…..at least find a different way to do so, like Zach here.
If you insist on taking myspace mirror self portraits….
15
Category Archives: modblog
We usually showcase the best in body piercing….
….but once in a while we need to show the worst in body piercing as well. This navel project is definitely amongst the worst piercings I have ever had the displeasure of gazing upon.
I am not going to out the shop credited for doing this, but I will give you a wee little hint, the name of the shop implies they probably sell ”for tobacco use only” products as well.
If you can’t figure out why these piercings are so bad I suggest you jump off of modblog, and go to askbme or the bme encyclopedia to start learning.
This doesn’t belong on Modbog!
But it’s cold here and it’s supposed to snow this weekend, so it seemed appropriate.
For a few shots that justify this as a modblog post and the story behind it…oh you know what’s coming……..are you ready? Here it is…..keep on keeping on.
The pictures were taken by Rolf and the snowman was lifted by Mark’s nipple. Mark provided me with the following story surrounding this unusual “suspension”.
I am part of Constant Elevation, a suspension team here in London. During an event, at the end of the second day, there was no time for other suspensions, I would have want to suspend…but there was no time. The Snowman was around during the days, we found it in as a perk of the venue we were renting. The Snowman is actually polystyrene, but despite that is bloody heavy. I already hung different stuff from my nipples…Have a look at the new posts in my mod tracker (I have other pics of weird stuff hanging from my nipple). I just tied the snowman with and easy double knot and then rig it to a block and tackle (triple). I then use a piece of rope we use for suspension and connect it to my plastic nipple piercing.
The plastic nipple piercing is good because it has a fast release and in case everything it is too heavy it will break before tearing your nipple apart. Once I linked everything…everything was done. It was too heavy I have to say, the block and tackle helps.
Biomech is the new black
When I first started hearing the word “biomechanical” in reference to tattooing it almost always referred to H.R. Giger’s art, or work done in a similar fashion. As the years passed biomech started to become more organic and colorful thanks to the influence of tattooist like Guy Aitchison.
As much as I like the colorful stuff, I definitely have a sweet spot for the Giger-ish pieces and I was pretty blown away by this back piece by Adam Collins from Lal Hardy’s Tattoo in London.
A serene start to the new year.
Jasn rang in 2010 by enjoying a peaceful outdoor lotus suspension n New Years Day.
2 more shots after the break.
1,2,3 point orbital
When the discussion about the trickiest piercings each of had done came up in the IAM: Learning Piercing forum, where we mentioned the uvula piercing, and Seth D. mentioned a 3 point orbital he had done. Well, that discussion had me feature a uvula piercing here, but I didn’t think to feature the orbital. Then I ran across it when perusing the galleries looking for possible features and damn was I impressed! Regular 2 point orbitals are a technical piercing, but this 3 point orbital is a master piece.
For 2 different perspectives on this piercing, keep on keeping on.
Stupid Human Tricks
With all the Conan/ Leno drama going on in the news these days a lot of people have forgotten all about David letterman. But not Sonny!
Here he is practicing his best stupid human trick worthy of a feature on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Just like Nazareth sang….
….Love Hurts.
It hurts even more when it is proclaimed with cigarette burns.
On Modblog we feature some of the most amazing artistic scarification in the world. Yet, we often overlook the rarely updated ritual cutting and ritual branding galleries when looking for pictures to feature. In these galleries the scarification is rarely about the finished result and usually about the process.
For a picture of the process of this scar, keep on keeping on.
A tattoo worthy of wearing a v-neck tee
Seriously, I HATE v-neck shirts, but this tattoo may very well be able to justify the wearing one of those godforsaken things.
Adam’s “Mighty Throat Goat” was done by Zack Ross at No Surrender Studios in San Marcos, TX.
PS: You may remember this piece was featured previously here, but it’s now finished with background and worthy of an update post.
For a straight on view, keep on keeping on.
When mathematicians and modifications meet.
This scarification piece on Svenna (who apparently hates raccoons) is of Euler’s Identity, a mathematical equation known for it’s “mathematical beauty“. I read the wiki entry on it (twice) and I still have no clue what it means. In fact, I get a headache just thinking about it. Nonetheless, while I have minimal appreciation for mathematical beauty, I definitely can appreciate modified beauty and this scar is an excellent example of that.
This scar was done by modblog regular Brian Decker. He did the fill in with a hyfrecator as opposed to the more commonly used flesh removal technique. As you can see through the progressive pictures, the piece healed amazingly even. As an added bonus, according to Brian the hyfrecator method is also far quicker.
Brian is considering doing some work at the Philly Tattoo Convention, so if you are interested, hit him up on his IAM page or at purebodyarts.com.