I’ve posted skull cuttings by Efix before; I can’t remember how many. Click the SKULL tag to find out. Instead of insightful comments, I’ll leave you with the lyrics to SKULLS by the Misfits. Back before Glenn sucked.

The corpses all hang headless and limp
Bodies with no surprises
And the blood drains down like devil’s rain
We’ll bathe tonight
…

My calendar tells me that today is Wayde Dunn’s birthday.
Swing by his facebook page and give him some love!
Or leave a comment about this kickass Tibetan influenced cutting he did. Either/or.

Happy Birthday brother!

More Lewis Dodd?
Hell yes. This decorative skull piece was done at Addicted Tattoo & Body Piercing in Barcelona; a collaboration between Mr. Dodd and Addicted’s owner Capo.

I’m freshly returned from John Joyce’s Scarab Body Arts in Syrcause; newly tattooed by Rick Lohm and enjoying a day off looking through pictures for the next few sw blog updates. Check back later tonight for more from Thorsten!

When you think of badass characters from South of the Border, you probably think of two things: Danny Trejo and Brian Decker. Brian had this to say about this hybrid cutting/branding Sugar Skull:

“I’m contemplating completely substituting skin removal with hyfrecator filling, as it’s much quicker and the results are seemingly better, in my opinion”

Another amazing traditional tattoo style cutting by Lewis Dodd. This piece was from tattoo flash by Ralph Johnstone somewhere in the 1950s. I love single line cutting like this; I think that removal would have left this piece a little too unbalanced. The simplicity of the line cutting is subtle for such a bold design.

Lewis just keeps knocking it out of the park.

Things at SW headquarters are nice and lax tonight; having enjoyed a nice strong pink lemonade I’m sitting in my basement movie theater watching a terrible horror movie (the remake of One Missed Call) and scrolling through photos for tonight’s update.

The winner was a piece from my friend Efix from D-Markation in Quebec City, Quebec Canada. I’m sure the choice in subject matter is a direct response to just how terrible this movie is.

This is a good example of how a piece can be expected to heal; unlike tattooing where you can predict the results, scarification leaves a lot up to genetics, technique, aftercare and a little bit of chance. Most people who get cut/branded know that the design won’t stay crisp forever. It’s more about the journey than the destination.