This photo got taken of a Swiss guy at the London Tattoo Convention this year… I like the juxtaposition between the three looks — tribal guy, aging biker/rock guy, and dude in a suit — but I also wanted to say that almost always facial tattoos look better with a beard. I’m not sure why… I think maybe it’s because a beard sits “over” the tattoo in the z-index, so it pulls the tattoo deeper into their being aesthetically.
Ed. note: The user featured in this posting has requested his/her photos be removed.
I had to look at this Boston Red Sox tattoo a few times to convince myself it was real — I thought it might be painted in place! This is a fresh photo, but I’m inclined to say that it’s going to look a lot like it was embroidered in place when it’s all healed as well. This was done by Krystof at Pisst Fish Tattoo & Piercing in West Springfield, MA.
Krystof from Pisst Fish Tattoo & Piercing in West Springfield, MA also sends in this Bud Man tattoo. I’m more of a smoking bud than drinking Bud kind of guy, so I’ve never really thought about how appropriate that slogan is to tattooing — “This is who I am. This is what I like. This is what I do. This is where I’m from.”
Dickpearce split his nipple… when life hands you lemons, make lemonade, right?
I agree with my French friend; I’m hooked on nipple piercing.
Speaking of cool modified people doing cool things, Rachel Larratt (as in the person who runs the business side of BME, as well as her own enterprises), is racing in this year’s La Carrera Panamericana, a 3000 km race across Mexico. She’s down there right now blogging the race (as well as plotting to dominate the first year of the Unlimited Class in her Lotus Elise) at www.mil0.com/blog — the sharp eyed will spot Coop and others you may know in her race/rally diary.
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Hahaha, I thought her fingers were a nipple when I first glanced at the picture. Oh, wishful thinking from a sideboob lover I suppose. New school tattoo by the very talented Jay Marceau at D-Markation in Quebec City, Canada.
Anyway… Enjoy today’s update, and if you haven’t already, don’t forget to check out the recent additions to BME/News:
I think for “BME 2007″ (our 13th year!) I’m going to integrate ModBlog, QOD, BMEnews, and so on all into a single content system… There are so many different sections on BME that should be combined I think (not easy when you have to convert a massive 1995-style CMS!).
I love Ichi‘s new gold vampire teeth!
