Thanks to Eze Nunez from Ezequiel Tattoo in Argentina (and tattooing also at Enigma Tattoo in Spain) for this great example of South American-style portrait work.
Bold portraiture tattoo
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Cherry Blossom Chest Scars
More amazing work from Wayde Dunn at Puncture Body Piercing in Australia.
Virgin Mary Tattoo
I’m a big fan of the work that Darwin Enriquez at Emilio Gonzalez‘s Mithos Tattoo in beautiful (and slightly terrifying) Caracas, Venezuela has been doing. Here’s a recent example:
Bruce Potts ROCKS!
Best school teacher ever? I don’t know, because I never took a class under him. But coolest ex-teacher ever? Definitely. And thus he gets to stay at the top of ModBlog until I get back from Carlilse and NYC! Anyway, go say hello to Bruce over at IAM:tribalface and meet one of the most remarkable men in this community with one of the wildest look (that he had to wait until he retired to get).
Sunflowers Tattoo
You have to admit that this gorgeous tattoo on Rerki by Amy at Sacred Rose in San Francisco, CA is strong proof that a good tattoo is one of the most attractive things you can do to your body.
Now that’s what I call efficiency
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When I was living in Mexico, groups of workers often took on tasks that would be handled by one person in Canada. The end result was not only that jobs got done faster (well, sometimes), but that there was less unemployment. These photos are from GeorgeZix at Espfinge Tattoo Shop in Sao Paulo, Brasil, and while of course it’s totally different, it still reminded me of what was “home” for all of 2005.
Dig the full-body condoms. It’s pretty rare to see that level of contamination control up here in the Northern hemisphere…
Amazing Tall Ship Backpiece
Wow… Check out this photo that our mutual friend Big Rick took at the recent Valley of the Sun Tattoo Expo in Meza, Arizona. That’s definitely one of the prettier backpieces I’ve seen in a while. I really like it.
Dave Gilstrap = God of Cutting
It is extremely rare for me to get a photo from scarification artist Dave Gillstrap and not be totally wowed. This recent work he did in Oaxaca, Mexico, is no exception. Dave has previously been mentioned here quite a bit: anchor cuttings, best scar bodysuit (see also: scarification bodysuit), and a brief scar video.
Detox Flesh Pulling
This is a detox suspension pull c/o Kalie at The Conference Room in Honolulu… I really love the photo, it’s great, and those are some really nice looking traditional tattoos.
Nicely Lit!
Another very nice suspension photo care of my friends at the very talented Ascension Suspension Team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is from a show at OPM on March 30, 2006. I love the lighting in this shot and wanted to share it with you here.
