Keys to the Future

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

And here we have René van Assema, hailing from Almere, The Netherlands, and checking in bravely from the dark side of the moon, apparently. And without a space suit or oxygen supply or anything! The difficulty of this sort of photo shoot cannot be overstated. This is literally impossible to accomplish, and yet? Here we are. Ever the modest model, though, René says only, “All you see is tattoo, no make-up or fake colors.” This seemed fairly obvious, until…well, you know where to look.

See? The eyebrows are a bit more obvious, but had the specific mention of the fact not been made, I would have just assumed the rest was eye make-up. Well played, my friend. Well played, indeed.

(Tattoos by Ben Saunders at Lucky 6 in Hoorn, The Netherlands. Photos by Walther Vlaanderen.)

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Dreams Come True

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

And with that, ModBloggers, we bid adieu to Tuesday, with professional waver Bluetat doing said bidding on our behalf. What’s the secret to looking as happy as our friend up there, you ask? According to him: “Spend 13 years or so getting tattooed blue, then post stupid poses of yourself with a mannequin named ‘Baby-May-Sue’ on the Internet.” Hey, whatever works! If you’re going to try that, though, make sure you go to an artist as capable as Matt at Westside Tattoo in Westend, Queensland, Australia, who’s handled about 80 percent of what you see above—and also, what you see below. As in, you know, after the jump.

Take Him By the Tail

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

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Oh hey, it’s Nik Santos! Here he is, amusing the local schoolchildren in Grass Valley, California (possibly?) with his comically over-sized 5/8″-inch thick “bull ring from hell,” as he puts it. What’s the best way to win over young Nik? “If you’re straight edge, have mods or get naked,” he says, “we could be friends.” We think he’ll get along juuust fine.

After the jump, Nik becomes ensnared in an organic finger-trap. Let this be a cautionary tale to ye all.

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Be As Two Or Three

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Oh hey, it’s our old friend Ferdudurke. This guy, always putting interesting things in his nose! Except instead of tools of death and destruction, as is his wont, this time he’s chosen to stuff his nostrils with a dainty lady’s (?) finger, which is a fine choice. He looks pretty pleased with his decision, no? Granted, he could also just be happy with how great his forehead tattoo still looks, or his fancy triangular ear jewelry, and really, we would not begrudge him either of those things.

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Fall From The Cone

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

The last time we checked in with Aloewishes, he was being devoured by various carnivorous plants, but luckily, our hero has made a full recovery and is able to now stand before us, looking on wistfully while standing on a nice sandy beach, thankfully free of hungry flora. After the jump, more beach struttin’, plus plugs swapped out for weights in those two-inch lobes and a better shot of a fresh labret, courtesy of Marea Vedge at Aesthetics in Indianapolis, Indiana.

(Sorry for the delay today, folks. Technical difficulties, etc. We’re going to try to power through some posts right now, bear with us.)

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That Beautiful Bump

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

And here we have Philadelphia’s own Shan, there in the foreground, sporting nightmarish 2 3/4-inch bling tunnels with some poor woman’s head trapped inside for all eternity, we assume. She’s crying for help in a futile effort to free herself, but no, this will be the extent of her fishbowl existence. This is pretty much the worst mushroom trip we’ve ever had, basically.

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An Unnnoticed Breeze

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Greetings, friends! The inimitable Steve Haworth checks in with this photo of his old friend Oak, the co-owner (along with his wife, Bleu) of Painted Temple in Provo, Utah (which Steve calls “one of the more amazing tattoo shops [he’s] been in, both in artists and beauty”), sporting brand new rows of spines in his forearm, courtesy of Steve. The horns, though? All natural, shockingly.

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That Bwessed Awwangement

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

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Oh, mawwiage. Happy nuptials to the newly minted Mr. and Mrs. Mutant, Kaitlin and Louie! The event was presided over by Dana Dinius from HTC, on location in scenic Phoenix, Arizona. After the jump, some more photos shot by esteemed photographer Andy Hartmark. “Our wedding seriously sucked if you couldn’t tell,” Kaitlin says. Clearly.

Pain’s Easiest Salve

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Shh, quiet down out there. Can’t you see Anjelica’s trying to get some sleep? Yeah, we know she’s standing up. So? You’ve never slept standing up? You’re missing out, Cheech. Know who else slept standing up? Ever heard of a little group referred to as astronauts? Exactly. (Stop talking, Jordan! Oh, alright.) Anyhow, this photo comes by way of the very talented Jason from Gorilla Glass, who also contributed these shots of Peck earlier in the week. After the jump, another from the series, this time featuring a topless James Weber, president of ye olde APP. Enjoy!

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Unto Others

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Ha ha, well if this isn’t some sweet retribution. We’re used to seeing Xed Le Head inflict unknown pain and suffering on various clients, but now the tables have turned! Here he is, getting a taste of his own medicine, courtesy of Pink (from Tattoo Pink in Hasselt, Belgium). Really though, this is just a whole lot of incredible tattoo work in one place, and judging by the stoic display, this is just further evidence that Xed is nothing if not the consummate bad-ass.