Journal of Body Piercing — APP
By Elayne Angel The sixth annual Body Modification Exchange Network (BMXnet) Conference in Essen, Germany October 12-14, 2012 was well attended by piercers, tattooists, and body modification artists from around… Continue reading "Point #61: BMXnet 2012 Review – Essen, Germany October 12-14, 2012"
By Nancy Napolitano Introduction Customer: I’d like to get an earlobe piercing. Me: Fantastic! What side would you like to pierce? I suggest the side you sleep on the least to… Continue reading "Point #61: “Left is Right, Right is Wrong:” An Examination of Body Piercing, Deviant Subculture, and Contemporary Connotations"
By Kendra Jane “The secret of success is learning to use pain and pleasure, instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your… Continue reading "Point #61: An Exploration of Pain"
By April Berardi and Julie Taylor, with support from the Outreach Committee Most piercers spend a portion of their day monitoring and updating their social media accounts. In issue #58 of… Continue reading "Point #61: Making Safe Piercing Viral – Part Two"
by Kimberly Zapata On July 30, 2012, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a new law into effect that will require all minors in the state of New York to “have… Continue reading "Point #61: New York Legislation Update: New Law Requires Parental Consent for Body Piercing"
Julie Taylor, April Berardi, and Lou Quino There is a hefty stack of informational brochures available through the Association of Professional Piercers that can be used in a variety of ways to educate… Continue reading "Point #61: The APP Brochures Overview Article Two: What They Are and How to Use Them"
By Kimberly Zapata “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Søren Kierkegaard The Point: The Quarterly Journal of the Association of Professional Piercers is a… Continue reading "Point #61: From the Editor"
By Jimmy Buddha JIMMY: How did you ever come up with an original idea like o-ring grooves on the back of a single flare plug? JASON: Most of my best… Continue reading "Point #60: Award Winner for Technical Innovation – Jason Pfohl – Gorilla Glass"
By Jason Pfohl JASON: What makes your jewelry innovative? JIMMY: I like to take risks with my designs…. I like people to be able to look at my stuff and… Continue reading "Point #60: Award Winner for Creative Innovation – Jimmy Buddha-Diablo Organics"
