Branding, cutting....marks of possession

[Georgia Girl]

This is not going to be on my inner thigh, rather if you were sitting and looked down at your thighs ......appx 2 inches from where the thighs meet. It will be more on the front of my thigh.

By nature He can analyze anything to death so I have no doubt He'll do that with this as well. Its also 4 yrs away.

Until that time doubtlessly when we are in public venues where he would like that shown He will draw it back on.

 

[NemoAlia]

Hey Catalina, any pics now that the cutting has healed enough just to be a scar?

 

[catalina_francisco]

Hey Catalina, any pics now that the cutting has healed enough just to be a scar?

LOL...now if our schedule had allowed for a certain Master to recut the parts that healed far too well we would be in business. Is not so much time for doing the actual cutting, but ensuring what the following few days hold so as to not put extra stretching or risk of infection on it. Maybe I can get him to take a pic of it as it is though for an update....now there is an idea...a before and after whipping shot to show the real advantages of a little stimulation!!

Catalina

 

[catalina_francisco]

Anybody have some experience with branding? Not the quick, temporary variety but more so the permanent, and preferrably strike methods. Any experiences would be welcome as we are planning our next step and the anticipated pleasure we will find in seeing and feeling this new symbolic mark upon my body.

Catalina

 

[esclave_PP]

Catalina, my Master does as well as His "brother" Master Roaring. His wife/slave is branded with His mark I believe. Please feel free to email Master. He has good information about it. Good luck! How exciting for you both!

 

[warrior queen]

Anybody have some experience with branding? Not the quick, temporary variety but more so the permanent, and preferrably strike methods. Any experiences would be welcome as we are planning our next step and the anticipated pleasure we will find in seeing and feeling this new symbolic mark upon my body.

Catalina

while branding is technically illegal in australia, it can be done if you know where to look

and that's my next step - i'm a bit of a pain junkie, and as i've already done the tatts, piercing, ritual cutting, etc., this seems the next logical step for me.

i've been considering what i'd like to have done, and keep coming back to the 'navigation star' or a pentagram on the lowest part of the back of my neck.

something else that's on my 'to do before i die' list

 

[wicked girl]

im covered with tatts
it all started by getting my ex husbands initials on my ankles and when we divorced, i had to have it covered.

now, i have a vine of flowers that runs from my right ankle up my leg, across lower back to end up over my left breast.
a slave kneeling on hip and a bdsm symbol on my lower back as well.

seriously addicted to ink. wouldnt change a thing...though adding initials will never be an issue again.

 

[DevilBoy79]

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i'm lovin it, ,just wish the pic was bigger i'm a huge fan of detail work

 

[Mamid]

Phone call from 6 years ago...
"Hey dad... guess what I did?"
"what?"
"got a tattoo..."
"it better not be anyone's name!"
"just my daughter's*"
"oh. well that's alright...."

See.. my dad has tats, my mother didn't. My mother looked down on any sort of body mod. Anything. I didn't even get pierced ears till I was 12 and she flipped when I got them repierced at 16 (and those piercings love closing up too! augh)

Dad not only understood the reason why I wanted a tat - not a m/s b/d whatever thing but for me. My tat I got for a spiritual reason. And I did get a piercing for a d/s relationship - more of a dare really, but the person was also into bdsm.

The piercing was a navel piercing. Within 6 months I was in a car accident and it got infected. 4 months later, a second one and the amount of puss that was draining was sickening, so I pulled the ring.

Just recently I got it repierced. Not for Penalt, but for me, although I am sure he's titilated over it. So far it seems to be healing fine.

So far.

As for my tat.. a couple of years ago with my young son with me, this tattoo artist's sister came up and gave me her brother's card and told me to get my tat covered. I was livid. But since I was nursing DS at the time, I couldn't get up and follow her to give her a piece of my mind right away. I did eventually and told her off - that some tats aren't just decoration, that they were spiritual and she insulted me ... no.. worse than a simple insult by insinuating that I should have it covered because it isn't up to her concept of what a beautiful tat should be.

I also got it because I feared that I'd end up living either on the streets, in the poorest corner in the metropolis I was living in or worse. So, if something happened, I needed the ID mark. This was during a period of women dissapearing from that area almost daily, at least weekly. But of course, since they were considered to all be drug users and prostitutes, the cops didn't care about them. I was neither, but the fear remained. There were required counselling sessions I was taking that brought me into that area at least twice a week and I saw those poor women.

Anyway, for years earlier, I had wanted a tat but hadn't decided on what yet. So one day, in the middle of a doodle session, I started to draw the same thing over and over again. And that became my tat a few years later...

 

[serijules]

My slave wears My tattoo...I wanted it incredibly simple...visible and framed by the chastity belt. We spent many days choosing the right font..I already knew that it would be a single word which would remind him of who he was in O/our eyes.
The word is OWNED
I chose *NOT* to add by Mistress Marlene because....relationships often do not last an eternity...I do know in My heart that My slave will always have a need to be owned...and his one word tattoo can be a cover for another relationship with the simple addition of another word. The simple design of the word also lends itself to being made more complex without adding a new word...another Dominant could simply redesign it to make it Hers...as She made him Hers.
No..I do not expect O/our relationship to end...but I always look at the big picture and explained My reasoning to him before I offered him the option of wearing My mark. he understood and appreciated My concern for his future.

The discussion of tattoos has come up between my Domme and I lately, so I wanted to bump this up and talk about it a bit.

She has expressed the desire to have "Her pet" tattooed on me in chinese lettering. I expected myself to react negatively to this idea, but the thought thrills me, and I would absolutely be honoured to wear her mark in this way. It is something I could always explain away as something else in a vanilla sense if needed, and should our relationship end at any time for whatever reason, as Shadow said above, the symbolism of it could apply to someone else later in my life. I don't like to think about that possibility, but it remains nonetheless. I do not expect our relationship to end either, but I know it is only sensible to consider such things with such a permanent decision.

She has also discussed having matching tattoos...a band of ivy supporting a garnet jewel...mine on my ankle, hers on her wrist. I love this idea as well and am working on a design. She doesn't give me much information other than this, as to when it may happen, etc, but I feel very right and secure with the thought of such a permanent design on me, and since I am very grounded about this subject and not prone to rash decisions based on emotion, it feels very good to feel like I do about it. It makes me very very proud that she not only wants her mark on me, but would like a mark on herself that matches mine.

Since my last participation in this thread, I have gotten two more tattoos. One I have shown elsewhere before but I'll add it here again for those that have not seen it. The first is my backpiece...a phoenix soaring in the night sky. It symbolizes my finding and embracing myself through my sexual and BDSM interests. The moon represents the innocence of my childhood, the star my blossoming into a mature adult. I won't say more than that *smiles* I am considering having "i believe in magic" or just "i beleive" scripted below the scene. I like the wording of the first better, but it has disney connections that annoy me so I'm not sure about that, and simply "i believe" may have religious connections for some, although it does not at all for me. So I am still thinking that out. Perhaps just "Believe" would be best.

The second (and I don't have a photo of the actual tattoo yet, just the design...it needs to be redone, some areas didn't take well because of the fleshy area) is near my left breast right near my heart and is an outline of two great danes. I have great danes and always have, they are my heart dogs, so this is for all the past and current and future danes I've owned. Love my babies I've had both cropped and uncropped so I have one of each, and in the tattoo the cropped one is done in grey and the uncropped done in black. Very very very simple tattoo, but I love it, only am disappointed that it did not heal better. We expected this may happen because I have very thick skin and we were thinking that fleshy areas may not take as well for me, but once it completely heals in a few months we will go over it again and it will be fine. It's fine right now except just some areas where you can tell the line is not as thick or dark as the next so gives it an uneven appearance.

My Domme and I are also starting to explore cutting. Right now I have only been allowed scratches, but I look forward to wearing her mark as a full blown cutting one day.

*edited to correct my baffling spelling of tattoos...*

 

[catalina_francisco]

I still love that tattoo seri and think it is one of the few I have seen that I don't think, 'oh yeah, seen that before'. It is truly beautiful and artistic.

Catalina

 

[h_i_s]

my avatar displays my Master's ownership tattoo (padlock with His initial, J, in place of a traditional keyhole), His gift to me for my birthday this past January. He designed it Himself which was important to both of us, just didn't make a whole lot of sense for His ownership mark to have been designed by someone else. i'm certain others may not find the beauty in it, or understand why i LOVE it and display it proudly. Most important opinion to me is His, and there is no mistaking how much pleasure it brings Him to see it each day.

¸,ø¤º°sinn0cent°º¤ø,¸ proudly owned by, and devoted to INSIDEYOURMIND

 

[catalina_francisco]

my avatar displays my Master's ownership tattoo (padlock with His initial, J, in place of a traditional keyhole), His gift to me for my birthday this past January. He designed it Himself which was important to both of us, just didn't make a whole lot of sense for His ownership mark to have been designed by someone else. i'm certain others may not find the beauty in it, or understand why i LOVE it and display it proudly. Most important opinion to me is His, and there is no mistaking how much pleasure it brings Him to see it each day.

¸,ø¤º°sinn0cent°º¤ø,¸ proudly owned by, and devoted to INSIDEYOURMIND

I can relate to wanting a simple design that was done by him. For our cutting I had to get over my issues of scarring and part of that was a misguided step of accepting it would be okay if it were artistic. LOL, well as gorgeous and talented as my Master is, he is not an artist when it comes to cutting even his initials into my flesh. I had seen sites which displayed slaves with beautiful cuttings they got in a parlour by a professional who sat and designed it with the slave, sometimes the Dominant, and they just seemed less appealing and symbolic than something which was his mark, his simplicity, our reality, individual.

Catalina

 

[LottieJones]

I had seen sites which displayed slaves with beautiful cuttings they got in a parlour by a professional who sat and designed it with the slave, sometimes the Dominant, and they just seemed less appealing and symbolic than something which was his mark, his simplicity, our reality, individual.

Catalina

Do you have any adresses for any of these sites? I've never heard of anything along these lines before, but now i'm intrigued and would like to find out more.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Well we finally did it....he surprised me with our branding this weekend just passed. LOL, have to say it was probably very wise of him to not tell me before hand, giving me only a few hours to stew and sweat before the event. As usual, my unpredictable healing patterns were a major concern, and looks like it might heal better than we had anticipated, so of course that will mean he will redo it in part or whole as the need may be. Hmmmmm, he just hates that idea....not!!

As to the actual branding process, we made the brand out of thick and twisted wire, and think our extra work on it might have caused a little gap here and there. Regardless, we wanted a less pretty and stylised brand so this fit perfectly. I am surprised, given all of the acounts I have read of people who have had a branding, that it did not hurt much. He decided against tying me down, instead relying on me to remain perfectly still, which I did. The greatest moment of fear was those last few minutes of watching him finish heating it with the blowtorch, then turning away and feeling the heat coming closer and closer to my butt cheek.

The actual branding itself only hurt for a moment until all the nerve endings and flesh were dead, the crackling and sizzling sounds filling the room. Due to my having a heavy flu, I didn't get the addeed benefit of smelling the flesh burning, but he assures me it was very noticeable and pleasureable for him to experience. So far there has not been much soreness (maybe he has taken too good a care of it's healing ), but it is blistered and raw flesh, and very noticeable but clean. I am happy, happy, happy.

Catalina

 

[serijules]

Looks good...I wouldn't want to know very far in advance either lol.

I'm surprised it was chosen to be done while you are sick. If healing was a major concern, it doesn't seem very wise to do something like this when you have a weakened immune system from the flu?

 

[catalina_francisco]

Looks good...I wouldn't want to know very far in advance either lol.

I'm surprised it was chosen to be done while you are sick. If healing was a major concern, it doesn't seem very wise to do something like this when you have a weakened immune system from the flu?

He didn't realise I was sick until I met him at the airport and we both realised I was in the beginning stages of a cold or something. It progressively got worse and he did suggest at one stage after finally telling me what he had been planning, that we put it off if I was not feeling well. We have both waited so long until this moment I wasn't about to let sniffles get in the way. He made sure I had a few hours rest before going ahead, and also kept an eye on how I was coping overall. With my unpredictable healing issues we both figured a flu was not going to make any difference. Added to that I was already taking mass doses of Vitamin C and a few other vitamins and minerals.

He has postponed some other things until I am well though. I actually thought perhaps my being ill was a plus for the branding as I had little energy to take fright...not sure if my theory was right or not as I do remember a moment when I strongly suggested perhaps waiting, but he didn 't listen at that stage, and as is my habit, once I knew there was no escape I just put all my energy and concentration into remaining standing perfectly still and steeling myself against the urge to jump or run at any cost. I am still surprised at the lack of pain given all the accounts I have read of people telling of their own experiences of branding complete with feinting, screaming, excruciating pain etc......it just was not anything like that at all, and even though I was fully aware, the pain was quick and shortlived (less than a second I suspect), then just no feeling at all. LOL, I even had to look to make sure he had finished as I thought perhaps he had stopped short of doing it!! He has taken good care of the wound since, perhaps a little too good, and treated it to a little flogging and smacking and still no pain. No doubt the soreness will come though.

Catalina

 

[Richard49]

very interesting

I need to come back and read much more carefully

 

[silat]

I refuse to get tattooed on the grounds that if I one day need to turn to a life of crime they are permenant. Piercings on the other hand are not. Buth of my nipples were done at the behest of my Mistress and I am to be getting a Prince Albert piercing sometime this spring, perhaps Beltaine She says.
I am rather scared of the pain, but on the other hand the nipples were the most exquisite pain I have ever felt. I hope this is better

 

[catalina_francisco]

LOL, was getting worried as I am still not doubled in pain this morning, but came across an article on branding which explains the lack of pain and also is as F said it would be. If he hadn't been kind enough to make it so hot, then I would have been and still be in incredible pain. Gotta love that man.

"In full-scale
branding, the iron is heated hot enough, and applied long enough,
that the resulting wound is a third-degree burn, which destroys
the nerve endings and doesn't hurt as much as more minor burns.
However, areas that have been third-degree burned *never* regain
sensitivity. It will make a silver scarred area, in the shape of
the third-degree burn, due to destruction of the entire dermis
layer of the skin (through to the underlying tissue). The
surrounding skin, with years, will eventually fill in areas that
haven't been too badly damaged.

Warning: Second and third degree burns are notorious for getting
majorly infected. Third degree is slightly better, due to
cauterization. Where it gets you is if the scab cracks. [Just
remember that your skin is your first line of defense against
infection.]

The following is a synopsis of modern branding from the article,
"Strike up the Brand, a Scar is Born, New Fad leaves its Mark on
the Valley" from the Phoenix New Times:

The article is on Steve Haworth, of HTC Body Piercing in Phoenix,
who was interviewed at a branding demonstration at "El Rancho de
los Muertos". Haworth said human branding is very different from
cattle branding (which would just leave a big blob-scar with no
definition) because the human body has more curves and fewer flat
planes. To fit the topography, he uses small irons of stainless
steel 1/16 to 1/32 inch thick. Brands tend to spread 2-3 times
the width of the iron. The length of steel is rarely more than an
inch long. Heated with a propane torch until red hot, it's tested
on a piece of cardboard (1,800F is the preferred temp.) and held
on the skin no longer than a second or two--and apparently
produces quite a stench.
Haworth said the keys to successful branding are:
--The brander's skill at judging correct temperature
--How long the steel is held to the skin,
--Proper pressure
--Placement
--People's skin types (which differ greatly)."

http://www.flashback.se/archive/bodyart_alternative_faq.html

Daresay we will need to touch it up though as the twist in the wire resulted in a couple of places which did not take as well as hoped for, but I am definately branded and happy.

Catalina

 

[catalina_francisco]

LOL, he's home again, and now it is sore!!! He decided it was time to give it a few hard smacks and a bit of a rubbing, so now it is definately making its presence known, at least around the edges.

Catalina

 

[Joe Schmoe]

LOL, was getting worried as I am still not doubled in pain this morning, but came across an article on branding which explains the lack of pain and also is as F said it would be. If he hadn't been kind enough to make it so hot, then I would have been and still be in incredible pain. Gotta love that man.

"In full-scale
branding, the iron is heated hot enough, and applied long enough,
that the resulting wound is a third-degree burn, which destroys
the nerve endings and doesn't hurt as much as more minor burns.
However, areas that have been third-degree burned *never* regain
sensitivity. It will make a silver scarred area, in the shape of
the third-degree burn, due to destruction of the entire dermis
layer of the skin (through to the underlying tissue). The
surrounding skin, with years, will eventually fill in areas that
haven't been too badly damaged.

Warning: Second and third degree burns are notorious for getting
majorly infected. Third degree is slightly better, due to
cauterization. Where it gets you is if the scab cracks. [Just
remember that your skin is your first line of defense against
infection.]

The following is a synopsis of modern branding from the article,
"Strike up the Brand, a Scar is Born, New Fad leaves its Mark on
the Valley" from the Phoenix New Times:

The article is on Steve Haworth, of HTC Body Piercing in Phoenix,
who was interviewed at a branding demonstration at "El Rancho de
los Muertos". Haworth said human branding is very different from
cattle branding (which would just leave a big blob-scar with no
definition) because the human body has more curves and fewer flat
planes. To fit the topography, he uses small irons of stainless
steel 1/16 to 1/32 inch thick. Brands tend to spread 2-3 times
the width of the iron. The length of steel is rarely more than an
inch long. Heated with a propane torch until red hot, it's tested
on a piece of cardboard (1,800F is the preferred temp.) and held
on the skin no longer than a second or two--and apparently
produces quite a stench.
Haworth said the keys to successful branding are:
--The brander's skill at judging correct temperature
--How long the steel is held to the skin,
--Proper pressure
--Placement
--People's skin types (which differ greatly)."

http://www.flashback.se/archive/bodyart_alternative_faq.html

Daresay we will need to touch it up though as the twist in the wire resulted in a couple of places which did not take as well as hoped for, but I am definately branded and happy.

Catalina

Interesting. I now wonder if the fellow's 'iron' (it was the same guy both times) was hot enough. I'll be printing this off and talking to him about it.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Interesting. I now wonder if the fellow's 'iron' (it was the same guy both times) was hot enough. I'll be printing this off and talking to him about it.

LOL, I am sure glad F made ours hot enough....I had visions of incredible pain which I am sure I would not handled as well as I would have liked, instead I had merciful nothing with the usual soreness that surrounds any healing scar of any significance. Does make you wonder though if all those online acounts of brandings which describe such horrific pain and screaming etc., were more the result of inexperienced or deliberately poorly administered brands, or just dressed up in words to portray the image most people would expect, and whcih makes the receiver seem a hero of sorts. I was prepared to take it, but am overjoyed to find he has as usual made sure he has done what was best for his property and the success of the brand overall. LOL, he has made up for the lack of pain in many other extremely painful ways, with more to come of which for once I am not looking forward to.

Catalina

 

[Kind der Nacht]

bite scars

I marked my girl i did it with a bite it is not completly perment but has lasted almost two years but she will need to be remarked soon as it is fading. She quite enjoyed it as did I.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Well it is definately sore these days, though still not what I would call unbearable. I am impatient for it to heal so we can touch up the gaps that did not take as well as we wanted..and then begin healing all over again. This pic I managed to take after one week of healing....need to do an update one in the next day or so.

Catalina