This great Superbowl XXXI themed sports tattoo — really beautiful fabric work — was done by Walter “Sausage” Frank at Club Tattoo in Tempe, Arizona. You can click through to view the other side.
John Elway Jersey Tattoo Project
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I wish I was far away too
The Kiss
Znx from Sassari, Italy sends in this photo of his 0ga septum and stretched lobes.
Snoop Dogg Portrait Tattoo
I’ve been meaning to post this great tattoo of Kivaka‘s for a while — his Snoop Dogg portrait was done by the talented Dan Plumley at Skin of a Different Color in Aurora, IL.
This… is… SPARTA!
Sorry about my absence. I’m back, it seems, and there’s plenty of good stuff scheduled starting tomorrow morning, but until then, please enjoy an evening of tattoo shots from Russia. Now let’s begin…
Oh my god I love this backpiece of some insane snow-man war! It’s only one of a big pile of great photos of great tattoos taken by my old friend tan0k (and a big thank you for helping me get things started again here) at this year’s St. Petersburg Tattoo Convention (click that to see more of BME’s coverage, or visit the official site). I’ll be posting some more of my favorites over the evening but check the gallery for more (note: it’s uploading now, so it might not be there until morning).
Ilya’s Sunday Hangout
Ilya from the Flesh Factory in Amsterdam did this “Red Bridge Project” with his friend Jenn and assistance from **loveless**. They pierced Ilya at a nearby house and did the base rigging there as well. They took a boat out to the bridge which already had the ropes in place, then a single click to attach him and they pulled them both up!
Dotwork BME-themed Sleeve
Keff‘s halfsleeve was done in a stippled style by Marc at Swastika Freakshop in Radolfzell am Bodensee, Germany, and I think it’s definitely one of my favorite BME tattoos — up there with Joeltron’s backpiece.
The Enigma’s Radical Ear Reshaping
You may remember at the start of the month I posted shots of The Engima‘s (iam:TheEnigma) ear reshaping by Howie (LunaCobra.net) when they were fresh and sutured. They’re healing really well, and The Enigma sends in these shots of how it’s doing these days.
Mudra Tattoo
Alice‘s mudra tattoo, done by Xed le Head at Into You in London, UK, is really amazing work — click through for a closer view.
Mayan Facial Scar Ritual
I got this wonderful letter from Wayde Dunn (BME/WWW);
Hey Mate…
I’ve spent the last month down in the Maya ruins of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico.. it’s such an amazing place here. I’ve been very lucky to gain trust and respect from a lot of people that work closely within the ruins here… so much so that I have been allowed to execute a couple of different rituals within the grounds of the archeological zone… and actually in the temples.
The pics that im sending you know are of some facial scarification that i did on a close friend of mine, Hazui Balam, who lives here in Palenque. The design is representing the Jaws of the Jaguar, Hazui’s mayan spirit guide.
Underneath the full moon, in front of the Temple of inscriptions (Lord Pakal’s Tomb), I cut a representation of the Jaguar’s Jaws into Hazui’s face. The next ten minutes were amazing. The blood flowed under the full moon. Hazui was peaceful. Soon, a low growl stirred from within him, which escalated into a roar as Hazui went into a trance. I watched his soul merge with that of the jaguar as he sat covered in blood in front of me screaming and roaring at the moon above the temple behind me. As he roared, for a few moments, I held his hands… The energy was amazing. He eventually quietened into an almost weeping state, and then snapped out of it. We exchanged knowing glances and just sat for a while. I could hear people whispering behind us. They didn’t even realise what they had just witnessed… They had no way of understanding the power behind what we had just done. Hazui and I talked quietly about the experience. At one point, he told me that he had something to give to me… he wanted to give to me one of his most prized possesions. He reached into his small pouch and produced a single Jaguar claw, and handed it too me. I knew how important it was too him and for him to pass it on to me was such a huge gesture of respect, love, friendship and an indication of the shared experience. Handed from one Jaguar to another. I am truly honored for being able to give this moment to Hazui, and now being in possesion of the Jaguar claw is just amazing to me. We left the ruins soon after and slept.
Cheers,
Wayde
