Welcome to the Wonderful World of Seared Flesh and Frozen Epidermis (Branding) Sir Joel & exploreit

This class will be a 101-style overview and demonstration of branding styles, safety, aftercare, and implementation of techniques. We will discuss hot and cold branding as well as how to perform it on a person in a risk aware manner. Beginning with an overview of equipment used and the different types of tools, the differences between strike/hot branding, violet wand, cold branding, and freeze branding. We will then explore how using different techniques to brand affects the skin, placement, caring for the brand and healing. This will be followed by a group discussion on negotiation and constructing a branding scene as well as talking about the use of branding as a mark of ownership vs temporary fun. At the end of the class, the audience will have the opportunity to try branding in real time on a slab of pig skin. *Audience participation is encouraged, but not required.