Body Art and Extreme Modification

Body Art Symbolism: Counting Stars

The star has been a powerful and mystical symbol since time immemorial, with a slew of associations both dark and divine.  So it should come as no surprise then to a modified generation that it pop...
Piercing and Aftercare Information

Photo File: Rare Piercings Peek

Rare piercings are a sight to behold, and if you’re as obsessed with body art as we are, they might just give you some ideas of your own.  Check out these beauties: Triple Tongue Piercing Three pie...
Body Jewelry History

Modified Mammals: Getting Cool with Cows

Unless you happen to be a dairy farmer, today marks a holiday that you’re probably not too familiar with.  It’s Cow Appreciation Day.  Now, for those of you who are thinking, “wait, is that a real ...
Modification Culture

The Modern Modification Lifestyle: Piercing and Tattoo Statistics

In the late 1970s when America’s first body piercing studio opened its doors, less than one percent of the population had piercings in places other than their earlobes, and the percentage of tattoo...
Body Jewelry History

Summer Celebration: The Teddy Bear Picnic

Today is Teddy Bear Picnic Day!  That means it’s time to let your inner child out to breathe.  Plan a picnic, have a tea party, adopt a new teddy bear from your neighborhood second-hand store, or j...
Labret and Monroe Piercings

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: the Medusa

Location: The Medusa is located just above the center of the upper lip, under the tip of the nose/septum, in the cleft of the cupid’s bow, which is anatomically know as the philtrum. Alternate Name...
Ear Piercings

Video: Holly’s Triple Outer Cartilage Piercing – Up Close and Personal

Follow along as Holly gets a three part piercing on her outer ear cartilage. (Watch for the needle insertions at about 0:30, 0:55, and 1:13). Our piercing professional, James from American Skin Art...
Jewelry Fashion

Sweetening Summer: Strawberry Love

Did you know that today is National Strawberry Sundae Day?  Strawberries have been used not just in food, but in alternative medicine, beauty products, and even tooth whitening for centuries.  They...
New Body Jewelry

Body Jewlery Update: Buggin Out

If there’s one thing that most of us hate about summer, it’s all of those icky buzzy bugs.  Mosquito bites, bee stings, lady bug infestations: bugs can be a tremendous hassle.  Except, of course, w...