Rata just sent over a whole bunch of new cuttings; the first to get featured is this tattoo/scarification hybrid. The outlines were standard scalpel scarification, with the shading portions done with a tattoo machine. This technique has a lot of promise- we’ll check back with Rata to see how things heal up.
There’s a long story behind this painting that’s far too boring to go into…. but it sort of fits the holiday mood. My pal Rick Lohm painted this for/of me; you can catch him tattooing at John Joyce’s Scarab Body Arts in Syracuse, NY. Happy Thanksgiving!
I received an email the other day asking how practical it would be to fill in a healed scarification with tattooing. I started virtually rummaging through my desktop looking for a picture of my friend Jessa’s amazing moth cutting (by Brian Decker @Pure) that had been tattooed. (by Joy Rumore @1228) Turns out I didn’t … Continue reading