A healed/fresh one-two punch from Syracuse New York’s own John J. Joyce. John says that the healed work is around five years old, and that the fresh work provided quite a challenge.
I’m a firm believer in showing healed scarification here on the SW blog; to give accurate documentation on pieces regardless of how they eventually heal. Today’s update is from Jesse “This Charming Man” Villemaire of Thrive in Canada; showing the fresh cutting and update at two years. The texture and definition are amazing; and to … Continue reading
It’s been far too long since I’ve featured new work by Scarab’s John Joyce. You can reach John via the SCARAB link on the sidebar! I’m a big fan of letting the works speak for itself; mainly because I’m lazy and hate writing entries. Thankfully the lovely Ryann was kind enough to type up some … Continue reading
Accolades are a weird thing. When I was considering creating an award in Keith Alexander’s honor for the second SW event, I threw out a bunch of names to the artists who I respect; asking them who they thought really changed the culture of scarification. A similar list of names came up; each artists bringing … Continue reading