BME member eLHATABorov just had his 21st birthday and to celebrate his dad’s girlfriend baked him a BME cake! It’s always nice to see parents embracing their child’s culture, as opposed to shunning it.
No word on what kind of cake it was.
A fantastic looking scar.
It seems that when he’s not suspending by his scrotum, Lassi is quite the accomplished body modification artist. In fact, he was the first one to take advantage of the new gallery format for artists. Now because Lassi does more than just scarification, instead of making a portfolio for everything he does, we’ve created a section for him and other body modification artists that allows them to compile all of their assorted works into one gallery.
If you’re interested in setting up a gallery for yourself, simply e-mail support@bmezine.com and let us know what type of gallery you’d like opened up for yourself. Categories include scarification, tattooing, piercing, suspension teams, modification artists and more. If you run a studio and want to post work from all your artists, we can do that too.
‘Tis the season for Santa’s elves to be putting in the overtime, and wouldn’t you know it, one of them has sent in this awesome BME Elf logo scar.
When not making toys for the little girls and boys, Chris Saint can be found at Artifact Tattoo in Los Angeles, CA.
With the Friday Follow-up we get a chance to see scars and brandings months and years after the initial session. It allows us to see the result of scarification process over time, which for many can be a contributing factor in their decision to get a scar. Of course everyone heals differently, but it can give people some ideas of what to expect from the process.
What we don’t often see is the early stages of healing. Those first few days before the scabs start to form, when it is just an open wound. Last week we saw a scar of the BME heart logo by John Joyce on a young woman named Casey. We got to see the cutting as it was being done, and completed, just moments before the dressing was applied.
Casey was kind enough to send in another image which was taken just after the first cleaning of the scar. It’s interesting to see the scar this fresh, but without the blood that is present when the cutting first takes place. Hopefully Casey continues to send in images of the healing process so we can all see some of the steps involved in the healing of a scarification piece.
It’s always interesting to see a master at work, and when that master is John Joyce, you can expect to see something fantastic.
Curious as to what John is cutting? Keep on reading to find out.
It’s always great to see attractive modified girls on ModBlog. What’s even better is seeing them while they’re raising money to support charity.
The following photos of IAM: Pink_Fairy and IAM: Nexizydrate were taken as part of a photoshoot to raise money for cancer research in the UK. The photos were taken by MC Smith and Peter Whitney, following a play piercing session with Dan Hayes.
Keep reading to see a couple more photos from the shoot.
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a BME logo scar up on ModBlog. This particular logo, if you’re not familiar with it, is the Team BME logo, which you can find pretty much all over the site nowadays.
IAM:Pineapple sent this one in, and it looks like it’s about as fresh as possible. Now it could just be the contrast, but the red of the blood really pops out.
Hopefully Pineapple will be sending in more photos as it heals up, as it looks like it’ll be a really good scar. One of the great things about BME logos is that they’re more than just a product branding. While BME is a company, it is also a community, and it is that community that makes BME the place it is. All of the various logo designs created over the years have all come from within the community, and the Team BME logo itself represents not only a design from a hockey jersey, but all those members of the community that are part of BME4LIFE. These are people who believe strongly in this community as it has touched them in some manner in their lives.
The community itself is such a wide and diverse group of people, and has been there for the highs and lows of life for many people. How has the BME community affected your life? Did someone in the community make an impact in your life? Were you able to learn something about yourself or how you wish to modify yourself through BME?
A little while ago I received the following video in my inbox. If you have the same language barrier that I have, you’ll want to skip to the 1:55 mark to see the relevant portion of the video.
This news piece was filmed in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine at a tattoo festival a couple of weeks ago. ModBlog reader Mark sent this in along with this picture of the completed piece.
Of course the BME Logo has found its way on to many people from all over the world, as you can see in the BME Logo tattoo gallery. To think that it’s been over 15 years since the late Scott Fox first designed the logo, and while he may not have lived to see how widespread his image would become, his memory is still alive in the hearts of those who knew him, and I’m sure seeing his design carried all over the would makes them proud to have known him.
My first reaction to this photo was “OUCH!” This electrocautery BME logo is forever imprinted into IAM member Chavito.
Closer view after the jump.
(Self-done BME logo cutting by Jon Underwood — his first, no less!)
As if John Joyce, John Durante, Brian Decker and Ryan Ouellette weren’t enough to get you to the upcoming Philadelphia Tattoo Arts convention, running in scenic Philadelphia from February 27 to March 1, hold onto your butts, because BME will be there too! And not just walking around fondling people, either — we’ll have a booth and everything! The ever-lovely MissMeg will be on hand to pierce, and Rachel will be there holding down the fort, filming, taking photos, selling T-shirts [Note: buy T-shirts, lots of them] and doing all sorts of fun giveaways. This is shaping up to be one hell of a weekend, friends — get there.
Also, there is still space available for people/shops/etc. looking for booths. Visiting the convention’s web site for details, or call Troy at 215-882-1362.
Check out who else has donated and how you can help make a difference!
