I am a member of the Association of Professional Piercers!

It seems like only yesterday, but in fact it was 12 years ago that I was sitting at work scrolling through ringsofdesire.com. I remember a section where Elayne Angel recommended piercers. She couldn’t suggest anyone from New York City because at the time, no one was a member of the Association of Professional Piercers. I […]

Last year I applied for the Al D. scholarship so that I could attend the APP conference.  Little did I know that attending conference would change so much in my life and at work. I met some amazing piercers and made lots of new friends. Right now there are 2 weeks left to apply for […]

I am super happy to finally have my certificate from the APP conference that I attended back in June. The certificate serves as a reminder of such a pivotal week in my career. Makes me smile looking at it remembering my time with the rest of the volunteers (love you guys!). I took 14 classes […]

From June 6th to the 13th I will be in Las Vegas at the 20th annual APP conference. This will be my first time there. It is a huge honor and incredibly humbling to receive the Shannon Larratt scholarship from Industrial Strength.  The scholarship now allows me to get to conference so I can learn […]