Despite a previous post that suggested that scarification does in fact hurt, my friend Sam doesn’t seem to be in too much pain while having her chest done at SW2 in Socal. Sam has some of the most amazing healed cuttings that I’ve ever seen… I have more photos of her ready to upload because … Continue reading
It’s time for another round of “Does it Hurt?”. Casey shot this picture at the SW3 event in Philadelphia. The green stuff visible on the top half of the cutting is green tattoo pigment; ink rubbing is a hybrid of scarification and tattooing. After the cutting is completed tattoo pigment (ink) is rubbed into the … Continue reading
Ask almost anyone who’s been visibly modified for any length of time which question they most hate hearing, and you’re probably going to get “Does it hurt” more often than anything else. From basic piercings to more advanced modifications, it seems obvious to most of us that needles or scalpels + skin = pain. Yet … Continue reading