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  • May 13, 2020

    Point 81: Piercing – “El Presidente” Jef Saunders

    Interview by Sean Dowdell Sean Dowdell: Why did you want to learn to do body piercing? Jef Saunders: This is kind of a long story, but I’ll be as brief… Continue reading "Point 81: Piercing – “El Presidente” Jef Saunders"

  • May 13, 2020

    Point 81: UKAPP – An Attendee’s Perspective

    On a Sunday in late September 2015, I attended the first official UKAPP seminar then titled UK Piercer Meet Up. We met in a social club’s basement that smelled like… Continue reading "Point 81: UKAPP – An Attendee’s Perspective"

  • May 13, 2020

    Point 81: UKAPP Photo Spread

  • May 13, 2020

    Point 81: UKAPP Third Annual Seminar

    One weekend a year in England, piercers from across the UK and Europe gath er together to share knowledge, discuss business, talk social media and get their hands on some… Continue reading "Point 81: UKAPP Third Annual Seminar"

  • May 13, 2020

    Point 81: The GEP Conference – first Brazillian Conference!

  • May 13, 2020

    Point 81: The GEP Conference

    This past July, I had the honor of attending and teaching at the very first major educational conference in Brazil, the three-day GEP 2017 Conference (Grupos de Estudios de Piercing).… Continue reading "Point 81: The GEP Conference"

  • May 13, 2020

    Point 81: The Fifth Annual LBP Conference – Photo Spread

  • May 13, 2020

    Point 81: The Fifth Annual LBP Conference

    When I got the message during the LBP asking if I wanted to write this article for The Point, I didn’t even consider no as an answer. I simply couldn’t.… Continue reading "Point 81: The Fifth Annual LBP Conference"

  • May 13, 2020

    Point 81: Profile of a Responsible Piercer

    The following excerpt is from Responsible Body Piercing, the Gauntlet seminar training manual written by Michaela Grey and Jim Ward and first published in 1995. Reissued in 2016, copies of… Continue reading "Point 81: Profile of a Responsible Piercer"

  • May 12, 2020

    Point 81: For Profit Apprenticeships Considered

    There are as many approaches to piercing apprenticeship as there are mentors. Those of us who have trained other piercers understand this, and I believe we tend to embrace it.… Continue reading "Point 81: For Profit Apprenticeships Considered"

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    The Point: Journal of Body Piercing is the quarterly journal of the Association of Professional Piercers containing articles on piercing techniques, body-art legislation, history, and anthropology, as well as reports on Conferences and events in the US and around the world. Like no other publication available, The Point covers anything and everything of interest to the professional body piercer—or anyone interested in learning more about our industry.

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    The Point: Journal of Body Piercing is the quarterly journal of the Association of Professional Piercers containing articles on piercing techniques, body-art legislation, history, and anthropology, as well as reports on Conferences and events in the US and around the world. Like no other publication available, The Point covers anything and everything of interest to the professional body piercer—or anyone interested in learning more about our industry.

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