Ownership Marks

[LunarKitten]

Mine is my av.

 

[shy slave]

Mine is my av.

Lunar it looks like Japanese or Chinese markings.

What does it say, or is it a pattern?

Any chance of a close up....please?

 

[Chicklet]

It's probably a matter of the unknown. I've cut myself and burned myself, burning scares me the most.

possibly, but i've cut myself, too... the sight of blood just FREAKS me. mine, other peoples, other creatures, i'm just like "EEEP" *hide*

 

[erusian]

Here's a (not so great shot) of the outline thus far...

http://www.esenem.net/img/ownership.jpg

And here's a better shot...

http://esenem.net/Gallery/albums/2005_10_Reflections/marriah012.jpg

 

[LunarKitten]

Lunar it looks like Japanese or Chinese markings.

What does it say, or is it a pattern?

Any chance of a close up....please?

It's Japanese, my Master lived and trained there for several years. It's says "X's slave"

Unfortantly, I appear unable to post pictures, since the browse button isn't on my screen But I do have a link to our pic site tattoo

 

[shy slave]

It's Japanese, my Master lived and trained there for several years. It's says "X's slave"

Unfortantly, I appear unable to post pictures, since the browse button isn't on my screen But I do have a link to our pic site tattoo

Hi Lunar
Thanks for the link.

I like both tattoos. I really like the idea of symbols in a language that people close to you (family, friends etc)are unfamiliar with.

Its both public and private.

 

[timberwolf05]

well i thought at one time i posted here but it doesn't show up......

yeah. i got 'a' tattoo on my left butt cheek from my 1st domme.......
takes up almost the entire butt cheek.

 

[sxysubbie]

my ownership mark

Master marked me

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/scottkee/100_1677.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/scottkee/backallencolor.jpg

 

[shy slave]

Master marked me

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/scottkee/100_1677.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/scottkee/backallencolor.jpg

I like the lettering and the way its perfectly placed at the top of your ass.

 

[catalina_francisco]

There is a lot of romantic connotations to being branded and a lot of subs will eagerly say yes with their heart before their mind says no because of it.

It is extremely painful to be branded...and not in the good sense. There will be no ramping involved, You will sear the flesh deep enough to create scar tissue.

The last one (out of two) I have been involved with took five guys (one on each limb and two on the leg she was getting the brand on) to hold her as she was strapped to be branded. She was about 5'4" around 140 and she still broke a strap as if it was only thread.

You cannot move or you will ruin the brand. It only lasts for no more than two seconds but that is a lot of time when a white hot design is place on you that will sink into muscle in the blink of an eye.

So who is first?

While I appreciate what you say, I think the point of it is that it is not a walk in the park type thing to do, and for us at least, not something you consider doing in a casual relationship or one where there is still a possibility one or the other might withdraw or move on alone thus ending the bond. LOL, I do find though this is one of the things which has strengthened our relationship....we both like to do things which challenge as opposed to making them palatable and easier, then doing them. Bit like the pissing thing......if he expects me to receive and swallow his pee, he is not interested in planning ahead and making it taste better by changing what he does prior to the event, he expects me to receive and swallow it whenever he chooses without any nicities, and as difficult as that may be at times, it is also what I prefer otherwise why bother?

When he brands me, I do not expect there will be any pleasure in it for me in a physical sense as burns are one of the things I hate the most in this life and have unpleasant memories of a few mild accidental ones along the way which gave me no end of pain and suffering over an extended period of healing time, and those were not of the kind to leave permanent scarring!!.... by submitting to this form of marking by him, I not only acknowledge this is not a passing thing but a life commitment, and that I am more than willing to endure whatever may come as a mark of my submission to and love for him. Blimey, if we didn't see this as a lifetime commitment he could go whistle Dixie before he got near me with anything resembling branding or cutting!!

Catalina

 

[Etoile]

Bit like the pissing thing......if he expects me to receive and swallow his pee, he is not interested in planning ahead and making it taste better by changing what he does prior to the event, he expects me to receive and swallow it whenever he chooses without any nicities, and as difficult as that may be at times, it is also what I prefer otherwise why bother?

Most excellently phrased, and I agree completely.

My tattoo was a gift from my wife but not a mark of hers; she paid for it but the design was my choice. When we have been together 10 years (in 2008) I will be getting a small "A" (her first initial) somewhere in my pelvic region. Daddy has made noises about marking me but has never really done anything permanent; we've been together 5 and 1/2 years so I'm thinking it may not ever happen.

 

[landcruisergal]

mine: oroboros ( eternity), a key and the jewels of the chakra, his initials "mazed" in the key. My own design, and on my left calf.

 

[shy slave]

This is really lovely, I think you posted it somewhere before as I remember the chakras being represented.

You are really talented to have designed such a beautiful marking

 

[catalina_francisco]

Most excellently phrased, and I agree completely.

My tattoo was a gift from my wife but not a mark of hers; she paid for it but the design was my choice. When we have been together 10 years (in 2008) I will be getting a small "A" (her first initial) somewhere in my pelvic region. Daddy has made noises about marking me but has never really done anything permanent; we've been together 5 and 1/2 years so I'm thinking it may not ever happen.

LOL, when I posted last week I had no idea he was secretly planning my branding for the upcoming weekend. It was bliss to be together again, not to mention his unexpected whisking me away to one of our favourite hotels, but when he told me he was going to finally give me the brand we had long discussed, I was blown away. The experience was totally unlike what I expected, and what I had read it would be like, and I am over the moon majorly. He wasn't kidding when he said the weekend would mark a major change in our relationship.

Catalina

 

[Joe Schmoe]

LOL, when I posted last week I had no idea he was secretly planning my branding for the upcoming weekend. It was bliss to be together again, not to mention his unexpected whisking me away to one of our favourite hotels, but when he told me he was going to finally give me the brand we had long discussed, I was blown away. The experience was totally unlike what I expected, and what I had read it would be like, and I am over the moon majorly. He wasn't kidding when he said the weekend would mark a major change in our relationship.

Catalina

Catalina

I have not seen nor heard of painless branding. Could you tell me what he used to do it with. I would love to spread the word around my circles and I'm betting more subs would soon be branded if it is painless.

I saw your post in the brands and cutting thread as well.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Catalina

I have not seen nor heard of painless branding. Could you tell me what he used to do it with. I would love to spread the word around my circles and I'm betting more subs would soon be branded if it is painless.

I saw your post in the brands and cutting thread as well.

We used double stranded, twisted 2mm (I think) wire which then made it a little over 4 mm thick. I felt the first quick burn, though nothing earth shattering, but that was over in less than a second and from then on it was just nothing, presumeably because the nerves and flesh were dead. F says perhaps it is due to the fact he made sure it was very hot (glowing hot in fact) and so was quick to kill the nerve endings. It is healing well, and as yet has not developed any pain or soreness, though I expect it has to come at some point. Hasn't quite been 24 hours so far but I felt it with my hand for the first time about an hour ago.....nothing.....just lots of blistering and open flesh, but no feeling. LOL, he even swatted it hard this afternoon with a crop as well as his hand, and still no feeling.

Still not sure it is something I would recommend for most people though simply because for us, it is a mark of permanence, not something which might be a relationship gone wrong at some future date at which point the sub is stuck with a scar that may not appeal to future partner prospects. Also for me, part of the desire to do it was to endure the pain as a mark of my submission, but then we do like to challenge ourselves always, and love to do things the hard way rather than the easy, painless way.

Catalina

 

[caela]

Catalina, congratulations on the brand. It's obvious from your posts that you're thrilled by it. I hope it heals clean and you know, of course, that we want to see pictures when it's healed! We're all such picture sluts lol.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Catalina, congratulations on the brand. It's obvious from your posts that you're thrilled by it. I hope it heals clean and you know, of course, that we want to see pictures when it's healed! We're all such picture sluts lol.

LOL, I love to record each moment of such things. Wish we had a video as I would have loved to have been able to watch it later and see the snap, crackle and pop I only had the benefit of hearing as the brand burned through the flesh. Still can't believe I didn't move at all!!

Catalina

 

[graceanne]

The last time my son burned his hand (he touched the engine to a power washer) I thought it was third degree cause it didn't blister. The nurse practioner I took him to see says that third degree burns don't hurt, cause the nerve endings are dead. It finally blistered after a few hours (no clue why it took that long to blister). She also said that I was right, that third degree burns don't blister, that the skin is either ashen or black and charred.

 

[catalina_francisco]

The last time my son burned his hand (he touched the engine to a power washer) I thought it was third degree cause it didn't blister. The nurse practioner I took him to see says that third degree burns don't hurt, cause the nerve endings are dead. It finally blistered after a few hours (no clue why it took that long to blister). She also said that I was right, that third degree burns don't blister, that the skin is either ashen or black and charred.

Hmmm, then that provides a contradiction for me (though I am reknowned for defying medical science and doing the 'never seen before' thing more than once), because there are some parts of the brand which are mildly blistered, most though is not, but still there is no feeling at all on the blistered or non-blistered areas, just dead, even this morning. I think the areas which are raw flesh may be that way because the skin may have burned off or lifted off when the brand was lifted, maybe with a little help from the twisted wire. My skin and healing have provided more than one occasion where the experts were baffled though.....a few years ago I had a small black spot, sort of like someone had placed a dot on my lower stomach with a lead pencil. It grew to look like a bruise, then opened up to become a hole about an inch wide and several inches deep into my stomach...no pain, no inflammation, no pus, just a hole.

My doctor who had done extensive studies in skin related disorders was baffled and sent me to one of the top hospitals in the state, also recognised for their research into such things....they were confused and even did an ultrasound only to find it was a clean hole that went in several inches, no infection, no obvious reason for being, no explanation. They couldn't cure it and I had it for about 9 months...eventually my doctor who was Chinese decided to try an old oriental remedy she had heard of, as well as applying seaweed in a different way to the norm, and it disappeared almost overnight. There is still a mark there at times, and it changes colour, but so far it has never broken out again or been explained by the medical world. LOL, perhaps I am doing something similar yet again. Seriously thinking it might be best to redo it when he gets back, to fill in the couple of small gaps caused by the wire pattern, and before I get too chicken again. LOL, it is frustrating trying to get a good look at it while here alone....contortions to photograph it to see what is happening....seems to be forming a scab in most places now with slight inflammation around the edges.

Catalina

Edited to add this bit of info I found which may explain it for me:
"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

He certainly did use the blowtorch for ages to make sure it was more than hot enough (lol, I stopped watching in the interests of not embarrassing myself), which probably explains the amount of noise it made as well as the miniscule pain before nothingness. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, I missed out on the smell due to my flu, but he told me when he finished it had filled the room.

 

[Etoile]

LOL, when I posted last week I had no idea he was secretly planning my branding for the upcoming weekend. It was bliss to be together again, not to mention his unexpected whisking me away to one of our favourite hotels, but when he told me he was going to finally give me the brand we had long discussed, I was blown away. The experience was totally unlike what I expected, and what I had read it would be like, and I am over the moon majorly. He wasn't kidding when he said the weekend would mark a major change in our relationship.

Catalina, that sounds so wonderful. I'm happy for you!

 

[catalina_francisco]

Catalina, that sounds so wonderful. I'm happy for you!

Thanks, I am over the moon and somewhere into the next galaxy I think.

Catalina