Amazing back scar

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

From Brasil:

Ass Pig Branding

Posted on May 15, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

Done at Deepmetal Piercing in Dortmund, Germany.

Some of you will think this is funny, some of you will understand the hanky-type code.

Braille Scarification

Posted on May 12, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

This piece is by Lane Jensen at Dragon FX Kingsway Edmonton, Alberta, done using a combination of dermal punch and scalpel scar work. Oh, and if you can’t read braille, it says “Albert”.

Dune Tattoo (and brand)

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I’ve been seeing a lot of Dune tattoos lately… I’m not sure what happened to bring about the resurgence, but I’m not complaining. My own simplified version of this reads Stay Calm. The main one pictured here is by Shawn at Mos Eisley Tattoo ~~on Tatooine~~ in Grand Rapids, MI. The branding (which basically says the same thing in Braille) is on an old friend scarred by Blair who is just finishing up a NYC tour.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

Scarification Dog Portrait

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I’ve seen the piece before (and maybe even posted it), but I quite like seeing this skin removal scarification on Rumiko, done by Ryan during his Japanese tour, with the subject of the portrait.

Dice Tattoos and Scars

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

“Heh, heh, I rolled a 20, I win”, says Donkey Boy…

Or then there’s this dice cutting and skin removal, by Castillo at Mithos Tattoo in Caracas, Venezuela.

Star Scar Leg

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

Perhaps you remember a while back when I posted these super hot leg star cuttings. They’re now at three months old, and I thought you might like to see how they’re doing. Definitely still very hot!

They’re on nyne who I really, really hopes enters the contest (top entry today).

Dave Gilstrap = God of Cutting

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

It is extremely rare for me to get a photo from scarification artist Dave Gillstrap and not be totally wowed. This recent work he did in Oaxaca, Mexico, is no exception. Dave has previously been mentioned here quite a bit: anchor cuttings, best scar bodysuit (see also: scarification bodysuit), and a brief scar video.

“All this pain is just an illusion”

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

Here is Jenna‘s scarification by Jason Odd at Modern Epic in Hood River, Oregon (at about two days). Sort of a variant on fear is the mind killer?

Tattooed Scarification Mosaic

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

OK, I didn’t think I was going to post anything else today but this piece is just so sweet that I had to add it. It’s on tigricula and was originally a kind of crappy tattoo. Then Brian (click on his name, he loves it when you do that), and then once it was well healed, it was touched up with tattooing by The Milkmaid (both at PURE in NYC).

It’s my personal believe that some of the high detail scarification that’s being done these days may not stand the test of time, but when you combine scarification with tattooing, you almost create an altogether new form of body art that I think we’ll see much more of in the future!

PS. Thanks to Rebekah from Modified News for the tip!