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The spider in the flower of life

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IAM: Sleazy sent in this image of his newest addition.  It’s a dot-work flower of life, framed by a spider’s web.  Physically it fits his head really well, and the design is well executed.  It seems that the flower of life seems to be a common design choice when paired with dot-work, and it’s easy to see why.  The chaos of the dots coalescing into a universal design creates a sense of order where there is none.  The framing of the web, at least to me, appears to be what is holding the flower inside.  Internally there is both chaos and order, held together only by the smallest of threads.

Fil from Broad Street Studio in Bath is the artist.

Talk about intestinal fortitude

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Any fan of wrestling in the 80s will tell you, if someone is showing a lot of intestinal fortitude, it means they’ve got guts and they’re pushing through the pain.  It also meant they’re probably about to do some awesome finishing move after coming back from almost losing the match.  Think Hogan running around shaking his head while his opponent tries to knock him off his feet, or the Ultimate Warrior bouncing off the ropes like a mad man.

Well, looking at this 2 point stomach suspension it’s pretty clear the guy suspending has some intestinal fortitude.

The suspension was facilitated by Gibi Body Art in Brasil.

WWNPHD?

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Sometimes, when I’m moderating photos for BME, I’ll happen upon something that makes me laugh, right out loud.  This is one of those times.

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This is a work in progress, sent in by Jamie Santos of Scarab Body Arts. In case you don’t know who the tattoo is (really?), it’s none other than Neil Patrick Harris. The red skin around the tattoo tells us this was taken fresh after a sitting. I’m looking forward to seeing the completed piece.

Well kids, have a happy, fun and safe weekend and when you’re out there living it up, don’t forget to ask yourself, “What Would Neil Patrick Harris Do?”

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I don’t think that’s where that goes!

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Enemy sent in this photo of himself.  From what I gather, the piercings were all completely self done.  His lobes are at 7/8 and his septum is at 7/16.  I wanted to post the photo because high nostrils don’t come in very often.  I want to say this is still a fairly uncommon piercing but given where I live, I’m not sure if that’s accurate or simply my perception.   What about you, ModBloggers?  Would you say this is uncommon or do you see high nostrils with some frequency where you live?

I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that he doesn’t normally wear what appears to be a piece of pipe a sharpie in his septum and that this was just for the photo.

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Alas, poor Yorick!

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When I first saw this photo, sent in by Eiji, my first reaction was WOW. I love how the yellow in the spiders pops against the muted gray of the skull. This tattoo really grabs your attention! Unfortunately I don’t know who the artist is that did it but I have to say, hats off to them. From what I gather, Eiji is a Japanese tattoo artist with incredible talent. The shading in the skull is beautiful as well. It almost looks like a graphite drawing.

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Polly says…

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I’ve always had a pet bird of some kind. Currently, we’ve got 2 budgies named Eric and Bill. They are loud and annoying but still cute. This budgie tattoo, appropriately titled “Parakeet Dork” bears a striking resemblance to Bill! A little humour does a body good. This one was inked by Nick Friederich of Shelton Tattoo in Shelton, CT.

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Maybe that horrible screeching noise the birds keep making is actually them calling me a dork…

Leaf subsides to leaf

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Fall is slipping away and winter looms like a monster in the shadows (I really hate winter). Seeeingred sent in this photo and on this grey, cold day on the North Shore, it made me smile. It’s so tranquil I really kind of want to be there with him.

Photo by Maria

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His piercings (can you spot the microdermal?) were done by Dorian Vilify and the tattoos by Evan Oslund of Custom Ink & Steel in Flint, Michigan. Sometimes it’s nice to just admire the view. P.S. I don’t mean the trees!

Happy birthday to the almighty Gauntlet!

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35 years ago today, body piercing moved out of the basements and into a proper storefront on 8720 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood, California. If not for this studio, it’s founders, it’s proteges and it’s legacy in general who knows where we would be today.

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So take a minute out of your day to reflect back on our modern history and where our community came from.  Then thank the man behind the Gauntlet who is still an active member of this community and read some of the awesome articles he has written for BME in the past.