A few weeks ago I posted a short video of Brian Decker doing a floral cutting at the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention. I just came across a photo of the finished piece (re: I stole it from his blog) so you can see what he was working on a little clearer. I’ll do my best to find a healed picture.
I was just thinking the other day “man, the blog needs more Wayde Dunn”,
Since it’s been a while since the Thunda has sent in new scar pics, I took the ‘roo by the tail and found a photo OF Big Red taken at SW3 by Atom Moore. While it’s not quite the same as one of Mr. Dunn’s expert cuttings, it certainly ups the testosterone of the main page.
Crikey!
Lately I’ve been posting a lot of octopus cuttings; until tonight Brian Decker was the man behind all of the cephalopod action. I don’t think there’s any underlying symbolism here, octopi just look cool and make for an interesting design. This one, on my friend Maxine, was done by the talented hands of Wayde “Thunda” Dunn while visiting in Philadelphia and was photographed by the awesomely named MANDIC.
In progress shot after the break.
A few weeks ago Claire and I headed up to Pittsfield, Mass for the annual ROP Campout; I was able to catch up with a few friends who had healed scars for me to photograph; one of them was the always impressive V, who you may remember from here, here, and here.
The dagger brand by Mister Decker @Pure with a hyfrecator unit and her public cutting (done at SW3) a collaboration by Wayde Dunn & Brian. The pubic piece turns two years old in about a week.
I’m fairly sure I attended SW3. But every time I update and scroll through Atom and Casey’s photos, I see pieces I swear I didn’t see being done at the event.
This piece, but the “Paul Hogan of Scarification” himself is a perfect example of that. Given it’s size and complexity, you would imagine Wayde was working on it for a few hours, minimum. But amazing as it is; I have zero memory of it.
Weird.
To continue our “Wayde Dunn Appreication day” them, my friend Timothy sent in this great multimedia experience.
Make sure to click through for the rest of the story/video!
Last night I got my scarification done by Wayde Dunn.
Three years ago I got a scarification piece on my left side, done by Brian Decker. I was in New York for a concert and was staying with Brian’s girlfriend, and was just hanging around Pure Body Arts. Brian asked me if I wanted something done, so I thought about it (briefly) and decided to get scarred, and to get a tree. Brian drew it up and we did it that day or the next day. It was a pretty spontaneous decision. Brian did an amazing job and I absolutely love that scar.
This time, my appointment was planned out well in advance, which was a lot different for me. There was way more anticipation. I sent Wayde some reference photos, letting him know the size and placement, and made the appointment. Then I just had to wait.
Last night, I met up with Wayde and he showed me the sketch. This tree has leaves, whereas my other tree has none. I wasn’t sure at first whether or not I wanted the leaves, but once I saw his sketch I knew I wanted them. They looked really cool the way he drew them and it makes for a bit of a repeating pattern. So he started tracing it onto the transfer paper and I got set up with my camera.
Today is “International Wayde Dunn birthday appreciation day” here at the SWblog. I have a million stories that I could share that would probably still not do justice to the man, so I’ll just say “Blood is thicker than water” and wish him a happy birthday.
Check back in a few hours for a huge update from one of Wayde’s clients!
