A few weeks ago we featured an amazing fresh cutting by Brian Decker; clean lines, simple design and great placement. I just checked up on his blog and found a healed photo. Healed photos are all too infrequently sent to the artist; tattooists, piercers, scarification and modification artists all have the same complaints. So let … Continue reading
I love the juxtaposition of the anatomical heart and the more simplified tree design, courtesy of NY’s Brian Decker. Open, subtle cutting like this allows the body to form a consistant scar without overworking the skin. You can contact Mr. Decker via the PURE link in our blogroll. Speaking of, if my calendar is correct, … Continue reading
Scarification can be a lengthy undertaking, particularly with cuttings that require flesh removal. To keep yourself from being worn down by the repetitive cut/peel/cut/peel process, you have to get creative. Like Brian and Wayde on this collaborative piece done at SW3. When life hands you lemons, make lemonaid. When life hands you strips of human … Continue reading
I think Brian originally posted this flesh removal back in November…. He finally posted a healed picture on his IAM.BME page which I took the liberty of stealing for the scar blog. Brian mentioned that the client plans to continue this design; can’t wait to see where he takes it.
Brian Decker was working at the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention again this year; I crept up behind him and caught an “artists eye view” shot of him working on the always lovely Joli. Cutting at conventions is still sort of surreal to me. I guess we’ve reached a point where it’s just something people expect to … Continue reading
“There’s a random painted highway And a muzzle of bees My sleeves have come unstitched From climbing your tree “-Wilco This is Tim’s (previously featured) three year old tree cutting by Brian Decker; the shading technique produced really impressive texture. Tim has this to say: ” I didn’t aggravate it much at all during healing, … Continue reading