This is a picture of a very interesting woman. Not just because of her extreme body modification either. Most of the extremists I’ve read about or have seen in person, travel the convention circuit and they can actually survive doing various related shows and appearances. They create a career with their unique look.
This woman is a Mexican tattoo artist by the name of Maria Jose Cristerna. Nicknamed – Vampire Woman. She has also been a lawyer in a previous career. She comes from a family with serious religious beliefs and she went to religious schools.
She came from a very abusive background and relates her transformation with her liberation from her past.
Cristerna, mom to 4 kids, has tattooed nearly 100 percent of her body, has dental implants to look like vampire fangs, has multiple piercings, and titanium implants on her forehead and temple area. Maria says besides the physical alterations, her life is normal.
Hopefully, one of the major tattoo magazines will get a story on the woman – I’d like to hear more.
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Thanks for sharing. You should get the story from her…post it up here on your blog! Don’t wait for the magazines as they are old school now. There is a fantastic documentary on Netflix right now called Flesh & Blood and it opens up the world of dermal implants and body modification.
Black & Grey’s Finest Art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAnLlowwCPI&feature=channel_video_title
Bob Tyrell at Musink 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55GHQ9YSeUs&feature=channel_video_title
wow, intense, would love to feature you on my site as well!!
Jack Rudy at Musink 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukE8k3E3kgY&feature=channel_video_title
I actually think she’s really beautiful!
I’d love to hear more from her!