Burning Man tattoo

kiddo · Post by **kiddo** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:37 am

I have a burning man tattoo and I was wondering how many of y'all have 'em too. I know of two others who have 'em.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:56 am

I thought "maybe" having a tattoo was like being a "little bit" pregnant.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:00 am

theCryptofishist wrote:I thought "maybe" having a tattoo was like being a "little bit" pregnant.

Fall asleep and we'll see what Mr. Sharpie thinks about that.

kiddo · Post by **kiddo** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:41 am

Maybe as in might get one, or have thought about a time or two. And then of course there's always the devious Mr. Sharpie.

TheJudge · Post by **TheJudge** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 1:17 pm

Does having a BM scar count? "The kiss of fire" seemed more appropriate.

I've thought about getting a tattoo that looks like the skin is peeling away to cracked playa, but I'm afraid that it wouldnt come out quite the way I hoped.

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 1:17 pm

I just got one for my birthday this year. Pictures of the process are here:

http://dafydd.smugmug.com/gallery/141454

TheJudge · Post by **TheJudge** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 1:28 pm

Ranger Disko will be quite pleased.

kiddo · Post by **kiddo** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:13 am

That's a sweet tattoo. It looks great. I just have the logo with oval around up on my left arm and my friend Monkey has the same one on her back. Yay!

kiddo · Post by **kiddo** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:15 am

My tattoo's still a virgin. For a mere 26 more days that is.

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:23 am

Nice ink, Purple!

Rian Jackson · Post by **Rian Jackson** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:32 am

One of mine looks like it's about BM, but it really isn't.

Stormy · Post by **Stormy** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:47 pm

PurpleKoosh wrote:I just got one for my birthday this year. Pictures of the process are here:

http://dafydd.smugmug.com/gallery/141454

That's really cool!

JezebelinHell · Post by **JezebelinHell** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 3:53 am

I'm holding out for a brand, but I can't find anywhere reputable to get one done in Reno.

Stormy · Post by **Stormy** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:42 am

JezebelinHell wrote:I'm holding out for a brand, but I can't find anywhere reputable to get one done in Reno.

Still waiting to hear back from Fakir. If he's not branding at BM this year, hopefully he can give good references for people in your area.

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:58 am

Smokin'. So far, Sensei is "brand free" but that may change...

PurpleKoosh · Post by **PurpleKoosh** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 1:23 pm

JezebelinHell wrote:I'm holding out for a brand, but I can't find anywhere reputable to get one done in Reno.

Should you ever make it to the Bay Area, the brander at the shop where I got my new tattoo is Fakir-trained.

http://www.pierceink.com/

honeyfire · Post by **honeyfire** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:11 pm

The theme camp listing for '04 lists a group that seem, from the description, to be doing branding...

Kinda funny that the survey doesn't offer a "not yet, but i intend to get one" option...

My next tat will either be some ivy, or a rendering of the fox from The Little Prince.

Koosh, your new tat looks really good. That's a good spot for it. I always like when a yangyin tat is along a persons' centerline... 'Swhere mine is, but mine's higher up.

Ivy · Post by **Ivy** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:55 pm

My next tat will either be some ivy,

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:59 pm

Does anyone know how to get saliva off of the keyboard?

kiddo · Post by **kiddo** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:47 am

The "maybe" option was intended as a sort of "not yet but I intend to get one" kind of thing.

Grifty McGrift · Post by **Grifty McGrift** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:45 pm

I believe Camp Brand Ur Ass will be offering branding...? anyone do this? Safe? Any get infected? I try to keep the burns to a minumum in the desert but am going to try not to puss out this year.

a guy I know just got a BM tatt on his back, looks good but the intent sucks... you can tell he did it to prove how cool he was because he was a burner... :roll:

Oh well, see you out there!!! :D

Stormy · Post by **Stormy** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:42 pm

Grifty McGrift wrote:I believe Camp Brand Ur Ass will be offering branding...? anyone do this? Safe? Any get infected? I try to keep the burns to a minumum in the desert but am going to try not to puss out this year.

a guy I know just got a BM tatt on his back, looks good but the intent sucks... you can tell he did it to prove how cool he was because he was a burner...

Oh well, see you out there!!!

I can't tell you whether or not this is safe because I don't know the branders involved. If anyone is thinking of doing this, I can tell you what I know. Have had two brands by Fakir and have talked with him about this extensively. First avoid the one-strike cattle brands. Supposedly the skin in between a closed area "dies" on humans and this is not good. Multi-stike with small pieces of heated steel is supposed to be the way to go. Or cautery pens are good for detailed brands with closed areas.

Brands are much safer than say, piercing on the playa. Cover the wound for the first couple of days and then you should be fine once it scabs up. Rubbing salt, ash and other irritants will help with the scarring. Repeated scab removal is important, but soak the scab first and try to get it off in one piece is possible. Pulling off little bits can lead to infection. (This said, I know of one person who almost died from infection after branding because he had a heart condition. So it helps to be in good health.)

Unfortunately Fakir and Cleo have decided not to go to BM this year due to many other obligations. They are going 2005 and will gift The Kiss of Fire, if they can find a camp to host this event. When asking Fakir for branders in Reno and Seattle, he said he didn't know of anyone there he could reccomend. He can only recommend branders who has attended athe Fakir Basic Branding Intensive school. Best bet might be to visit his Body Play website and get more info.

If anyone visits Camp Brand Your Ass, I'd be curious to hear about your experience.

Sensei · Post by **Sensei** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:53 pm

Thanks for the info, Stormy. It'll happen when it happens...

dougaldutch · Post by **dougaldutch** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:23 am

Yeah thanks for that Stormy. I have been lookin into branding for a while and decided to get branded when I am over for BM. I am travelling to San Francisco after the burn and was wondering should I wait till then or try and get one on the playa.

From an enthusiastic yet naïve virgin

DougalD

Stormy · Post by **Stormy** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 8:15 pm

dougaldutch wrote:Yeah thanks for that Stormy. I have been lookin into branding for a while and decided to get branded when I am over for BM. I am travelling to San Francisco after the burn and was wondering should I wait till then or try and get one on the playa.

From an enthusiastic yet naïve virgin

DougalD

Well I don't want to diss anyone's camp or claim to be an expert on branding. But I guess I can email the camp that is doing this. Based on what they tell me, I can tell you whether or not I would do it there or wait to have it done in SF.

dougaldutch · Post by **dougaldutch** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 1:55 am

Can't say fairer than that, that would be much appreciated thank you Stormy. Dont want to put you out though

Cheers

DougalD

dougaldutch · Post by **dougaldutch** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 1:59 am

Oh if there is anything I can do for you, just say. Any little trinket/ object that I can take over, it will be done, unless it is one of those stupid tartan tammy hats with ginger hair sticking out the sides, thats a step I take for no-one

DougalD

TheJudge · Post by **TheJudge** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 10:07 am

FYI, Camp Brand Your Ass is only doing ink stamps, not real branding.

Stormy · Post by **Stormy** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 3:23 pm

TheJudge wrote:FYI, Camp Brand Your Ass is only doing ink stamps, not real branding.

Thanks for posting that dear. I emailed the contact person from Brand Your Ass and that's what she said. I ran into someone on the playa a couple of years ago who had made the cattle type brand on his arm and he didn't have any complaints about it. However, from what I've been told it's better to have the multi-strike kind from someone experienced. Greatly reduces your chances of anything going wrong.

If you can make it to the Bay Area, I'd contact Fakir and see if he can do one or can recommend you to one of his former students. If you're willing to take a gamble, he should be gifting The Man brands in 2005. I will try and get more organized for that and see about hosting a place for that to take place. Remember it takes time to do the multi-strike brands so there are only so many he can do in a night.

Grifty McGrift · Post by **Grifty McGrift** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:33 am

Thank you Stormy- you RAWK! 8)

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