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From: Pierce Me !!!!!
Date: 27 May 2007


your piercings are awesome. Shit i didn't know you can make it so much more beautiful like you have.
I know this must seem awkward but i have been wanting to be a piercer for a while i just don't know how to get started. I'm only 17 but I want to start looking now for a place where i can be an apprentice. After seeing your work I would love to apprentice for you. I've heard it's hard to get an apprenticeship, but oh well, your work is good so its worth a try. But I have a few questions.
where do i go to get a license / certificate (if i need one)
How much is it?
Location ?
etc.
Please help me out on this. If you don't want to i understand, thank you though



MY RESPONSE.......

Hey girl....

Awesome that you're interested. In order to apprentice here, you'd have to live in ATL, and you'd have to be over 18....

Getting an apprenticeship just takes some persistence, and patience. You have to show your face a lot around the shop, because shops prefer to have people around that they are already comfortable with.

The other thing is money. You are learning trade that can be worth a lot in your future. An apprenticeship is the same as going to college, and you gotta pay for it.
It's different everywhere, but a piercing apprenticeship can range from $500 to a few thousand.....

So.....keep at it......scour the internet for as much piercing knowledge as you can absorb, but remember, it isn't all correct. Check out as much as you can, but be prepared for someone teaching you to contradict some things you saw along the way.....

OK....any other questions....see ya....Max