I always love featuring new work by Efix Roy; today he’s checking in with some “tricky, tiny” flesh removal. I’ve seen really impressive results with flesh removal on the fingers- as always, we’ll try to update with a healed photo when/if they become available.

You can find Efix at Quebec City’s D-markation or through a guest spot.

SEPTEMBER:
-10th – 12th: Art Tattoo Montreal Tattoo Convention (Montreal, Qc)
-11th: Guest spot at Tatouage Royal (Montreal, Qc)
-12th: Guest spot at Tatouage Royal (Montreal, Qc)
-13th: Guest spot at Wild Ink Ajax (Toronto, On)
OCTOBER:
-9th – 11th: Alberta bound Tattoo and Art Festival(Edmonton, Alb)
-15th – 17th: Alberta bound Tattoo and Art Festival(Calgary, Alb)
-22nd – 24th: Ottawa Tattoo Expo Tattoo Convention (Ottawa, On)

Healed Cutting by Brian Decker

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 this be a reminder- when your work heals, snap a photo and send it to your artist. They’d appreciate it. (and so would we!)

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, today is Brian’s birthday!
As of this year, Brian is officially old enough to run for President of the United States. Still makes him younger than me…. so happy birthday buddy!

Two updates in one day? Crazy.
Taking a sick day today; damn summer flu has me knocked out and in sleep mode. In between naps and movies I’ve been going through old photo albums; these date back approximately 12 years or so. I took them at the South Beach Tattoo Tour that Crowe and Dwyer put on.

I could be remembering incorrectly, but I think this was the first time Steve and I met. At the time (1996-ish) he was making waves doing publicly what a lot of people were doing privately; which made him an enemy of established underground practitioners. At the time I was just getting the SPC site started and was publicizing things people were doing privately, so we were well aware of each other’s reputations when we finally sat down and began a two hour conversation, sitting on the floor of a hotel bar exchanging photographs and ideas… I found him to be effortlessly charming, a bit devilish and amazingly open about his background, his training and his technique.

I directly credit Steve’s ESU branding as a main influence on the newer generation of Scarification artists; his high detail branding (which caused a stir when it was featured in IN THE FLESH, BODY ART and BIZARRE) showed people that you could do more than just dots, chevrons and geometric shapes.

After the break there’s a photo of the finished brand (which took around 10 minutes or less). I photographed the client a few months after the branding was done; hopefully I’ll come across that photo soon!

Right now im on my way to the San Francisco/Bay area where i will be available for work at INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH TATTOOS in Berkeley, ca until the 18th of june. Contact me at wdscars@yahoo.com for appointments or enquiries.