Elwood is a professionally trained and certified body piercer and body brander, scarification and suspension artist and photographer. He was trained in San Francisco, California by Fakir Musafar, (the father of the Modern Primitive and the man credited with bringing body piercing to the western world).

As an educator and body modification practitioner, Elwood is known for his humorous personality while educating audiences on a variety of classes and workshops. He is acknowledged for his vast knowledge of the history of body modification and practical safety.

Elwood has presented numerous workshops surrounding body modification topics for BIO, VASM, Libido Events, Seattle's Wet Spot, Lupercalia, Victoria's Sagacity, Nanaimo and Winnipeg's Distinguished Lecturer Series.

Elwood has also been featured on Television with appearances on Shaw's "Urban Rush", Discovery Channel's "Skin Deep", TLC's "Human Canvas: Sacred Skin" and on MTV Canada's "Select". Elwood has also been featured in various print mediums.

His commitment to advanced safety has also led to Elwood becoming an educator to the Simon Fraser Health Authority for the body modification industry.

A shank of steel, opening flesh and slides through to the other side.  Either someone is having a sword fight, or there is some play piercing going on!  The erotic appeal of piercing is undeniable.  History has shown that cultures from around the world have all done some form of piercing, and it has quite often been for an erotic reason.  The original Kama Sutra makes mention of various piercings, and their erotic effects.  But for some, it is not the end result of the piercing that does it for them, but the process itself. 

Elwood will be presenting a workshop on the skills involved with play piercing.  Some of the topics that will be covered include health and safety, cross contamination, creating a sterile field, safe disposal of biohazardous wastes, and relative anatomy and sensation.  He will also be teaching techniques and placement to lessen or, for most, to heighten the sensation of the piercings.

Elwood will also be going over how to take play piercing into some extreme areas, including needle bondage, bondage using needles  as tie points, joint manipulation, pressure points and needles, and how to be an evil bastard with pointy objects.

Elwood is a professionally trained and certified body piercer and body brander, scarification and suspension artist and photographer.  He was trained in San Francisco, California by Fakir Musafar, (the father of the Modern Primative and man who is credited with bringing body piercing to the western world).

As an educator and body modification practitioner, Elwood is known for his humorous personality while educating audiences on a variety of classes and workshops.  He is acknowledged for his vast knowledge of the history of body modification and practical safety.

Elwood has presented numerous workshops surrounding body modification topics for BIO, VASM, Libido Events, Seattle’s Wet Spot, Edmonton O Society, Victoria’s Sagacity, Nanaimo and Winnipeg’s Distinguished Lecturer Series.

Elwood has also been featured on Television with appearances on Shaw’s “Urban Rush”, Discovery Channel’s “Skin Deep”, TLC’s “Human Canvas: Sacred Skin” and on MTV Canada’s “Select”. Elwood has also been featured in various print mediums.

His commitment to advanced safety has also led to Elwood becoming an educator to the Simon Fraser Health Authority for the body modification industry.

Cutting (or Scarification) is one of those practices that both excites and terrifies people, sometimes at the same time. Historically, this ritual is one of the oldest forms of body modification. In more recent times cutting has held a negative image. Most mentions of cutting have been books published on the psychology of cutting and how to stop this self-mutilation. But cutting as art?!? If done properly, cutting can create beautiful, permanent body decorations which leave you with positive memories of this incredible experience.

Elwood will be presenting a workshop on the history, psychology (cutting for the right and the wrong reasons and how to know the difference), safety, aesthetic and skills needed in doing cuttings. A live demonstration will be done to show the techniques and precautions required.

Elwood is a professionally trained and certified body piercer and body brander, scarification and suspension artist and photographer. He was trained in San Francisco, California by Fakir Musafar, (the father of the Modern Primative and man who is credited with bringing body piercing to the western world).

As an educator and body modification practitioner, Elwood is known for his humorous personality while educating audiences on a variety of classes and workshops. He is acknowledged for his vast knowledge of the history of body modification and practical safety.

Elwood has presented numerous workshops surrounding body modification topics for BIO, VASM, Libido Events, Seattle's Wet Spot, Edmonton O Society, Victoria's Sagacity, Nanaimo and Winnipeg's Distinguished Lecturer Series.

Elwood has also been featured on Television with appearances on Shaw's "Urban Rush", Discovery Channel's "Skin Deep", TLC's "Human Canvas: Sacred Skin" and on MTV Canada's "Select". Elwood has also been featured in various print mediums.

His commitment to advanced safety has also led to Elwood becoming an educator to the Simon Fraser Health Authority for the body modification industry.