Archive-name: bodyart/piercing-faq/professional-resources/partA
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The rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ is divided into 30 parts: 1--Introduction 2A--Jewelry Materials 2B--Jewelry Sizes & Designs 2C--Facial Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry 2D--Body Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry 2E--Genital Piercings & Their Suggested Jewelry 3--Getting A New Piercing 4A--Professional Organizations, Piercing Instruction 4B--Professional Piercers - United States - Alabama - California 4C--Professional Piercers - United States - Colorado - Iowa 4D--Professional Piercers - United States - Kansas - Nevada 4E--Professional Piercers - United States - New Hampshire - North Dakota 4F--Professional Piercers - United States - Ohio - Pennsylvania 4G--Professional Piercers - United States - Rhode Island - Wyoming 4H--Professional Piercers - Canada 4I--Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America 4J--Professional Piercers - Beyond N. America Cont'd 5--Care Of New Piercings 6--The Healing Process & Healing Problems 7--Healed Piercings 8--Historical Information 9A--Resource List 9B--Resource List Cont'd 10A--Personal Experiences - Facial & Unisex Piercings 10B--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings 10C--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd 10D--Personal Experiences - Genital Piercings Cont'd 11A--Jewelry Manufacturers 11B--Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd 11C--Jewelry Manufacturers Cont'd This section includes: 4A Professional Organizations, Instruction 4A.1 Professional Organizations 4A.2 Piercing Instruction All texts written and (c) 2000 by Anne Greenblatt unless otherwise noted. Please see Part 1 of the FAQ for information regarding copyright and dissemination of the FAQ. 4A.1 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ========================== ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL PIERCERS, PO Box 90987, San Diego, California 92169 1-888-515-4APP http://www.safepiercing.org Non-profit organization. Publishes "The Point" newsletter, information on techniques, products, sterilization, and laws that affect the piercing profession. Back issues on view at website. Members must comply to a number of strict safety and hygiene requirements including but not limited to autoclave testing, completion of Red Cross First Aid/CPR Course, and submission of studio photos. The APP presents an annual conference with educational seminars open to anyone in the piercing industry. AMERICAN BODY ART ASSOCIATION, 2309 Ft. Henry Drive, Kingsport, Tennessee 37664 (423) 378-6402 http://www.body-art.com/abaa.htm abaa@body-art.com CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF BODY ARTS http://www.bme.freeq.com/caba/index.html Contact Denise Robinson of AMBIENT <ambient@ambient.on.ca> "A non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the Body Art industry as safe and ethical, and eliminating misinformation while maintaining high standards in member shops. Membership not limited to Canadian shops." EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL PIERCERS ASSOCIATION, Bristol, England 0117 960 3923 Contact Phil Barry, Chairman ILLINOIS COALITION OF PROFESSIONAL TATTOOISTS AND PIERCERS, fax (708) 709--0145 http://www.bodybasics.com/coalit/coal.html tatpierce@aol.com NATIONAL PIERCING ASSOCIATION**, PO Box 14345, San Luis Obispo, California 93406 (805) 549-9346, 1-800-549-4NPA **The NPA was "put on hold" in the summer of 1995. The future of the NPA is unknown. PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF PROFESSIONAL TATTOOISTS AND BODY PIERCERS http://www.pa-tattoo.com/ President Tim Azinger, PO Box 502, Carnegie, PA 15106 (412) 531-5319, <Amazinger@aol.com> Vice-President Drake Cox, (814) 726-2860, fax (814) 716-2850, <tattoo@pa-tattoo.com> 4A.2 PIERCING INSTRUCTION ==================== AMERICAN BODY ART ASSOCIATION Prevention of Disease Transmission Via Bloodborne Pathogens Training and Certification program 2309 Ft. Henry Drive, Kingsport, Tennessee 37664 (423) 378-6402 http://www.body-art.com/abaa.html ÄSTHETIC PIERCING, David Scheidl, Sulzdorfer Weg 7, 86655 Mündling Harburg, Germany (0 90 80) 20 15, fax (0 90 80) 40 77 http://www.piercing.de info@piercing.de ECLIPSE INK, INC. PIERCING WORKSHOP, 7615 Aurora Avenue N., Seattle, Washington 98103 (206) 706-0333, fax (206) 706-3100 THE EXOTIC BODY, 1219 19th Street, Sacramento, California 95815 Office: 2804 T Street, Sacramento, 95815 1-800-411-OUCH (6824), Fax (916) 455-8239 mike@exoticbody.com http://www.exoticbody.com FAKIR MUSAFAR PROFESSIONAL BODY PIERCING INTENSIVES Insight Books, P.O. Box 2575, Menlo Park, California 94026 (415) 324-0543 http://www.bodyplay.com/school/ FREEDOM DESIGN EMPORIUM TATTOOING, Jeff or Vicki Fuhrmann PO Box 1173, Clarkdale, Arizona 86324-9998 (520) 639-3036 http://www.sedona.net/fdetat2/apprent.html flashtat@sedona.net HEALTH EDUCATORS, INC., 2710 Detroit Avenue, Lower Level, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 (216) 623-0815, fax (216) 623-0745 healtheducators@earthlink.net David Vidra, C.L.P.N., M.A., Authorized Outreach Instructor for OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) General Industry IMAX INTERNATIONAL, Via Emilia, 41, PO Box 240, 47036 Riccione Rn Italy Tel. +39 541 642160, Fax +39 541 643542 http://www.imaxint.com imax@rimini.com Contact Max Grassi METAL MORPHOSIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BODY PIERCING, Unit 4 Peterly Business Centre, 472 Hackney Road, London E2 9EQ, England 0171 729 9223 http://www.metalmorphosis.co.uk/metal.morphosis http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/estate/gx18 metal.morphosis@dial.pipex.com 4 and a half day course with an average of 10 to 15 piercings done under the guideness of our senior lecturer Mr David J Potasnick. NEW MILLENIUM BODY PIERCING AND SEMINARS at Patrick Bear Body Shop, 808 E. Roy Street, Seattle, 98102 Mailing Address: Al D. Sowers, 1122 East Pike Street PMB #737, Seattle, 98122-3934 (206) 325-6565, voice mail (206) 783-0884 http://www.piercingeducation.com ald@piercingeducation.com Piercer / instructor: Al D. Sowers (former Board Member of the APP, a committee member for National Environmental Health Association Body Art Committee) NEXT! BODY PIERCING & AFTERCARE, 1068 Granville Street, Vancouver, V6Z 1L4 Canada (604) 684-6398 PIERCING PRO'S INC., 5925 Newport Avenue, Portage, Indiana 46368 (219) 764-2759, pager 1-800-483-0094 pin#4916862 Contact Jim Trafny <jimie1@juno.com> Piercing needles, tools, supplies. Onsite consultations for studio design and training programs. PROFESSIONAL PIERCING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, PO Box 390288, Anza, California 92539 (415) 201-2181, (909) 763-9728, fax (909) 763-9729 ppis@koan.com Contact Debra Miller and Sky Renfro Providing information, consultation and piercing seminars in a variety of geographical locations. STAINLESS STUDIOS, 609 Queen St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2B7 Canada (416) 504-1433, 1-800-548-7615 http://home.ican.net/~bodyart/ bodyart@io.org -- -- Anne Greenblatt Manager of the rec.arts.bodyart Piercing FAQ Piercing Exquisite http://www.piercingexquisite.com User Contributions: |
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