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

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

In 2000, Louise van Duuren exported herself from Amsterdam. Now a Vancouver resident, she has been trained as a body piercer by Elwood, as well as completing the Fakir Intensives Piercing Course in San Francisco, taught by Fakir Musafar and his staff.

Louise is the event co-ordinator for Elwood's Body Modification, and has helped in putting together various ritual events for both public and private groups. Louise is a member of the Two Spirit Tribe, and brings her passion for and expertise to every event we do.

Louise also works outreach in the Downtown East Side. In her rare spare time, she attends local sweatlodges, enjoys readings, good food, good chocolate, coffee with lots of sugar, and sleeping. As a true Dutch person, she is easily pleased by double-salted licorice.

She can be contacted at louise@elwoodsbodymod.com  

Wayne Schau
Wayne was born in Vancouver B.C and was for the most part raised in Surrey B.C.
He moved to the Okanagan with his family for a few of his teenage years, but ultimately found Surrey to be his home. Wayne, being no stranger to tattoos and body piercing since his mid-teenage years has always had an interest with body modification. Over the last few years Wayne has found himself more and more drawn to the idea of pursuing a career in Body Modification. This became a reality when he was put in touch with Elwood of Elwood’s Body Mods. Wayne completed his many months of extensive training at Evil by Needle through Elwood’s Body Mod’s in late 2010 and became the official Body Piercer at Evil by Needle Tattoo & Piercing.
Wayne is a Father of three. He is fun, outgoing, and easily gets along with all walks of life. Wayne takes the safety of his customers, his co-workers and himself very seriously and will always take the time to make sure everything he does is done the right way. Wayne is motivated to continue learning about and perfecting his craft for years to come.
 

Elwood is constantly training new staff, and they are always looking for someone to be able to practice on at a reduced rate.  

To set up an appointment, contact Elwood directly for details about when the next available time is at: