because i’m going to profane the sacred temple of my body in pursuit of a more cohesive identity
Oct 8, 2024
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i started hand-poke tattooing full-time in october after starting in 2020 when i realized literally anything can be a tattoo, and i cannot recommend dipping your toe into the culture and community of diy tattooing enough. the friends i’ve made who also love off-beat designs and scrappy, fun tattoos are pushing boundaries on what tattoos can be, and i am so incredibly grateful to have these people in my life. i have yet to step foot in a traditional tattoo shop and i thank god for that (love trad style, hate the largely macho culture). i’ll try to narrow down my recs to 5 within brooklyn: @stabs_bylili @julessportif @5_htpblanketsong @coolfriendtattoos.png @dastardly_child (and myself i guess lol @hidden_object__), but please just look for yourself, there are so many cool people doing cool things
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given by a former roommate after we bought a couch together - it’s a couch and also Brockhampton was one of my favorite musical groups at the time, the couch is their logo. It’s so faded now
when I was 18 I got my septum, nostril, lobes, and cartilage pierced because in my head: immediacy of pain > duration of pain for body mods. For that reason I picked piercings before tattoos
My early teens and early 20s consisted of a lifestyle (and body mod habit) heavily influenced by subcultures (kicked around with punks, noise and hardcore dudes, ravers) but I’ve sadly gotten a bit more of a corpo job and toned it down (my manager is an ex-goth and loves techno though)
My advice is stick to your guns and continue to do tattoos if that’s your thing - don’t abandon it! People choose body mods for so many reasons and it creates a rich tapestry of social life that makes us unique
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i’m a honey girl now
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