Piercing...

1992-1994

Location: Arizona
Studio: Chaos Ltd.
Title: Co-owner, Manager,

Managed a family business as well at this time, and took a few years of Silversmithing.
Made basic staple stock body jewelry for the studio, primarily Niobium; at the time finding quality body jewelry was next to impossible.

1994
Location: Nevada
Studio: Rites of Ascension
Title: Co-owner, Manager, Piercer
Short lived studio in Las Vegas. A great city to visit for fun, but not inhabitable for long periods of time. Moved to escape the heat.

1995-1997
Location: Tennessee
Studio: Rites of Ascension
Title: Piercer

Nashville...ugh! The buckle of the bible belt was beginning to pinch after nearly two years.

1997
Location: Texas

A nine month stop-over in Dallas...

November 1997 to October 99 when we parted for Arizona again.
[It was excellent working with them as colleagues! All my best towards their Xipe Project ~||| Brian]

Location: Georgia
Studio: Piercing Experience
Title: Piercer

Wow! For the first time ever living in a place I enjoy. Been here almost a year. The studio is wonderful. Having a great time working with Brian and Jeff. Actually unpacked all of my personal belongings this time, with the intent of staying. What could be better than living a mile from the Center for Disease Control and Emory University?

Past Projects:

Association of Professional Piercers:

February-May 1998
Assisted in Coordination of the APP Annual Conference.

February-December '98
Design and Maintainance of the APP website.

June-July 1998
Drafted Jewelry Standards and Protocols for the APP.

Present Projects:

Filling out tons of scholarship applications...going back to school in the Fall!.
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Current Reading List:

Linux Redhat documentation...looks like something fun to tinker with...

Current Computer Stuff:

New domain...www.xipe.net


In a past life...

High School
Worked for family business. Raised two younger brothers. Took college prep courses. Passed up my chance to go to Stanford for Chemistry.

1990-1992
College
Northern Arizona University
Studies: Fashion Merchandising, Accounting, Economics, Multimedia, Promotion and Coordination.
Honors Student, Dean's List, Who's Who of American College Students,G.P.A. 4.0, blah, blah...Quit to pursue personal education.

1991
Founding member and Coordinator of Crosscurrents, a Fashion Education and Promotion program, with a focus upon promotion of independent fashion designers, and education of designers and students. Coordinator of Crosscurrents' events: fashion shows, workshops, designer expositions, video and workbook production.


Personal Stuff:

Married 5 years as of Halloween to Jeff. We have two daughters, 5 and 2 years old (Fiona and Candrah).