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  • What is The Point
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    • Back Issues
    • The Point – Issue 89
    • The Point – Issue 88
    • The Point – Issue 87
    • The Point – Issue 86
    • The Point – Issue 85
    • The Point – Issue 84
    • The Point – Issue 83
    • The Point – Issue 82
    • The Point – Issue 81
    • The Point – Issue 80
  • News
    • In the Office
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  • September 28, 2015

    Point #72: From the Editor – Marina Pecorino

    Marina Pecorino Managing Editor of Content & Statistics Conference. Words can’t fully describe the experience of that one week a year. This year marked 20 years of Conference, with a focus… Continue reading "Point #72: From the Editor – Marina Pecorino"

  • September 28, 2015

    Point #72: From the Editor – Kendra Jane Berndt

    Kendra Jane Berndt Managing Editor of Content & Archives When I think back to the week of the 20th annual Association of Professional Piercers Conference, I am rendered almost speechless,… Continue reading "Point #72: From the Editor – Kendra Jane Berndt"

  • September 27, 2015

    Point #72: From the Editor – Jim Ward

    Jim Ward Managing Editor of Design & Layout The annual APP Conference is always a mind-expanding experience, but this year—it’s 20th anniversary—was a definite milestone. More people than ever turned… Continue reading "Point #72: From the Editor – Jim Ward"

  • In Memorium, Issue 71, Lifestyle

    May 31, 2015

    Point #71: Help Save Sailor Sid! – Paul King

    Paul King Committee Chairperson & APP Treasurer Over Memorial Day Weekend, the Leather Archives & Museum (LA&M), with cooperation from the Association of Professional Piercer’s Body Piercing Archive (APP, BPA) launched… Continue reading "Point #71: Help Save Sailor Sid! – Paul King"

  • JoshPrentice Awards & Recognition, Conference, Issue 71

    May 31, 2015

    Point #71: Josh Prentice Award – Ryan Ouellette & Gus Diamond

    Ryan Ouellette I remember Josh Prentice being a busy bee at Conference. He always seemed to be helping someone with something. He was kind and never gave anyone the brush… Continue reading "Point #71: Josh Prentice Award – Ryan Ouellette & Gus Diamond"

  • May 31, 2015

    Point #71: In the Office-Josh Prentice – Caitlin McDiarmid

    Caitlin McDiarmid APP Administrator     “I began by getting pierced in a shop in Alabama and becoming friends with the people working there. I worked as receptionist for a… Continue reading "Point #71: In the Office-Josh Prentice – Caitlin McDiarmid"

  • May 31, 2015

    Point 71: Al D. Sowers – The Man Behind the Scholarship – Shorty

    Shorty APP Member, Ink & Pistons Editor’s Note: In order to write this article Shorty spoke to Al’s colleagues and friends. This article was possible in part to the verbal… Continue reading "Point 71: Al D. Sowers – The Man Behind the Scholarship – Shorty"

  • May 31, 2015

    Point #71: Process of Choosing Conference Classes – John Johnson

    John Johnson Owner of New Flower Studio Editor’s note: This is John Johnson’s response when asked to explain what is involved when deciding what classes are offered and what instructors… Continue reading "Point #71: Process of Choosing Conference Classes – John Johnson"

  • May 31, 2015

    Point #71: APP’s New Secretary – Aaron Pollack

    Aaron Pollack Flying Tiger Tattoo Hello Point Readers! I am honored to have been selected as the incoming secretary for the APP. I will be taking over the role Bethrah… Continue reading "Point #71: APP’s New Secretary – Aaron Pollack"

  • May 31, 2015

    Point #71: Thank You, Bethrah! – Elayne Angel

    Elayne Angel Author of The Piercing Bible Bethrah Szumski has been one of the most active, involved, and productive APP Members in the organization’s twenty-year history. The Association of Professional… Continue reading "Point #71: Thank You, Bethrah! – Elayne Angel"

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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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