Turning prostheses into works of art

Dan Horkey of Port Orchard is in the business of tattooing legs — the prosthetic kind. (Photo courtesy of Kitsap Sun) Story Published: Oct 12, 2008 at 10:44 AM PDT Story Updated: Oct 12, 2008 at 10:44 AM PDT By RACHEL PRITCHETT, Kitsap Sun PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) - Prosthetic-tattoo entrepreneur Dan Horkey believes he's a step ahead of the competition. "I'm the original," said Horkey, who's just started a business to turn clients' artificial legs and arms into pieces of customized art. "I want to add color to people's lives." Horkey lost the lower half of one of his own legs in a terrible motorcycle accident in 1985. Two of the prostheses he uses today have fiery orange and yellow flames shooting up the sides. Both resemble detailing that might be found on souped-up cars, and Horkey actually calls on some of those... [read full story]