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 89: From the Editor
Marina Pecorino, Managing Editor– The Point The Point started in 1994 as a black and white paper mailer with a rotating cast of producers. The very first iteration1 stated in… Continue reading "Point 89: From the Editor"
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Point 87: Tiny
Piercing and Photos by Fakir Musafar Meet Tiny, the first African-American to appear in Piercing Fans International Quarterly. She was featured in issues 12 (1981) and 14 (1982). Fakir performed… Continue reading "Point 87: Tiny"
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Point 83: Fakir Musafar
Interview by Sean Dowdell Reprinted from Inkspired Magazine, Issue 26 with permission of the publisher Why was I obsessed to modify my body? Why would I abandon the comfort of… Continue reading "Point 83: Fakir Musafar"
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Point 83: Point of View
EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN Remember grandma’s junk that you couldn’t give away ten years ago and ended up sending to the Salvation Army or the dump? Just look at… Continue reading "Point 83: Point of View"
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Point 83: Conference, 2018 from Editor Jim Ward
It warms my heart to see this issue of The Point and brings back fond memories of issue 49 of Piercing Fans International Quarterly. Published by Gauntlet in 1996, it… Continue reading "Point 83: Conference, 2018 from Editor Jim Ward"
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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"
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Point 79: BPA: Charles Gatewood
The 2017 Body Piercing Archive exhibit at the Association of Professional Piercers annual Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas will feature the life’s work of the photographer and videographer Charles… Continue reading "Point 79: BPA: Charles Gatewood"
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Point 74: From the Editor – Jim Ward
Jim Ward Art Director One of the joys of having been a part of this industry since its beginning has been seeing the technological advances that have brought it to… Continue reading "Point 74: From the Editor – Jim Ward"
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Point #73: From the Editor – Jim Ward
Jim Ward Managing Editor of Design & Layout November 17th this year marked the 40th anniversary of Gauntlet, the world’s first body piercing studio. For most of you reading this,… Continue reading "Point #73: From the Editor – Jim Ward"
