APP Conference soon!
CONFERENCE IS ALMOST UPON US! THE CONFERENCE ADVANCED (ONLINE) REGISTRATION WILL SHUT DOWN AT MIDNIGHT ON MAY 17TH, PST ANY CHANGES TO YOUR REGISTRATION SHOULD …
Processing Devices
Read about FDA processing guidance
Brasil 2nd Congress
Brian Skellie at the 2ND Educational Congress for Professional Body Piercers in Brasil
Disposable wrap
Can unused wrapped items be re-sterilized reusing the original wraps?
Returning explants to patients
In developing a policy on the return of explants to patients [or previously worn body jewelry to clients] there are many concerns and issues that need to be considered and addressed.
STATIM 2000 G4 Unboxing
A first glimpse at the new fourth generation of the fast STATIM 2000 autoclave
Glass as a material for body jewelry
Among jewelry materials for initial piercing, glass deserves a closer look.
Symbols.com
A fascinating guide to graphic symbols in western culture
Body Metal Font
Free Bodymetal typeface for my colleagues, clients and friends
Ethical algorithms?
Ever wonder why we get different results when we search for the same thing? I don’t think it is a glass half empty/half full thing. It seems evident that the internet is serving as both the library and news journal for many of us, and that our machine personalized search results from Google, Yahoo, Bing and the rest are skewed in different ways.
Selected freehand piercings
Here is a look at a few recent piercings I performed during an exhibition for colleagues in New England. I really enjoy sharing ideas and techniques as a guest of my peers. My goal is an atraumatic aseptic technique: Primum non nocere
Skin antiseptics for piercing preparation
I miss the idea of a single non-staining, non-toxic agent that Techni-Care represented for skin preparation, and have been trying other options. Here is some further information, a fun presentation, and some links
enjoying conversation with colleagues…
Other than making people shiny, my job is to help my fellow piercers and tattoo artists make their work easier, cleaner and …
New Statim guide for body artists
Request For Comments
Study finds biofilm on externally threaded body jewelry
A study inadvertently proves that externally threaded jewelry can harbor bacterial colonies in biofilm.
Makeover magic!
Aiming for something new – let me know what you think!
The Charles Fort Institute
The Charles Fort Institute, full of fascination with the world around us.
The Straight Dope – Fighting Ignorance Since 1973
I’ve been amused by The Straight Dope for years. Hooray for Cecil Adams and his team of sassy researchers. via The Straight …
A brief history of sterilization
An educational overview of some of the important historical steps forward in infection control and sterilization
rufus corporation
rufus corporation. New thriller film work – WOW
A L G I S A N T A N A S K I Z Y S
A L G I S A N T A N A S K I Z Y S. WHERE IS THE BLACK BEAST?
spectre footnotes
spectre footnotes…wow
YouTube - Painting in the Air. Elias Crespin at Kinetica
YouTube – Painting in the Air. Elias Crespin at Kinetica. If you are not yet familiar with the work of Elias Crespin, …
The historical cultural project “Por-Bajin Fortress”
The historical cultural project “Por-Bajin Fortress”. Yet another reason to visit Tuva