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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
    • Membership
    • Events
    • Legislation
    • International
  • Association of Professional Piercers
    • Find an APP Member Piercer
    • How to Take Care of Piercings
    • Jewelry Standards
    • Become an APP Member
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  • June 8, 2020

    Point 88: The Golden Ticket Raffle

    Thanks so much to the above Conference Sponsors that contributed generously to the Golden Ticket Raffle and allowed the program to be a success. Adeline Roz Auris Jewellery Saint Petersburg… Continue reading "Point 88: The Golden Ticket Raffle"

  • June 8, 2020

    Point 88: Technical Innovator Award

    Gorilla Glass “Cells” Collection Interview by Kristina Outland There is beauty in the complexities of nature. Gorilla Glass has done an incredible job capturing those complexities in their limited edition… Continue reading "Point 88: Technical Innovator Award"

  • June 8, 2020

    Point 88: Creative Innovator Award

    Onetribe’s “Crystal Castle” Displays Interview by Marina Pecorino For the second year in a row, Jared Karnes of Onetribe took home the Creative Innovator Award. Last year it was the… Continue reading "Point 88: Creative Innovator Award"

  • June 5, 2020

    Point 88: BPA: Fakir Musafar, In Pursuit of the Spirit

    From Inside the Archive: by Devin Ruiz-Altamura I wasn’t prepared for the magic I felt when entering the completed exhibit room for the first time. I had probably handled each… Continue reading "Point 88: BPA: Fakir Musafar, In Pursuit of the Spirit"

  • June 5, 2020

    Point 88: Piercers of Color Conference Scholarship – Information

    Dear Artists & Owners, As Body Piercers & Makers, our trade is rooted in indigenous practice, as ancient as 320 CE. Since then, body modification has been co-opted, suppressed, condemned… Continue reading "Point 88: Piercers of Color Conference Scholarship – Information"

  • June 5, 2020

    Point 88: Piercers of Color Conference Scholarship

    by Keiana “Kookie” Lynn KonnichiwaKookie@gmail.com

  • June 5, 2020

    Point 88: Scholarship Recipients

    Al D. Scholar—Branko Branislav My very first thought on the 2019 APP Conference is simple: Hell yeah, that was so great to experience. I’m super motivated to do things better,… Continue reading "Point 88: Scholarship Recipients"

  • June 5, 2020

    Point 88: Volunteers at Play

    Photos by Autumn Swisher

  • June 5, 2020

    Point 88: Volunteers at Work

    Photos by Marina Pecorino

  • June 5, 2020

    Point 88: Volunteers, Thank You

    by Jacob Spjut Every year The Point publishes a thank you letter from Caitlin McDiarmid after the annual APP Conference. This is a wonderful opportunity to express through writing, and… Continue reading "Point 88: Volunteers, Thank You"

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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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