Sharing The Wealth
In the 1990’s, Jim Ward observed that there were a lot of body piercing studios openingup. Over the years since the 1975 establishment of Gauntlet, Jim and his staff haddeveloped… Continue reading "Sharing The Wealth"
Category: Lifestyle
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Looking back at performance art.
The following pages feature articles from issue 49 of Piercing Fans International Quarterly, 1992. Over 30 years have passed, but the art was as vital then as it is today. Used… Continue reading "Looking back at performance art."
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Changing Myself While Changing Others
By Jezebel Voulé What has been your favorite piercing moment? It is a question that has haunted me since the first time I was asked. An echo of this makes… Continue reading "Changing Myself While Changing Others"
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What I wish I knew
about opening a
piercing shop.By Lola Slider, Forest Piercing, Glasgow They say sixty percent of new business fail in the first 3 years. As mystudio approaches it’s 3 year anniversary, I wanted to look… Continue reading "What I wish I knew<br>about opening a<br>piercing shop."
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Point 89: The Gay Ear
Lynn Loheide & Margo Dellaquilla In piercing studios around the country the question is still asked today, “Does one side have any special meaning? You know, what ear is the… Continue reading "Point 89: The Gay Ear"
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Point 86: Learning to Love the Taste of Fire: Elitism in Body Piercing
by Jacob Spjut “They’re so cold, these scholars! May lightning strike their food so that their mouths learn how to eat fire!” —Friedrich Nietzsche There can not be a discussion… Continue reading "Point 86: Learning to Love the Taste of Fire: Elitism in Body Piercing"
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Point 81: From the Editors: Kendra Jane B.
“Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.” —Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Many piercers will tell you… Continue reading "Point 81: From the Editors: Kendra Jane B."
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Point 79: The 90s
THE NINETIESCOMPILATION BY KENDRA JANE BThe Point Editor “What can I say about the nineties? Those ten years shaped and influenced the rest of my life more than any other… Continue reading "Point 79: The 90s"
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Point 78: Confessions of a Funeral Director – Angie van Dijken
While I was growing up, my parents started their own funeral business. My dad was a sacristan and had several jobs to make it happen. In those times, we were… Continue reading "Point 78: Confessions of a Funeral Director – Angie van Dijken"
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Point 78: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint in the Piercing Industry – Kendra Jane B
The idea of being a more environmentally conscientious business is not new, although it is not necessarily the first thing you think of in reference to tattoo and piercing shops.… Continue reading "Point 78: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint in the Piercing Industry – Kendra Jane B"