then is held in place by what appears to be a leather strap or perhaps some industrial hockey tape, which is then secured to posts in the lobe. He’s currently at 1.5 inches and has literally nothing standing in his way; ingenuity, thy name is Micah.
And so goes our week, gentle ModBloggers. What happened this time around?
– We had this intricate cutting courtesy of Brendan.
– A beautiful story here about a young man who died before he was able to get tattooed.
– This is why you don’t buy used iPods.
– Anders never ceases to impress with his incredible scarification work.
– Meghan McCain is going to be trawling for ass at a tattoo convention near you.
And that’s it! We’ll be by over the next couple days, then come Monday, we gas things back up and get back to our full crushing power. Until then, enjoy the weekend, stay safe and, of course, thank you for your continued support of BME.
So apparently, today on ModBlog is dedicated to attractive women and various genitals—hooray! Here we have the very lovely Brooklynn, who is by no means a stranger to these pages. And, sure, she’s got gorgeous tattoo work, and wears a variety of complementary facial piercings, but one factor that I think goes overlooked far too often? What must surely be a closet full of excellent hats. As well, as far as this picture is concerned, the vibrant piece of flair is much appreciated, too.
(Throat tattoo by Sanya Panchan at Tattoo Ancient in Palanque, Mexico. Sleeve by Dustin Poole at Sacred Balance in Calgary, Alberta.)
See, now, this is why it’s recommended that you always use a cutting board when chopping various meats and vegetables—one wrong swipe and something like this could easily happen. Unless, of course, this is the sort of (relatively hardcore) erotic play in which you’re trying to engage, in which case a cutting board would probably just get in the way. All of which is to say, jack6two is not interested in any of your damn cutting boards, thank you very much.
We get casting calls for modified folks all the time—some more interesting/tasteful than others, but this is one of the better ones! The Food Network is looking for some engaged (as in to be married) folks from the body modification community to have some wacky cakes designed for them. I won’t speak for the rest of BME, but I love me some Food Network, so this is one request I can pass on with a clean conscience. (PS: Bobby Flay, call me!)
If you use your body as a canvas for tattoos, piercings and wild hair styles, we want to hear from you. The highly rated show, Food Network Challenge is looking for an outgoing engaged couple to appear on its show. Couples should enjoy thinking outside the box. The couple will watch as four of the country’s best cake designers compete to make an extreme wedding cake just for them. These cakes will move and even shoot fireworks. Anyone interested should send a photo and short bio to [email protected]. Taping happens in Denver, CO at the end of August. Travel and hotel accommodations are paid for.