I Prick U Body Works

10 years strong!

Yesterday marked the 10 year anniversary that I have been involved in the body piercing industry.  I use this date to remember where i came from and to remember my piercer and teacher Ericca Colton.  Ericca is the reason i am who i am today.  My apprenticeship lasted 9 months with a brief 3 week gap after the first 3 months.  It was not a fun time, i didnt knit sweaters and sit around all day takin up space.  It was hard but it was worth it.  Many nights on my knees scrubbing every inch of the shop w/ scott towels and some bleach.  Having large tupperware bins filled w/ captive hoops making me close all of them as perfect circles.  walks to here and there in the snow in the rain for this ones food and supplies for the shop.  And it was all worth it.

I thank all of my clients over these last 10 years for keeping me in business, doing what i love to do.  I never thought id be sitting here 10 years later still doing this.  Other piercers will come and go on Staten Island.  Shops will open and close.  People will talk shit behind my back but be nice as pie to my face.  But tomorrow when I wake up ill still be here,  on the top of the mountain while all the other piercers out here fight over the pebbles at the bottom of the hill trying to find the biggest one to throw at me.  You piercers out here keep me on my game, and for that i can not thank you enough.

But for real, all my clients, even people who i havent pierced and just sold jewelry to, even people ive spoke to about my work and what i do.  The people in Toronto in the GTA, all the shops on king, queen and church st who know how the industry should really operate.  showin me that there can be friendly people that do the same thing you do.  Terry in Trinidad,  I hope one day to work in a shop of yours in Montreal if and when it happens.  Im sure Gillies will help you wherever you end up.  And most importantly my current boss ECHO.  Without ECHO there would be no shop for me to work at and thats what truly matters the most.  All the people who are best at what they do want to surround themselves with the best.  I am lucky to work with the best tattoo artist. 

Thank You

Paul