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| ! colspan="2" | ''Elayne Angel''
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| ! Birth Date
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| | August 6, [[1960]] | |
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| | Downey, Californa
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| | [http://piercingbible.com http://piercingbible.com]
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| '''Elayne Angel''' is a professional [[Piercer|piercer]]. Her long career has touched on many of the defining people and places associated with the movement. She is well known for her "angel wings" back [[Tattoo|tattoo]], the first tattoo registered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. | | '''Emrys Yetz''' is the founder of [[Rites Of Passage]], a [[Suspension]] group. |
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| == Contents ==
| | ''He can be found on IAM at'' [http://iam.bmezine.com/?Tyler+Durden IAM: Tyler Durden]. |
| * 1 [[#Early_career|Early Career]]
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| * 2 [[#Later_career|Later Career]]
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| * 3 [[#Involvement_with_the_Association_of_Professional_Piercers|Involvement with the Association of Professional Piercers]]
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| * 4 [[#Her_modifications|Her modifications]]
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| * 5 [[#Photos|Photos]]
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| * 6 [[#Trivia|Trivia]]
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| * 7 [[#External_links|External links]]
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| == Early Career ==
| | Yetz is a dedicated and high quality professional [[Piercer]]. Yetz has been a professional piercer for ten years. He currently pierces at [[Lucky's]] in Northampton and Amherst, MA, and also pierces out of [[Lefty's]] In his hometown of Pittsfield, MA. Yetz says ''"I do my best to make the client feel comfortable and provide an professional, aseptic procedure along with being there to help with any further questions down the road."'' |
| Angel became interested in [[Body piercing|body piercing]] after a casual encounter with a woman bearing a [[Nipple piercing|nipple piercing]] at a Renaissance Faire in [[1981]]. Through her encounter, she became involved with and employed by [[Gauntlet]], the first, and at the time only, professional body piercing studio in the United States. While employed by Gauntlet, she worked at the Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco branches. She was the first recipient of a [[Master Piercer]] certificate, from Gauntlet founder [[Jim Ward]].
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| Her technical contributions to the field of body piercing include the invention, naming, and popularizing of several placements, including the [[Fourchette|fourchette]] and the [[Lorum|lorum]] piercings. She is also widely credited with popularizing and promoting the [[Tongue piercing|tongue piercing]].
| | '''Other Shops Emrys has been associated with:''' |
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| == Later Career ==
| | * [[Splash of Color]] |
| In 1993, Angel opened her own studio, [[Rings of Desire]], in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Rings of Desire was the first body piercing studio to receive state licensing from the Health Department in Louisiana. Due to Hurricane Katrina, Rings of Desire closed on March 12, [[2006]].
| | * [[Crazy Chameleon]] |
| | * [[Obscurities]] |
| | * [[Brutal Temtations]] |
| | * [[Bowery Tattoo]] |
| | * [[Peter tat-2]] |
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| Angel relocated to Merida, Mexico and does guest piercing at studios around the US.
| | == External Links == |
| | | * [http://www.luckystattoo.org www.luckystattoo.org] |
| She has been involved with the crafting of regulatory legislation regarding body piercing in Louisiana, and the training of health professionals who enforce those laws. She has also worked with the University of South Alabama on research related to the relationship between female sexual satisfaction and [[Vertical Hood Piercing|vertical clitoral hood piercing]].
| | * [http://www.ariteofpassage.org www.ariteofpassage.org] |
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| She is the author of [[The Piercing Bible]], which was released by the Crossing Press/Random House.
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| == Involvement with the Association of Professional Piercers ==
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| Angel is a member of the [[Association of Professional Piercers]] (APP) and previously served on its board of directors in the position of Outreach Coordinator and Medical Liaison. Currently, she sits on the board as president.
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| She has edited their newsletter [[The Point]], authored a variety of brochures that have gone on to be industry standard for piercing care, taught workshops internationally and attended and participated in yearly APP conventions.
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| == Her modifications ==
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| Angel is best known for her large tattoo of angel wings on her back. The lower right wing is interrupted by a heart with a banner across it reading, "slave." This design, the logo for her studio, is registered as a U.S. service mark (No. 2,645,270, issued November 5, [[2002]]) and was done by [[Bob Roberts]] of [[Spotlight Tattoo]] in Los Angeles, California in [[1986]]. After receiving the service mark for this design, the circled "R" was added to her buttock by Joey Galiger of [[American Electric Tattoo Company (page does not exist)|American Electric Tattoo Company]] in Los Angeles, California, at the advice of her attorney.
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| Her entire lower body has been tattooed with fish-like scales and fins, giving her a mermaid-like appearance from the waist down. This was done over an eleven-day period by artist [[Juli Moon (page does not exist)|Juli Moon]] at her studio, [[Juli's Bed and Breakfast (page does not exist)|Juli's Bed and Breakfast]] in Seabrook, New Hampshire. Commenting on the length of time it took to get this work done, she stated, "People often inquire how long my legs took: it was 59 hours of tattooing over 8 sessions during the 11 days that were mentioned."
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| Symmetrical tattoos of flowers and vines extend from her wrists to her biceps, done in [[1991]] by her former husband, British tattoo artist [[Alex Binnie]]. Small flames were tattooed over her eyebrows by Cap Szumski of Timeless Tattoo in Atlanta, Georgia in January of [[1998]]. She also has small tattoos of flames behind each ear, which were also done by Galiger.
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| After Rings of Desire (her studio in New Orleans) closed, she had a miniaturized version of her floral arm pieces done on her hands, by Walt Clark of NOLA Tattoo.
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| For her 50th birthday in August 2010, she got an abstract Mayan sun ray design across the tops of her shoulders, by Walt Clark of NOLA Tattoo.
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| Over the years, Angel has had a variety of body piercings, including multiple [[Tongue piercing|tongue piercings]], various [[Genital piercing|genital piercings]], [[Nipple piercing|nipple piercings]], [[Ear piercing|ear piercings]], and facial piercings.
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| == Photos ==
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| [[File:Elayneangel-wings.jpg|thumb|Elayne Angel's distinctive backpiece with registration mark]]
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| == Trivia ==
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| * Elayne was formerly married to tattoo artist [[Alex Binnie]].
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| * Angel is currently married to [[Female-to-male|female-to-male]] [[Transsexual|transsexual]] porn star [[Buck Angel]].
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| * Angel has an Associate of Arts Degree in Sign Language Interpreting from Pierce College, in Woodland Hills, California.
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| == External links == | |
| * [http://piercingbible.com/ Elayne Angel's Website] | |
| * [http://www.bmezine.com/news/steppingback/20050527.html BME/News article (on wing tattoos) featuring an interview with Elayne Angel] | |
| * [http://news.bme.com/2009/05/02/elayne-angel-podcast-and-book-review/#more-19264 BME article: Elayne Angel Podcast and Book Review]
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