MI: Do you like your moniker? It basically describes who you are, right?

C: Yeah, I travel a lot! I usually do about 2 shows a month, that’s really all my body can handle.

MI: What do you perform?

C: I do fetish shows.

MI: That’s awesome. We have a lot of Maidens who are performance artists in addition to being models.

C: There’s a lot of cute girls in the contest, and I’m really excited about competing for Maiden of the Month!

MI: What do you have tattooed on the backs of your thighs?

C: They’re letters, and it says evil on one thigh and cunt on the other. I love the word cunt, it’s a good word! I also have a back piece, and actually it’s the 3rd cover up I’ve had on my back. This guy started and before you know it he’s falling of the face of the planet, and then someone else finished it but it really wasn’t what I was going for. Lucky for me I was able to find Boom Bad Apple tattoo shop in Las Vegas. He’s the one who did what I have there now. I am very lucky—I had a full back piece that was already covered up.

MI: It looks like your back piece isn’t completely finished yet…

C: It looks like a dog bit me or someone shot me. But I love them, they’re my scars, part of my life. It’s from the suspension shows. I do so much damage to my tattoos, that my tattooer’s like, “why don’t you come back when you’re done with the shows?”

MI: Tell us about your suspension shows.

C: I think a lot of people, when they hear about the suspension thing, automatically think that there’s something sexual about it, or that I like pain.

MI: Like masochism.

C: Everyone has their own ideas. For me, it’s about pushing my limits, pushing my mind and body in extreme situations and overcoming it. I’ve been doing suspension for 4 years, not long. But I’ve been around the industry for a long time. I had a boyfriend 10 years ago who did it, and I’ve always had friends doing it. At one point, I was in this different place in my life, and I was like, fine, sure, fuck it, show me what it’s all about.

MI: And the rest is history?

C: I fell in love with it. And I found out I have a high tolerance for pain. Scars are just an unfortunate byproduct.

MI: Did modeling quickly follow?

C: I’ve only been doing it for 2 years. I never really wanted to be a model. I’m not really comfortable with the word, model.

MI: How did you get started?

C: I’d been doing this extreme performance art, and I was living in Columbus, OH. It’s crazy there! It’s the biggest Suicidegirls hub.

MI: Really? I always assumed it was Portland!

C: Anyway I was there, and it happened through friends’ photographers I was inspired by. They said, hey let’s take some pictures, and I was interested in creating beautiful images that I wanted to associate myself with. I wasn’t dying to be a model, some pretty girl in front of a camera. I got lucky, to make it into a job, and I love being around artists, truly creative people.

MI: Where did you do your shoot with Steve Prue, and how did you get connected with him?

C: Brooklyn, it was in Steve Prue’s studio, and it was the first set we ever took. He is just full of piss and vinegar and I love him. We were stalking each other online for a while. He was shooting with a girl friend of mine, and the entire time she was shooting with him, she was telling him how great I was and so he sent me a message on Twitter.

MI: Steve Prue’s a awesome photographer, and your set for Maiden of the Month is amazing, so good luck to you! And thanks for the interview!

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My name is Amanda Rourke and I’m a 22-year-old alternative model from Columbus, Ohio (Home of Hell City!). I’m in the running for March Maiden of the Month hosted by Metal Ink! I am also a Suicide Girl. I am a cocktail waitress and I love going to concerts, conventions, parties, events…I love being social! I also love staying home and baking (my secret passion), watching horror movies, snowboarding, road trips, and random shenanigans. I love to have fun! You can find me on Facebook and Myspace and catch me running around at conventions

There are so many GORGEOUS girls running this month! So honored to be in the running for Metal Ink’s Maiden of the Month!!

<3 Rourke

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Howdy! In the internet world, I am most commonly known as Silencia Suicide. (You can find me on www.suicidegirls.com/girls/Silencia) As much as I’d like to regale you with wondrous stories about my life, I think I’ll just invite you to read about what I think we’re all here for: skin and tattoos. So let me throw this out there – I hate getting tattooed. It’s painful, pricey, and did I say painful? But I love the way tattoos look, so all the pain and shiny pennies I throw at having colorful skin are just sacrifices I am willing to make. Exhibit A:

Tattooing may cause bleeding. Things I’ve learned over the years of getting tattooed: 1) Don’t drink a shit ton of coffee before getting tattooed. 2) If you’re a woman and about to start your period, you may bleed more during the tattooing process. 3) Never get tattooed on an empty stomach. 4) Scented lotion is the devil. 5) Having one regular tattooist that you love to go to is pretty damn awesome. Now, as far as my tattoos go, my back piece is the tattoo that gets the most attention.

(Done by Ryan Mason) What is it, you ask? Well…it’s a bearded Virgin Mary and reptile Baby Jesus, of course! I’m obsessed with religious iconography, but not in the sense that a devout Catholic would be. Catholicism scares the shit out of me (as do circuses and carnivals), yet I am drawn to the imagery. I pitched the idea to Ryan, and after several arduous tattoo sessions (spread over the course of a year), we completed what I sport on my back today.

I do have other tattoos:

And my most recent:

If you’d like to see more pictures of my tattoos, check me out in this month’s Maiden of the Month Contest. I, as well as 14 other mega-babes, are in the running to be your favorite maiden for Metal Ink. Thank you for reading. And a huge thank you to Metal Ink for this fabulous opportunity.

Love and some other shit,
Silencia

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Maiden of the Month & Design Contests

to Be Paused…

Dear Members of Metal Ink,

It is with deep regret that we inform you of a sudden change in events. Due to lack of funding, our Maiden & Design Contests need to be paused until further notice. For now, our last Maiden of the Month contest will be March and our last Design Challenge will be “Everybody Loves Maidens.” The winners of these contests will be awarded $300 in store credit only.

We hope that in the near future, we will be able to bring back both contests in full. To that end, we are asking for your support by launching a campaign to SAVE METAL INK!

Here’s how you can help:

1. Purchase Metal Ink apparel. Remember, a percentage of our sales goes right back to the artist who submitted the design.
2. Introduce your friends to Metal Ink. Using your Personal URL, you can get $3 of store credit for every purchase new members make! Read our FAQs about how to use Personal URLs.

Tell us how you feel by posting on our Forum. We would love to know your thoughts on how we can improve our products and services!

Metal Ink Crew

Also, make sure to look through the online shop and support Metal Ink. There’s a great selection of tattoo inspired clothing by artists like these that make these contests possible.

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Hey hey! I’m Noémie, a French artist who lives in Paris, the city of love <3.

I have worked on TV for 3 years. I'm also a musician in "Virgin Princesse " and "Fuck me twice", and now, I'm a Metal Ink Maiden!

I found the idea funny, so I decided to participate. I must say that all of the girls are sooooo lovely <3, but I hope to be the Maiden of February! Talalalala!

I've also been a Suicide Girl for 3 years. I make videos and mix at parties. Why SG? Yes, I love girls without clothes and with a lot of tattoos and, most of all, a great big personality!

Hope you’ll vote for me everyone!
<3 Noémie called "the chipie"

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Hi, my name is Monica but all my friends call me Mona. I’m from Chile, a great country of South America, and I’m in the running for the February Maiden of the Month!

I was born in Viña del Mar 24 years ago. My city is very beautiful but it is hard to live here if you have tattoos or piercings, so that’s why now I’m trying to move to Santiago de Chile.

I love photography and I take pictures all day. I looooove tattoos and piercings. I have so many!

Pzychokitty for Metal Ink

I have an big obsession with my hair color. Ahahah. I can’t have it the same color, so I always look different.

Pzychokitty for Metal Ink

I think that I’m like Peter Pan. I don’t wanna grow up. I’m a baby and I’ll be a kid forever. Every day I try to live the way I want, doing the stuff the I love.

I love animals with all my heart. I have two dogs and a pretty and small hedgehog called Julian.

Julian

I’m a hopeful for Suicide Girls. I have been a member for too long and I never have had the chance to make a set. Last year I took two shots of myself.

Pzychokitty for Metal Ink

Pzychokitty for Metal Ink

Now I have the opportunity to make a nice and pretty set. Yay! *.*

Pzychokitty for Metal Ink

This month I’m going to Santiago and I will have my own home for the first time. I will have a job and I will pretend to be an adult. Ahah. So guys, wish me luck.

I have like 13 tattoos but my two favorites are some dagas on my legs with the names of my mom Teresa and my dad Antonio. I so love my family so much. We are very close, maybe because I’m an only child and we do everything together.

Pzychokitty for Metal Ink

My phoenix represents a big part of my life when I went through a big sickness.

Pzychokitty for Metal Ink

So guys, I need your votes and comments to win this month. I really need it! =)

Y saludos a la gente de mi pais y de antemano muchos gracias por todo el apoyo que me dan dìa a dìa se agradece mucho *.*

XOXO
Pzychokitty

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Someone once said “Sanity is the playground for the unimaginative”. I’ve always liked that. Now, bear in mind I don’t want to live my life in a sanitarium, but that statement sums up parts of me. Everyone needs to be a little “crazy” sometimes, right?

My name is Serene Suicide. I became a SuicideGirl in late ’04, and am still actively modeling and blogging on there. I have always been considered “gothic”, but who wants to be pigeonholed? Yes SuicideGirls, come for the naked tattooed chicks, stay for the community….they are a funny, interesting bunch.

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

You can check out my profile at: suicidegirls.com/girls/Serene/

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

I love the idea of the whole Metal Ink site. From the modeling to the member drawings, to the community voting, I think it’s all around pretty cool. When they approached me for this Maiden contest, I was thrilled. I’ve never done any kind of “competition” before, and I’m up against some super hot chicks. So if you vote for me, be honest, it’s a honor to be nominated right? (o;

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

When I’m not dressing in crazy costumes for photo shoots, I do have a few things that keep me occupied. I paint and draw tattoo flash among other things, I play X-box, I throw knives (going on 13 years now!). I also make steam punk jewelry and sell it on Etsy.com under the name Alternate History Jewelry. The products mostly involve gears and antique watch parts. I also make hats, cuff links, tie tacks….etc. And I have an enormous soft spot for animals….I’m well known for bringing home strays and could use a little more room for my rescued animals.

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

I’ve done a few different types of performing, but I love to dance burlesque. Especially in a “vaudeville” type atmosphere. I was definitely in the circus in another life! I could have been a burlesque – knife throwing – macabre – tattooed lady!

Of course I HAVE to mention tattoos. I lost count of how many hours of work I have, but I believe it’s around 30. I just got a large Raven piece on my upper left arm that I LOVE! They truly give me a joy I cannot describe. I could not believe how much I started to like my body when I’d get large pieces. I love to design my own tattoos as well, then have the artist interpret it.

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

Music is also hugely important to me. Top 10 fav. artists?

1. Nine Inch Nails

2. Massive Attack

3. Portishead

4. Tricky

5. Sneaker Pimps

6. P.J. Harvey

7. Leonard Cohen

8. A.F.I.

9. Depeche Mode

10. Lacuna Coil

That was hard…only 10. But you get the idea. (o;

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

Movies? Taxi Driver, The Crow, Watchmen, Natural Born Killers…..tons more.

I am also addicted to white chocolate mocha’s, high heels, corsets, latex, anything vampire (I’m wearing fang veneers in my photos but you can’t quite see them). I am still on team Bill so far. I also collect antique medicine/poison bottles, knives, strange apothecaries, curios, and skulls for home decor. I love Halloween and if you visited my place, you would see that quite quickly. I mean, everybody has dozens of bleeding candles around their home, right?

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

Well, I’ve blabbered on enough, thank you to anyone who read about boring little ‘ole me!

Have an awesome February!!

XoXo!!!
Serene Suicide

Serene Suicide for Metal Ink

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Hello there Metal Inksters!

My name is Dryad and I’m in the running for February Maiden of the Month. I thought I’d share a quick rundown of my favorite tattoo.

Dryad for Metal Ink

When I lived in New York City, I wanted a bigger tattoo than any of the ones I already had. I took my idea to the artist, and we spent a lot of time talking about colors, placement, and all that fun stuff. I definitely wanted it to reach down my arm and across my breastbone far enough that you could at least see it peeking out of any shirt I was wearing. (I am definitely not one to hide my tattoos!)

3 sessions and 10 hours later, the flowers on my left shoulder were finished. After each session, people would tell me to stop because there’s no way it could look better. But I knew what I wanted, and I had chosen that particular artist because of her use of color. So there was no way I was stopping before I got it! I still get compliments on it almost daily, and I love wearing sleeveless shirts (like the one in my Metal Ink photos) to show it off.

Lots of people have asked what kind of flower it is, saying that they would like something similar, but unfortunately for them it was a custom creation by my artist. There will never be another tattoo like it. However, with your help I can win the February Maiden of the Month contest and maybe get a chance to design some clothing for Metal Ink that would feature my signature flowers!

Dryad for Metal Ink