Co-Owner, Studio Manager

Hours:
Monday: 11AM-6PM
Wednesday: 11AM-6PM
Thursday: 11AM-6PM

Bio
I am a lover of all forms of body adornment, be it piercings, tattoos, make-up or fashion. I can remember as a child just dying to have my ears pierced (being that I was raised in a very conservative Christian environment it took years to talk my mother into it). I felt the same way in the early 90's after I saw a navel piercing for the first time, but I couldn't find anyone to do it. I tried to pierce my own navel, but it soon rejected as a result of poor placement and inappropriate jewelry. My first real professional piercing experience was so powerful that I immediately wanted to learn everything I could about the history, ritual, and psychological aspects of body modification and adornment.

I began my career in the body art industry in early 1994, apprenticing under piercer Kent Fazekas at Body Accents in Indianapolis, IN. Eager to learn as much as I could about the trade, I attended many classes and workshops including those hosted by The Gauntlet, Fakir Musafar, Al D Sowers, Health Educators and Professional Piercing Information Systems. I enjoy sharing what I have learned, and after several years of piercing, my focus has changed to teaching the body art industry about health and safety.

In 2002, I was elected to the board of The Association of Professional Piercers, an international non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of vital health and safety information to the body piercing industry. In my three-year term on the board of directors, I processed membership applications from all over the world, attended conferences of other health and safety organizations, wrote articles for the quarterly newsletter, and helped with the planning and execution of three educational conferences in Las Vegas, NV and two in Amsterdam, Holland. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to be of service to the piercing community on an international level.

While I am no longer a piercer, I still spend most of my time working with my partner and staff to make Evolution the best it can be. In my free time, I like to take classes (business classes, sewing lessons, bass lessons,) but Evolution will always be my priority. I feel very fortunate to be able to make a living in an industry that I love, and I hope I will always be able to do so.