BodyMod

In February of 2004, after several years of research and development, Steve Haworth and Jesse Jarrell collaborated to create the first magnetic finger jewelry. The first subject was placed in the finger of Todd Huffman. This seminar goes over the history of magnetic finger jewelry, including its successes and failures. In this power point seminar … Weiterlesen

Does Body Modification Injure or Heal the Psyche? In mainstream Western culture, grief processes that include physical alteration of the body are often categorized as pathological and considered “self-harm.” However, throughout recorded history many ethnic groups have sanctioned either solo or communal acts of piercing, tattooing, cutting, burning, striking, amputating, or ablating as part of … Weiterlesen

Piercing Rituals of the Plains Native Americans: An In-Depth, Pan-Tribal Exploration of the Histories and Variations of the Sun Dance. Books such as Modern Primitives and movies such as A Man Called Horse have popularized and fixed our images of the indigenous peoples’ piercing practices. This lecture will dispell misconceptions and provide deeper understandings of … Weiterlesen

Exploring the safety concerns, tools, and techniques used for basic to moderate cuttings. We will discuss ideas for all skill levels including the importance of outlining for tissue removal. If you have never performed a cutting before we will discuss ways to practice, if you already perform cutting will discuss ways to improve on your … Weiterlesen

Live demonstration cutting workshop. We are going to jump right in and follow a complex scarification piece from start to finish with full explanation along the way. See how to step-by-step build a cutting through fine detail outlining, and tissue removal. Attendees are encouraged to ask lots of questions or to come in close if … Weiterlesen