It’s said an elephant never forgets. Whether that’s true or not, only the elephants will really ever know. Now people on the other hand do tend to forget things, which is why they sometimes get permanent reminders in the form of tattoos. This client of Jamie Santos from Scarab Body Arts will certainly never forget this elephant, which almost appears to have been created with pastel crayons.
It seems to have become a tradition that when someone celebrates a birthday around a suspension artist, they end up suspending in an unusual manner by the end of the day. The young woman in the photo below had just turned 18 so as a surprise Arseniy hooked her up in a crucifixion suspension for a photoshoot.
Head on over to the other suspensions gallery to see the rest of the photos from the shoot. Please keep in mind that the rigging used in these photos was chosen specifically for the shoot and is not the typical manner in which suspensions occur.
One of the most common tales from Greek mythology is that of Medusa. With her head of snakes and gaze that could turn any man to stone, she’s been recreated in film and art for centuries. Layylayy added this Medusa by Todd Noble from Black Cobra in Salisbury, MD to her leg and has since then caused anyone to look at it to stop everything they were doing and stare into her fierce gaze.
He’s the galaxy’s most notorious bounty hunter, he survived the sarlacc pit, and he’s got one of the coolest helmets in the Star Wars universe, he is Boba Fett.
Check out more of Nik Moore’s work in his BME tattoo portfolio. Or if you’re in Syracuse, NY stop by Scarab Body Arts where you might catch him at work.
When people celebrate a special occasion cupcakes are often brought out for the festivities. A single serving of yummy goodness that can be tailor-made to everyone’s tastes. So what better way to celebrate Anders‘ 25th ModBlog post than with a cupcake cutting that he did this weekend.
Remember to stop by Anders’ BME scarification portfolio gallery to see more works by this talented scarification artist.
With another piece out of Scarab Body Arts in Syracuse, NY, Nik Moore sent in this incredible blackwork shoulder. At first glance it may seem to be a straight black and white piece, but if you look close you can see how he worked greyscale into some of the designs in order to create some depth.
You can check out more works by Nik in his BME portfolio gallery.
This week we’re lucky to have a couple of fantastic pieces added to the galleries from some of the many talented artists at Scarab Body Arts. First up is a beautiful piece of what I assume is a recreation of a piece of art. Of course I could be wrong, which has happened before. In either case, the tattoo itself was done by Jamie Santos, who’s art you can check out in her BME portfolio gallery.
With a flair for the dramatic, Arseniy always creates a striking image with his suspension performance pieces. In this particular performance, SINtezz is about to be raised in a vertical chest suspension, with the intent to create an image reminiscent of an O-Kee-Pa ceremony.
You can check out the rest of the photos, including the ones taken while he was in the air, in the torso suspension gallery.
Kat Michitsch from Ultimate Tattoo & Body Piercing in Toronto sent in a number of photos from the first session of a scarification backpiece. The map will eventually be an old world topographical map with the landmasses and oceans reversed.
Head over to the miscellaneous scarification gallery to see how this scarification and tattoo project’s first session went.
With all the bad weather Australia has been getting recently, it’s no wonder some Aussies have a connection to a turbulent sea. In this beautiful chest piece, Olivia Brummen from Vic Market Tattoo in Melbourne combines timeless images with a modern color scheme.
