Piercing stories by Angie
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My journey as writer in the body modification world.
Piercing stories by Angie
1y ago
Ava LaBeija
- SHORT INTRODUCTION
Hello everyone, my name is Ava LaBeija!
I’m an Egyptian-Dutch piercer with an academic background in Comparative Gender Studies and Art History, a writer, a restless busy bee and a lover of body modification in every sense of the word.
This year, I was extremely fortunate to be the recipient of the APP and Pupil Hall’s Legacy scholarship, which made it possible to attend Conference in Las Vegas for the first time in my life. In every single way possible, this experience has completely transformed me and my life.
- WHO INSPIRES YOU?
When ..read more
Piercing stories by Angie
1y ago
Mike Leijs
My name is Mike Leijs, a tattoo and body piercing artist from Sint Willebrord, The Netherlands.
I’ve been in the piercing industry since late 2006 / beginning of 2007, I first started my own studio by the name Mike’s Body Piercing at the age of 16, which after a year changed to the current name of the studio: Shot of Ink Tattoo & Piercing.
At the moment I’m 31 years old.
I was told to go to Vegas for the APP conference by some piercers from the Netherlands at the beginning of this year, they were all so enthusiastic about it so I thought why the h ..read more
Piercing stories by Angie
5y ago
Eduardo ChavarriaName: Eduardo Chavarria When started your passion for piercing? I guess I can say it started as a child. Not in the sense of me piercing myself as a teenager, but I clearly remember being about 7-8 years old, I was either in the first or second grade and it was 1982-83. I went to the grocery store with my mom in Katy, TX and as we were walking in out was walking the first punk rocker I had ever seen in my human existence. I remember everything about that moment from their plaid bondage pants, to their stunning mohawk, but most importantly I remember that this individual ha ..read more
Piercing stories by Angie
5y ago
Zak Dubi Dubois Name: Zak Dubi Dubois Can you discribe yourself in one sentence? Calm and Collected, with a nice butt -Chelsea Austin When did your passion for piercing start? I started putting "jewelry" or random key chain rings around my lip and into stuffed animals at a young age So I'd say I guess I always had an interest but didnt know what it was yet or if it was anything really. I just thought I and my things looked better with jewelry through its body. How did you become one and who was your teacher? 16 years ago I got an apprenticeship at a little tattoo shop that I ha ..read more
Piercing stories by Angie
5y ago
May 12-17 Las Vegas Finally, Since I was an Al.D Scholar in 2016, I got my first taste of this conference, amazing, big, awesome, well organized, great team..... it left me with a huge impression, striking experience. So, back full with knowledge and energy boost, I decided I wanted to be part of that every year. But still, being a small studio owner, low volume, it's hard to get there on your own. I had my scholarship in 2016, and so happy for the help. Scholarships are so important, especially for people who want to come, but struggle. It's good to see that the amount of scholarships a ..read more